300th anniversary update: District youth teams to receive training.

The Church of the Brethren districts have been invited to name two youth from each to serve as Youth Heritage Travel Teams for the 300th anniversary of the Brethren movement in 2008. A training event for the teams is scheduled for April 13-15, at the Church of the Brethren General Offices in Elgin, Ill. The training group will include 42 youth and 12 adults.

The training is a cooperative venture of the 300th Anniversary Committee and the Youth and Young Adult Ministries of the General Board. The teams will provide leadership at district events and in congregations throughout the anniversary year. They will be trained in the areas of storytelling, public speaking, drama, music, heritage, and Brethren beliefs and practices, and will be equipped to visit congregations to lead worship services and Sunday school classes.

Leadership for the training will be provided by Rhonda Pittman Gingrich, Leslie Lake, Jeff Bach, Jim Lehman, Joseph Helfrich, Wendy McFadden, Nevin Dulabaum, Paula Langdon, and Chris Douglas.

Source: 4/11/2007 Newsline