Newsline: July 16, 2014

NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE 2014

• District youth visit and tour General Offices on their way to NYC
• ‘Called by Christ: Blessed for the Journey Together’ theme shapes NYC 2014

OTHER NEWS

• Annual Conference makes changes to ‘Special Response’ process for strongly controversial issues
• Nigerian Brethren write petition to United Nations
• EYN president represents Brethren at World Council of Churches Central Committee
• Anabaptist Disabilities Network seeks stories of supportive care in congregations
• Dean of Bethany Seminary speaks to international meeting

BRETHREN BITS

• Remembrance, personnel notes, update on Conference blood drive, Bridgewater awards, survey gives input on new minister’s manual, and more.