Fellowship of Brethren Homes to hold annual forum.

Many CEOs, administrators, board members, and chaplains of Brethren-affiliated retirement centers will meet April 19-21 at Brethren Hillcrest Homes in La Verne, Calif., for the Fellowship of Brethren Homes’ annual forum. Hillcrest is one of 22 Brethren facilities that are members of the fellowship, which is a ministry of the Association of Brethren Caregivers (ABC). Theme for this year's forum is "Dealing with External Forces."

The conference will begin with a tour of the Hillcrest facility. Presentations will be given by Larry Minnix, CEO of the American Association of Health Services for the Aging, on "Scenario Planning--The Long and Winding Road"; by Marlin Heckman, a Brethren scholar at Hillcrest, on "The Church of the Brethren--Who We Are and How We got Here"; by Larry Boles, development director at Hillcrest, and Lowell Flory, director of Institutional Advancement for Bethany Seminary, on development and fundraising in the local and wider Church of the Brethren community; and by Hillcrest chaplain Myrna Wheeler on older adult ministry and chaplaincy. The conference will conclude at noon Saturday.

For more information about the forum, contact ABC at 800-323-8039 or go to www.brethren-caregivers.org.

Source: 3/16/2007 Newsline