Organizers announce plans for Mission Alive 2005.

Mission Alive 2005, a national missions conference of the Church of the Brethren, is planned as a missions challenge to the entire denomination according to a recent letter from the steering committee. The event will be held April 1-3, 2005, in Goshen, Ind.

The letter, sent to pastors and witness chairs across the denomination, expressed the hope that at least one representative will attend from each congregation. Congregations were encouraged to plan for travel, housing, and registration costs in their 2005 budgets.

Speakers and topics for keynote sessions are Nathan Showalter, Mennonite leader and missiologist in Shanghai, China, on "The Biblical face of mission: Guidance from scripture"; Grace Holland, a Brethren in Christ mission specialist, on "Changing faces of mission: Learnings from mission experience"; Art McPhee, professor of missions at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, on "New faces of mission: Emerging models of mission"; and Annual Conference moderator Jim Hardenbrook on "Set your face...toward mission: Accepting the challenge, and going forth to serve!" Other conference features will be a panel discussion with Church of the Brethren leaders, worship services, workshops, and missionary reunions. Registration opens Dec. 1 at www.brethren.org.

Source: Newsline 09/17/2004
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