In this issue of the EFCA Update
- EFCA RECEIVES $200,000 CHALLENGE GRANT
- AMENDED EFCA BYLAWS
- EFCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE SEMINAR AND SYMPOSIUM NOTES
- DR. CRAIG WILLIFORD NAMED PRESIDENT OF TIU
- LOVE WALKED AMONG US - CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWS
- VACATION WITH A PURPOSE
- REBOUND YOUTH WORKERS RETREAT
- FACEBOOK PAGE FOR EFCA COMMUNICATORS
- UNIQUE CHRISTMAS OUTREACH EVENTS
- CHRISTIAN INVESTORS FOUNDATION
- GODSIGHTINGS TELL YOUR STORY
- TIRED OF THE VOLATILE MARKET
- EFCA SAMARITAN WAY - Repeat
- BEYOND RACIAL RECONCILIATION - Repeat
EFCA RECEIVES $200,000 CHALLENGE GRANTEvery contribution you make to Global Vision Partners or the National Ministries Fund will be doubled thanks to a faithful EFCA donor. This challenge is for a limited time, so give today! Gifts must be received by August 31, 2009. Learn more about Global Vision Partners.
Your gift to either of these funds supporting the mission and vision of the EFCA will be doubled if received in our office by August 31. Give online or mail your donation to: EFCA, 901 E 78th, Minneapolis, MN 55420. Thank you! |
AMENDED EFCA BYLAWSOn June 25, 2009, the proposed amendments to the EFCA Bylaws were approved by the 2009 EFCA Leadership Conference delegates. You can read this information on our Web site at http://www.efca.org/files/Articles-Bylaws-amended_6-25-09.pdf. |
EFCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE SEMINAR AND SYMPOSIUM NOTESGreg Strand’s notes from his sessions at the Leadership Conference (“Evangelicalism and Its Future,” “Contemporary Theological Trends in Evangelicalism,” “Of First Importance, the Gospel: Implications and Applications in the EFCA,” and “Pastor-Theologian”) can be found at http://www.bthetree.org/events. Open the "Training Events" listing to find the session notes desired. Check this Web page for other session notes and presentations. |
DR. CRAIG WILLIFORD NAMED PRESIDENT OF TIUDr. Craig Williford was named president of Trinity International University (TIU) by a vote at the EFCA Leadership Conference in June. The TIU community welcomes President Williford and his wife Carolyn, as they help lead the university in fulfilling its mission. An ordained minister of the EFCA, Dr. Williford began serving as acting president of the university on April 1, 2009, after a unanimous recommendation from Trinity's Board of Regents and approval by the EFCA Board of Directors. Dr. and Mrs. Williford have been warmly welcomed on campus by students, faculty, and staff, and look with great anticipation to the future of Trinity International University. Trinity International University is a private, Christian university comprising four schools and two centers: Trinity College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Trinity Graduate School, Trinity Law School, The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, and the Carl F.H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding. Trinity has more than 2,900 students from 45 countries and throughout the United States. TIU exists to educate men and women for faithful participation in God's redemptive work in the world by cultivating academic excellence, Christian fidelity, and lifelong learning. |
LOVE WALKED AMONG US - CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWSEFCA Today magazine is looking for a few EFCA leaders to write reviews on the book Love Walked Among Us, by Paul Miller. The review is due on or before August 25.
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VACATION WITH A PURPOSEEFCA TouchGlobal continues to serve all people by meeting real needs through crisis response and humanitarian programs. We are also looking to link U.S. based practicing professionals in education, business, and health care with missionaries who are working in these fields around the world. If you'd be interested in taking a "vacation with a purpose" to encourage and interact with our international workers (or if you know of someone who can do this), please indicate your interest (and attach a resume or vita) to Denny Morrow, associate executive director of ReachGlobal at denny.morrow@efca.org |
REBOUND YOUTH WORKERS RETREATNovember 14-17, 2009San Diego, CA Information and registration is available online. Rebound is designed for youth workers to reconnect with God, one another, their calling and their identity through times of worship, prayer, a speaker, fun and rest. Explore the event information online or share this event with a youth worker you know! |
FACEBOOK PAGE FOR EFCA COMMUNICATORSAsking questions, learning tactics, sharing knowledge, the EFCA Communicators group welcomes any EFCA church or volunteer staff members responsible for the communications in the church or an EFCA ministry. To become a fan, search "EFCA Communicators" from http://www.facebook.com. (Please note that you have to be a Facebook user to join.) |
UNIQUE CHRISTMAS OUTREACH EVENTSDoes your church do something unique during the Christmas season each year, as a way to reach into the community? If so, EFCA Today wants to know about it. Please send details to the editor: dianemc@journeygroup.com. |
CHRISTIAN INVESTORS FOUNDATIONHas your bank decided not to move forward with a loan for your church? Your bank might not be lending, but we are. Since 1959, Christian Investors Foundation has helped hundreds of Evangelical Free Church congregations realize their dream of buying, building, or remodeling their church facility. We also are very interested if you need to refinance your church's loan. For more information, call us today at (800) 995-8574, visit us online at http://www.christianinvestors.org, or email us at admin@christianinvestors.org. |
GODSIGHTINGS TELL YOUR STORYGodSightings are the evidence of God's hand in action touching lives all across the EFCA. Let us share and celebrate God's work together! These stories are great to use in worship services, new member classes, and Bible studies. To find out more, visit http://www.efca.org/godsightings. Dean McFadden experienced "a multiple GodSighting." Dean had been in pastoral ministry for 27 years when he was given an opportunity to do an internship in a hospital. Through that opportunity he was offered a part time chaplain position. He knew he couldn't afford to move his family for a part-time job, so he called a friend to pray. During that conversation, Dean received a second phone call from the hospital offering him a full-time position. To make such a change in a hiring decision for a hospital of 5,000 employees would generally take much time, but not if God is in the works. When Dean and his wife started house hunting, they couldn't find a house close enough to meet the on-call expectations of the job. At one particular location they learned the elderly next door neighbor had recently died. Knowing the home would probably be on the market in the future, Dean felt compelled to walk across the street and consider the possibility. As he did a person opened the front door and called him by name. It was a woman he'd ministered to at the hospital the previous week--her mother had passed away. This was the day of the funeral, however with great presumption he asked if the house would be put up for sale. She graciously gave Dean and his wife a tour. An hour later, the woman told them to make an offer. It turns out she was the vice president of the local bank. Two days later, they made an offer and it was accepted. Dean's multiple GodSighting led to a house not even on the market to work a job that shouldn't have been offered. |
TIRED OF THE VOLATILE MARKETWould you like to see how a gift annuity can provide you with fixed income, some of which may be tax-free? For your own personal gift annuity illustration, email us at foundation@efca.org and include your name and age (or both names and ages for a couple). We will prepare a personalized gift annuity illustration and email you a link. Just click on the link and see for yourself the benefits of establishing a gift annuity. If you prefer, call (800) 995-8578 and we can send to you a complete information packet on a no-obligation basis. For more information, go to http://www.efcafoundation.org |
EFCA SAMARITAN WAY - RepeatAs of April 2009, the leadership of (w)holistic ministry in the U.S. is being carried out by Alvin Sanders through EFCA Samaritan Way. A new focus of EFCA Samaritan Way is connecting ministries working among the poor: urban, rural, Indian reservations, etc. Please email samaritanway@efca.org with contact information about your ministry or ministries in your district meeting this need. The goal of these connections is to build an understanding of EFCA ministries that are in the midst of meaningful and effective ministry to the poor. |
BEYOND RACIAL RECONCILIATION - RepeatReconciliation 101: A Handbook for Ministry Leaders by Alvin SandersSignificant assumptions underlie attempts at reconciliation in the Christian world today. Ultimately these assumptions hinder rather than help reconciliation efforts, and unless we reshape the way we think and act, we will not take significant steps forward in a globalized world. Written for those who are trying to lead their ministry with reconciliation in mind, Reconciliation 101 offers practical principles to handle real-life problems. In this handbook, Alvin Sanders outlines an original model for managing the dynamics of difference within your Christian organization. Order it today from NextStep Resources. |
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