Church leaders work toward historic new "interconfessional entity" at January meeting.
On Jan. 7-9, 50 church leaders from a very broad range of Christian churches met together at Camp Allen near Houston, Texas, to work toward the launch of a historic new interconfessional entity called Christian Churches Together in the USA (CCT). Stanley Noffsinger, general secretary of the General Board, attended for the Church of the Brethren.
The purpose of CCT is "to enable churches and national Christian organizations to grow closer together in Christ in order to strengthen our Christian witness in the world." Churches from all major Christian families—evangelical/pentecostal, Catholic, Orthodox, historic racial/ethnic, and historic Protestant—are moving toward joining together to launch CCT in the spring of 2005. Never before in the history of the US has such a broad and widely representative group of churches come together in this way, according to a release from CCT.
At Camp Allen, church leaders and representatives of national Christian organizations prayed and talked together, identified and achieved consensus on all major issues related to the founding document, engaged in discussions on both the nature of prayer in diverse Christian traditions and the explosion of Christianity in the global South, and deepened their fellowship in Christ through numerous personal conversations.
More than 25 Christian communions are currently officially engaged in deciding to become founding participants of CCT, in ways appropriate to each church's polity. It is expected that a substantial number of denominations will decide to become founding participants of CCT in 2005.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Friday, February 06, 2004
The church remembers long-time Brethren leader Don Rowe.
The church this week is remembering the life of Don Rowe, the architect of the current district organizational structure and a long-time church leader known for his warmth. Rowe died Feb. 2 in Maryland, where he was a member of Westminster Church of the Brethren. He was 83.
Rowe served in several denominational capacities, most recently as director of District Ministries for the General Board from 1987 to 1992. He had previously been director of Interpretation, manager of Annual Conference, director of field ministries, and director of personnel for the World Ministries Commission. He was moderator of Annual Conference in 1975.
He had also been executive secretary of the denomination's Western Region in the 1950s and Mid-Atlantic District executive from 1971 to 1986. He began his ministry career as a local pastor, serving congregations in Illinois and California.
It was during his work with field ministries (later called district ministries) in the 1960s that the current district map took shape. After an Annual Conference decision in 1960, Rowe worked with a re-organization committee to oversee the move from 48 districts to the current 23. "That was a major kind of adminstrative change," Rowe recalled in an interview with Messenger last year.
"Don was ever an affirming colleague," said Howard Royer, a long-time co-worker of Rowe, "one who brought energy and openness to the envisioning process."
A memorial service for Rowe will take place 3 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Westminster congregation.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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The church this week is remembering the life of Don Rowe, the architect of the current district organizational structure and a long-time church leader known for his warmth. Rowe died Feb. 2 in Maryland, where he was a member of Westminster Church of the Brethren. He was 83.
Rowe served in several denominational capacities, most recently as director of District Ministries for the General Board from 1987 to 1992. He had previously been director of Interpretation, manager of Annual Conference, director of field ministries, and director of personnel for the World Ministries Commission. He was moderator of Annual Conference in 1975.
He had also been executive secretary of the denomination's Western Region in the 1950s and Mid-Atlantic District executive from 1971 to 1986. He began his ministry career as a local pastor, serving congregations in Illinois and California.
It was during his work with field ministries (later called district ministries) in the 1960s that the current district map took shape. After an Annual Conference decision in 1960, Rowe worked with a re-organization committee to oversee the move from 48 districts to the current 23. "That was a major kind of adminstrative change," Rowe recalled in an interview with Messenger last year.
"Don was ever an affirming colleague," said Howard Royer, a long-time co-worker of Rowe, "one who brought energy and openness to the envisioning process."
A memorial service for Rowe will take place 3 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Westminster congregation.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Global Food Crisis Fund grant of $60,000 will support farming in North Korea.
An allocation of $60,000 from the General Board's Global Food Crisis Fund has been approved to support a farm rehabilitation project in two western provinces of North Korea.
The project, called Ryongyun Agro-Marin Industrial Development Center, is a joint venture of Agglobe Services International and the Korean Unpasan General Trading Company. It strives to bolster the economic, health, and educational welfare of the region's 25,000 inhabitants. The funds will be used to purchase barley and rice seeds, along with other planting materials.
The barley seeds are being rushed to the country to meet an early March planting date required for double cropping during the upcoming season, which follows a harsh winter. The rice will be transplanted to paddy fields in June, after the barley is harvested. It is part of a $2.3 million Ryongyun development effort seeking to rehabilitate 24,000 acres of farmland.
Dr. Pilju Kim Joo, a consultant to the Global Food Crisis Fund since 1996, is supervising the program. The fund supplied $50,000 in aid to two other projects in North Korea in 2003, adding to a total of more than $600,000 sent to the nation since 1995.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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An allocation of $60,000 from the General Board's Global Food Crisis Fund has been approved to support a farm rehabilitation project in two western provinces of North Korea.
The project, called Ryongyun Agro-Marin Industrial Development Center, is a joint venture of Agglobe Services International and the Korean Unpasan General Trading Company. It strives to bolster the economic, health, and educational welfare of the region's 25,000 inhabitants. The funds will be used to purchase barley and rice seeds, along with other planting materials.
The barley seeds are being rushed to the country to meet an early March planting date required for double cropping during the upcoming season, which follows a harsh winter. The rice will be transplanted to paddy fields in June, after the barley is harvested. It is part of a $2.3 million Ryongyun development effort seeking to rehabilitate 24,000 acres of farmland.
Dr. Pilju Kim Joo, a consultant to the Global Food Crisis Fund since 1996, is supervising the program. The fund supplied $50,000 in aid to two other projects in North Korea in 2003, adding to a total of more than $600,000 sent to the nation since 1995.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Brethren Business Network ends, with new initiative on the horizon.
The Brethren Business Network, begun in 2000-2001 with the dream of connecting Brethren business owners and helping Brethren identify services and opportunities available within the denomination, has come to an end. The network "never gained enough momentum to become a self-sustaining organization," director Wendi Hutchinson said in a Jan. 27 letter.
Earl Hess, a Lancaster, Pa., businessman, had the original idea for the network and assisted in its development until his death in 2001. Hutchinson, who is the church relations director for Manchester College in North Manchester, Ind., became director of the network when the college provided the energy and resources to get it off the ground.
The network had created an online directory of Brethren businesses, which Hutchinson said is being pulled from the Web "until such time as new focus and resources can be given to the directory."
Some interest in launching a new business-related initiative already is occurring. Seattle pastor John Braun sent a letter to "interested Brethren" in January, testing the waters. Braun, who also serves with a non-profit corporation called Good News Associates, has offered to do the initial recruiting and fundraising to start a new effort. Braun set Nov. 6-7 as target dates for organizational meetings, in conjunction with the Mennonite Economic Development Associates annual convention in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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The Brethren Business Network, begun in 2000-2001 with the dream of connecting Brethren business owners and helping Brethren identify services and opportunities available within the denomination, has come to an end. The network "never gained enough momentum to become a self-sustaining organization," director Wendi Hutchinson said in a Jan. 27 letter.
Earl Hess, a Lancaster, Pa., businessman, had the original idea for the network and assisted in its development until his death in 2001. Hutchinson, who is the church relations director for Manchester College in North Manchester, Ind., became director of the network when the college provided the energy and resources to get it off the ground.
The network had created an online directory of Brethren businesses, which Hutchinson said is being pulled from the Web "until such time as new focus and resources can be given to the directory."
Some interest in launching a new business-related initiative already is occurring. Seattle pastor John Braun sent a letter to "interested Brethren" in January, testing the waters. Braun, who also serves with a non-profit corporation called Good News Associates, has offered to do the initial recruiting and fundraising to start a new effort. Braun set Nov. 6-7 as target dates for organizational meetings, in conjunction with the Mennonite Economic Development Associates annual convention in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Brethren bits: General Board positions, National Council of Churches, and more.
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- Janet Marquez, accounts payable and payroll specialist for the Church of the Brethren General Board since April 2000, has submitted her resignation. She will conclude her service at the General Offices in Elgin, Ill., by mid-April. Marquez has been responsible for payroll for staff based in Elgin and for field staff, and has helped make a transition to a new payroll and human resources system.
- The Church of the Brethren General Board seeks an individual to fill an hourly part-time to full-time position in accounts payable and payroll. Excellent data entry skills and accounting systems knowledge are required, as well as accounts payable and computer experience. Application deadline is Feb. 20. Contact the Office of Human Resources, Church of the Brethren General Board, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120; 800-323-8039 ext. 259; or e-mail mgarrison_gb@brethren.org.
- Michigan District is hosting a day-long deacon training event Feb. 21 at Lakeview Church of the Brethren, Brethren, Mich. The training event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and focus on the functions of deacon ministry, love feast, attracting different age families to attend church, and sticking together during times of change and conflict. Leadership will be provided by Scott Douglas of the Association of Brethren Caregivers and General Board Congregational Life Teams member Julie Hostetter. Reservations to attend the event must be made by Feb. 10. For more information, contact the Michigan District office at 231-362-2456.
- An ecumenical delegation has been denied a request to visit detainees at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The US Department of Defense denied the request from the National Council of Churches (NCC), saying visits are only "provided to the International Committee of the Red Cross, and on a case-by-case basis to government officials for legitimate government purposes." NCC general secretary Bob Edgar made the request in a letter explaining the NCC's "religious conviction that all people—regardless of religion, culture, or status—be treated with dignity, which translates to humanitarian concern for the detainees' physical and mental well-being, and pastoral concern for their spiritual well-being." Edgar said the NCC will continue to press the issue as one of several organizations that filed a friend of the court brief with the US Supreme Court asserting that foreign detainees at Guantanamo have the right to challenge the legality of their detention.
- Voices for an Open Spirit (VOS) is offering an interactive workshop for church leaders seeking "new ways to share the inclusive Christian message." "Evangelism and the Progressive Church" will be held at Skyridge Church of the Brethren in Kalamazoo, Mich., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 27. Presenter Matt Fitzgerald is pastor of Epiphany United Church of Christ in Chicago. Registration is $25 for adults, $10 for students. VOS is a grassroots movement in the Church of the Brethren "fostering openness and inclusion, building bridges, and seeking common ground." For registration information contact VOS Midwest Workshop, 1417 W. Hollywood Ave., Chicago, IL 60660; or call 773-275-0765.
- Award-winning filmmakers Ann Crawford and Arn Battaglene have traveled the globe asking people how peace can be created in our world. The outcome is "Whispers on the Wind: A Film for Peace." The filmmakers talked to teachers, housewives, street children, authors, scholars, Russian babushkas, Tibetan monks, maids, and millionaires, as well as world leaders and peace activists like Michael Beckwith, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jean Houston, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Don Miguel Ruiz, Kiara Windrider, and Harry Wu. The film is available with a tax-deductible donation to Whispers on the Wind Foundation. Suggested donation is $50, $25 for low-income. Go to www.whispersonthewind.org or call 415-459-3952.
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Perry Hudkins resigns as the General Board's director of information services.
Perry Hudkins has announced her resignation as director of information services for the Church of the Brethren General Board, effective July 16. She began work for the General Board in August 1988 as director of computer operations.
Hudkins lives in Westminster, Md., and has worked out of the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor. Overseeing computer operations at offices in New Windsor and Elgin, Ill., as well as field staff offices, she has been responsible for much new technology for the board.
During her 14-year tenure, Hudkins ushered the organization into the era of the personal computer, implemented all-new financial accounting software, made a shift from two main operating computers to one, and networked the General Board with the districts. Her work entailed numerous trips between New Windsor and Elgin as well as to field locations as she encouraged the effective use and sharing of equipment.
She is a graduate of Goucher College and Johns Hopkins University and previously was sole proprietor of her own programming services company. She plans to make a move to Vermont by early fall to give assistance to her parents.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Perry Hudkins has announced her resignation as director of information services for the Church of the Brethren General Board, effective July 16. She began work for the General Board in August 1988 as director of computer operations.
Hudkins lives in Westminster, Md., and has worked out of the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor. Overseeing computer operations at offices in New Windsor and Elgin, Ill., as well as field staff offices, she has been responsible for much new technology for the board.
During her 14-year tenure, Hudkins ushered the organization into the era of the personal computer, implemented all-new financial accounting software, made a shift from two main operating computers to one, and networked the General Board with the districts. Her work entailed numerous trips between New Windsor and Elgin as well as to field locations as she encouraged the effective use and sharing of equipment.
She is a graduate of Goucher College and Johns Hopkins University and previously was sole proprietor of her own programming services company. She plans to make a move to Vermont by early fall to give assistance to her parents.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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General Board seeks coordinator of orientation for Brethren Volunteer Service.
A full-time coordinator of orientation for Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) is being sought by the Church of the Brethren General Board. The salaried position begins Aug. 1, and includes responsibility for directing and coordinating the BVS application process and orientation programs.
Requirements include grounding in Church of the Brethren heritage and theology; skills in communication, administration, and management; flexibility; expertise in group dynamics; and the ability to supervise and utilize volunteers. Previous BVS experience is helpful, as is cross-cultural awareness.
For more information and an application form, contact the Office of Human Resources, Church of the Brethren General Board, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120; 800-323-8039, ext. 258; e-mail mgarrison_gb@brethren.org.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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A full-time coordinator of orientation for Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) is being sought by the Church of the Brethren General Board. The salaried position begins Aug. 1, and includes responsibility for directing and coordinating the BVS application process and orientation programs.
Requirements include grounding in Church of the Brethren heritage and theology; skills in communication, administration, and management; flexibility; expertise in group dynamics; and the ability to supervise and utilize volunteers. Previous BVS experience is helpful, as is cross-cultural awareness.
For more information and an application form, contact the Office of Human Resources, Church of the Brethren General Board, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120; 800-323-8039, ext. 258; e-mail mgarrison_gb@brethren.org.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Manchester College search committee calls for applicants for 14th president.
Manchester College, North Manchester, Ind., has opened its search for its 14th president. The college is seeking a leader dedicated to academic excellence, a motivator, and a fundraiser with financial savvy and an appreciation for the college's Church of the Brethren heritage. The 115-year-old liberal arts school is an independent, coeducational, accredited Church of the Brethren college with a student body of 1,170.
The new president is anticipated to take office July 1, 2005. Current president Parker G. Marden will retire on June 30, 2005, completing 11 years in the position. A 15-member search committee includes college trustees and faculty, plus representatives from the students, administrators, staff, alumni, and the community.
Deadline for nominations is March 15, with an application deadline of April 1. To request or submit nomination forms and other information, contact J. Bentley Peters, Chair, Presidential Search Committee, Manchester College, PO Box 12663, Fort Wayne, IN 46864; or e-mail search@manchestercollege.net; or access the presidential search website linked to www.manchester.edu.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Manchester College, North Manchester, Ind., has opened its search for its 14th president. The college is seeking a leader dedicated to academic excellence, a motivator, and a fundraiser with financial savvy and an appreciation for the college's Church of the Brethren heritage. The 115-year-old liberal arts school is an independent, coeducational, accredited Church of the Brethren college with a student body of 1,170.
The new president is anticipated to take office July 1, 2005. Current president Parker G. Marden will retire on June 30, 2005, completing 11 years in the position. A 15-member search committee includes college trustees and faculty, plus representatives from the students, administrators, staff, alumni, and the community.
Deadline for nominations is March 15, with an application deadline of April 1. To request or submit nomination forms and other information, contact J. Bentley Peters, Chair, Presidential Search Committee, Manchester College, PO Box 12663, Fort Wayne, IN 46864; or e-mail search@manchestercollege.net; or access the presidential search website linked to www.manchester.edu.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Regional Youth Conferences are planned for Brethren high schoolers.
Regional Youth Conferences will be held for Church of the Brethren youth across the country in March, April, and August.
The 2004 Roundtable regional youth conference for senior high youth in districts stretching from Maryland to Florida and Puerto Rico will be held March 26-28 at Bridgewater (Va.) College. Manassas (Va.) pastor Jeff Carter will serve as keynote speaker on the theme, "The Next Chapter . . . A Future with Hope." Joseph Helfrich will provide musical leadership.
Eastern Regional Youth Conference, for youth in Pennsylvania and the Northeast, will be March 26-28 at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College. The duo Craig and Jake Live will provide keynote worship leadership with the theme, "Uncluttered: Letting Go . . . Letting God . . ." The schedule also will include "Encounters" workshop times and an improv night.
McPherson (Kan.) College will offer a Regional Youth Conference for youth in the Plains districts and Missouri/Arkansas April 2-4. The theme is "Simply." Matt Guynn of On Earth Peace, Lee Krähenbühl, and musician Billy Jonas will provide keynote leadership.
Regional Youth Conference at Manchester College, North Manchester, Ind., will take place for youth in the Midwest April 17-18, shifting from a two-night format to one night this year. The theme is "Seeking, Thirsting, Longing." Christy Waltersdorff, Jeremy Ashworth, Josh Brockway, and district youth representatives will speak.
Regional Youth Conference, spanning most of the territory west of the Rockies and held only once every four years, is slated for Aug. 4-8 in San Francisco. The theme will be "Living in God's Hands Together." A schedule of worship, keynote speakers, workshops, music, and recreation is planned for the week.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Regional Youth Conferences will be held for Church of the Brethren youth across the country in March, April, and August.
The 2004 Roundtable regional youth conference for senior high youth in districts stretching from Maryland to Florida and Puerto Rico will be held March 26-28 at Bridgewater (Va.) College. Manassas (Va.) pastor Jeff Carter will serve as keynote speaker on the theme, "The Next Chapter . . . A Future with Hope." Joseph Helfrich will provide musical leadership.
Eastern Regional Youth Conference, for youth in Pennsylvania and the Northeast, will be March 26-28 at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College. The duo Craig and Jake Live will provide keynote worship leadership with the theme, "Uncluttered: Letting Go . . . Letting God . . ." The schedule also will include "Encounters" workshop times and an improv night.
McPherson (Kan.) College will offer a Regional Youth Conference for youth in the Plains districts and Missouri/Arkansas April 2-4. The theme is "Simply." Matt Guynn of On Earth Peace, Lee Krähenbühl, and musician Billy Jonas will provide keynote leadership.
Regional Youth Conference at Manchester College, North Manchester, Ind., will take place for youth in the Midwest April 17-18, shifting from a two-night format to one night this year. The theme is "Seeking, Thirsting, Longing." Christy Waltersdorff, Jeremy Ashworth, Josh Brockway, and district youth representatives will speak.
Regional Youth Conference, spanning most of the territory west of the Rockies and held only once every four years, is slated for Aug. 4-8 in San Francisco. The theme will be "Living in God's Hands Together." A schedule of worship, keynote speakers, workshops, music, and recreation is planned for the week.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Annual Brethren Homes Forum offers education about industry trends.
Planners expect 40 to 50 attendees at this year's Forum, an annual conference for staff of Brethren-affiliated retirement homes, which will be held March 4-6 at the Brethren Retirement Community of Greenville, Ohio. The event is sponsored by the Fellowship of Brethren Homes, a ministry of the Association of Brethren Caregivers (ABC), and is a time for networking and education about industry trends affecting all of the Brethren homes.
One of the primary presenters during the forum will be Jerry Haselmayer, a consultant on leadership development from Cincinnati, who will utilize "Good to Great," a management book written by Jim Collins. Allan Payne and Jackie Messersmith, consultants from Lancaster Pollard, also will make presentations. Church of the Brethren presenters will be Mark Flory-Steury, district executive for Southern Ohio, and ABC staff Ralph McFadden and Kathy Reid.
Special events during the forum will be a tour of the facility, and an evening dinner that features awards and recognitions.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Planners expect 40 to 50 attendees at this year's Forum, an annual conference for staff of Brethren-affiliated retirement homes, which will be held March 4-6 at the Brethren Retirement Community of Greenville, Ohio. The event is sponsored by the Fellowship of Brethren Homes, a ministry of the Association of Brethren Caregivers (ABC), and is a time for networking and education about industry trends affecting all of the Brethren homes.
One of the primary presenters during the forum will be Jerry Haselmayer, a consultant on leadership development from Cincinnati, who will utilize "Good to Great," a management book written by Jim Collins. Allan Payne and Jackie Messersmith, consultants from Lancaster Pollard, also will make presentations. Church of the Brethren presenters will be Mark Flory-Steury, district executive for Southern Ohio, and ABC staff Ralph McFadden and Kathy Reid.
Special events during the forum will be a tour of the facility, and an evening dinner that features awards and recognitions.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Hardenbrook father and son provide prayer, caring for Idaho state legislature.
"Eternal God, challenges confront these leaders. Wise as they are, they need a higher, humbler wisdom which is relevant and available. But we all have trouble asking for help and more trouble accepting it. Lord, give these leaders of Idaho the grace to be humble, to acknowledge their need, and to ask You for guidance."
These words of prayer by Jim Hardenbrook opened the Jan. 12, 2004, joint session of the Idaho legislature, in which the governor gave his "State of the State" message. Both Annual Conference moderator-elect Jim Hardenbrook and his father, Don Hardenbrook, are serving as chaplains for the Idaho state legislature. They also work together at Nampa (Idaho) Church of the Brethren. Jim is pastor and Don serves as associate pastor.
"I really do enjoy it," Jim said of his work with the state House of Representatives. "This is my ninth year with the House. I was with the Senate two years. My father is really having a ball," he added. "He's really a people person." Don is in his first year as chaplain for the state Senate, having worked in hospital chaplaincy in the past. Following pastorates in the Christian Church and the Anderson (Ind.) Church of God, Don retired for a few months but returned to ministry at the Nampa congregation a few years ago, when "we needed some help," his son said.
As chaplains to the legislature, the Hardenbrooks give a prayer following each day's roll call, to open the floor session. They also provide crisis care for members and their families as invited, and are available to offer other spiritual and religious services. Over time, "you develop a certain amount of respect" as a chaplain, Jim said. "For example, today I had a private meeting with a committee chair, and another committee chair asked me to come and testify at a hearing" on a health and welfare issue.
This is the third year that Jim Hardenbrook has been asked to bring the prayer for the joint session and the governor's message. Developing such a deep level of trust "takes a while. Also you have to prove yourself," Jim said. "You have to be a person of integrity."
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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"Eternal God, challenges confront these leaders. Wise as they are, they need a higher, humbler wisdom which is relevant and available. But we all have trouble asking for help and more trouble accepting it. Lord, give these leaders of Idaho the grace to be humble, to acknowledge their need, and to ask You for guidance."
These words of prayer by Jim Hardenbrook opened the Jan. 12, 2004, joint session of the Idaho legislature, in which the governor gave his "State of the State" message. Both Annual Conference moderator-elect Jim Hardenbrook and his father, Don Hardenbrook, are serving as chaplains for the Idaho state legislature. They also work together at Nampa (Idaho) Church of the Brethren. Jim is pastor and Don serves as associate pastor.
"I really do enjoy it," Jim said of his work with the state House of Representatives. "This is my ninth year with the House. I was with the Senate two years. My father is really having a ball," he added. "He's really a people person." Don is in his first year as chaplain for the state Senate, having worked in hospital chaplaincy in the past. Following pastorates in the Christian Church and the Anderson (Ind.) Church of God, Don retired for a few months but returned to ministry at the Nampa congregation a few years ago, when "we needed some help," his son said.
As chaplains to the legislature, the Hardenbrooks give a prayer following each day's roll call, to open the floor session. They also provide crisis care for members and their families as invited, and are available to offer other spiritual and religious services. Over time, "you develop a certain amount of respect" as a chaplain, Jim said. "For example, today I had a private meeting with a committee chair, and another committee chair asked me to come and testify at a hearing" on a health and welfare issue.
This is the third year that Jim Hardenbrook has been asked to bring the prayer for the joint session and the governor's message. Developing such a deep level of trust "takes a while. Also you have to prove yourself," Jim said. "You have to be a person of integrity."
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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Credits
Newsline is written and compiled by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford and produced by the General Board news services office. Newsline stories may be reprinted provided that Newsline is cited as the source. Walt Wiltschek, Mary Dulabaum, Howard Royer, Wendi Hutchinson, and Jeri S. Kornegay contributed to this report.
Newsline is a free service sent only to those requesting a subscription. To receive it by e-mail, or to unsubscribe, write cobnews@aol.com or call 800-323-8039, ext. 263. Newsline is available at www.brethren.org and is archived with an index at www.wfn.org. Also see Photo Journal at www.brethren.org/pjournal/index.htm for photo coverage of events.
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Newsline is written and compiled by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford and produced by the General Board news services office. Newsline stories may be reprinted provided that Newsline is cited as the source. Walt Wiltschek, Mary Dulabaum, Howard Royer, Wendi Hutchinson, and Jeri S. Kornegay contributed to this report.
Newsline is a free service sent only to those requesting a subscription. To receive it by e-mail, or to unsubscribe, write cobnews@aol.com or call 800-323-8039, ext. 263. Newsline is available at www.brethren.org and is archived with an index at www.wfn.org. Also see Photo Journal at www.brethren.org/pjournal/index.htm for photo coverage of events.
Source: Newsline 2/06/2004
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