Disciples News Service May 15, 2024 ~ DR. VITUS BLOG

May 15, 2024

The General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada gathered in person on April 13-16, 2024, in Chicago, IL for worshipful work, collaboration, and discernment. At the opening gathering, General Minister and President, Rev. Terri Hord Owens presented the State of the Church. In it she highlighted ongoing initiatives of the church and celebrated the work of the church across the United States and Canada.

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When it comes to church, we have a lot of negative tapes playing in our heads. “Church is judgmental.” “Church is hypocritical.” “They think they’re better than everyone else.” But now’s the time for restoration. Rewind the tape by participating in the Pentecost Offering. Your gifts support local emerging congregations and New Church Ministry, which trains, equips, assists, and multiplies these communities and their leaders.

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The current religious landscape of Québec, Canada is one of duality, dominated by the historic Roman Catholic Church and the growing secularism that got its start in the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Against this religious backdrop, St. Martha's Chapel, a small, informal community of faith, serves young adults and students who are seeking a meaningful connection with God.

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The Poor People's & Low Wage Workers' Assembly & Moral March on Washington and to the Polls will convene on June 29, 2024. The Christian Church is an anchoring organization. Rev. Terri Hord Owens, General Minister and President, participated in a press conference on April 29, 2024. You can view the conference on Facebook. The assembly will “call on candidates for public office" to "endorse a moral public policy agenda that includes policies that lift from the bottom.”

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General & Regional Ministry Opportunities

The Christian Church Foundation is hiring a Vice President for Development for the Southeast Zone. Learn more here.

Global Ministries has two positions open - Program Associate for Resource Development and Global Relations Minister, Latin America and the Caribbean. Learn more here.

Disciples Church Extension Fund is seeking a Director of Financial Services and a Financial Services Representative. Learn more here.

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Christian Leaders from national Christian organizations and prominent churches sent a letter to the White House and Congress to call for action against Racism and Poverty. The letter begins, "As leaders from diverse segments of U.S. Christianity, we are called by the Spirit to work together with new urgency against racism and poverty in America. Racism and poverty have increased over the last couple of years, and God is calling us to respond."

Several Disciples have signed on to this important document.

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Luke and Mark Ehrhardt, pastors at West Des Moines Christian Church, West Des Moines, Iowa along with Brian Nixon, pastor from First Christian Church Keokuk, IA, wrote and recorded a song called "It Would Have Been Enough," inspired by Dr. Hooker's "Dayenu" message at General Assembly last summer and the work of the Church Narrative Project. It was released on all streaming platforms on May 3.

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