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Fall 2006 |
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Fall 2006 |
| Greetings from CHM Director David
Byrne!
17Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new
has come! 18All this is from God, who
reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation
(II Cor 5 - NIV) 
Hispanic Friends Pastors from
EFC-ER gathered in September for a retreat with superintendents.
An important step in the development of Hispanic Ministries is to link these
dynamic leaders and their churches to the English-speaking church, and CHM
was there to help. |
CHM Board: William Roeh Michal Alexander Rev. Craig Davis Paul Feaster Jacob Estrada Thomas Hoke Dora Gutierrez Kerr Dr. Chuck Mylander Dr. Karl Newman Scott Randall Dr. Jack Rea |
Instituto ALMA—Graduation etc.
It was my privilege to travel to Newberg, Oregon in September to be
a part of a graduation ceremony for 3 Hispanic Friends leaders involved in
ministry. Pastor Angel Diaz (left) has been facilitating the Instituto
ALMA classes and mentoring the leaders who are ministering along with him
in planting new churches in NWYM (Northwest Yearly Meeting). |
North
American Hispanic Friends Conference
With over 500
in attendance for the evening evangelistic services, this 10th conference
was one of our biggest.
Evangelism was the theme and activity of the North American gathering of Hispanic Friends that met in Philadelphia in October. David Harriman preached evangelistic and youth messages that were simultaneously broadcast over the internet. During the day he presented two workshops on evangelism. Friends also took advantage of the city where Friends first came to the Americas to reflect on our heritage and to visit some of the early Friends sites. God challenged the Hispanic Friends to look back at our roots in the Gospel to realize that we are a people set apart by Him for proclaiming the good news. The heritage in God’s Word and in the Friends movement is a challenge to live in obedience, proclamation and ministry. Plans are already in place for the 11th conference to be held in Las Vegas, October 4-7, 2007. Make your plans now! |
Making Disciples—Preparing Ministers Instituto ALMA has a new
Associate Director, Amy Peña, who comes to us from California
with an M.Div. degree. She is working on a system that will allow developing
leaders to take the Instituto ALMA classes totally online. The advantage
is that students who do not have a cell group of other leaders can now take
classes in virtual groups.
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News & Prayer
| F | --There was a good spirit of unity and cooperation in the latest conference. Leaders worked together well for planning and sought to serve each other in Christ. Pray that this attitude of service continues to mark our relationships as we grow in Him.. |
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--Pray for classes and training programs taking place in the next couple of months, that students and leaders will be open to God’s direction and challenged in His truth. |
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--Pray for Amy Peña and her work to redevelop the Instituto ALMA program so that online groups can meet together for classes and assignments. Our prayer is that this will make the Institute program even more accessible for Christian leaders. |
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-- Pray for new church plants, including two that CHM is overseeing in South Texas. |