Newsline: October 22, 2014

NEWS

• Mission and Ministry Board approves up to $1.5 million for expanded crisis response in Nigeria, authorizes marketing of Brethren Service Center property
• ‘Once and Future Mission’ event identifies Anabaptism as resource for post-Christian culture
• Brethren pastors attend first Latino leaders meeting of Christian Churches Together
• Global Food Crisis Fund support agriculture in Haiti, Burundi
• Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 307 begins service

PERSONNEL

• Mandy Garcia resigns from Church of the Brethren donor communications

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Webinar offers faith perspective on Pentagon spending
• Academic symposium on the book of Job features leading Brethren scholars

BRETHREN BITS

• Remembrance for Irven Stern, personnel, Shine needs writers, On Earth Peace starting anti-racism team, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, change in webinar series, more