Anniversaries seem to come up thick and fast. 2010 sees the 100 anniversary of the Edinburgh 1910 mission Congress, 2011 will be the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. Building on this anniversary, Biblefresh is a partnership of many agencies and churches designed to help people grow in appetite and confidence in the scriptures. Biblefresh offers a whole host of ideas and resources to inspire and equip you, your church and your community to read, study, meditate, listen, learn and live the Bible. To find out more visit the Biblefresh website.
1. Cape Town 2010: 100 years on from Edinburgh, the third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelisationwill be held in Cape Town in October. 4,000 leaders from more than 200 countries will confront the critical issues of our time as they relate to the future of the Church and world evangelisation. Thousands of others will participate through the Lausanne Global Conversation and at remote sites through the Cape Town GlobaLink. A GlobaLink site can be a college, mission agency or churchthat participates remotely in the Congress. Have you considered becoming a GlobaLink site?
2. Reduced rate for advertising vacancies at Spring Harvest: As part of the Vocationzone at Spring Harvest, Christian Vocations also provides an impressive display of jobs cards. The normal rate is £70. However we are now offering this for just £45 for people who already have a vacancy/opportunity registered through Jobfile, Mission Matters, or Short-Term Service Directory. Every job card will be displayed at each of the five Spring Harvest weeks. As an added bonus, we’ll also display them at New Word Alive too! Organisations which don’t currently have opportunities registered with us can still purchase job cards at the normal rate of £70 but we’ll also throw in the New Word Alive bonus. For more information about taking up this excellent offer, please contact Bev Lindsay using the link at the bottom of the page.
3. Elysian Associates: As a specialist tax and VAT group, they have agreed to assist Global Connections members with any VAT or employment tax concerns by giving up to 30 minutes of initial advice FREE of charge. They recently saved a charity £800,000 on a new building by navigating them through the VAT maze. Contact David Wright for further details or visit www.elysianassociates.co.uk.
4. Other events and forums
- Churches and Small Agencies Forum – 4 March 2010 – in London. Churches and Agencies - a Marriage Made in Heaven? - exploring relationships from both agency and church perspectives.
- Short-Term Mission Forum - 11 March 2010 in London. Avoiding Disaster: the new vetting and barring scheme and the Independent Safeguarding Authority. An overview of ISA and the Vetting and Barring Scheme, implications, legal issues and more.
- Relief and Development Masterclass - 18 March 2010 – in London. Being Distinctively Christian in Relief & Development. Exploring what it means for us to be distinctively Christian in relief and development, why this is so important today and what are some of the challenges and issues involved.
- EMCC VII - 23 to 27 March 2010– in Spain. This seventh European Member Care consultation is an opportunity not just to hear speakers, but will be very interactive, with opportunities to network across national borders with others engaging in the ministry of Member Care.
- Eurotck Conference - 28 March to 1 April 2010 – in Spain. Does Your Heart Beat for TCKs? We want to draw from the huge experience in TCK care and education that is available across European sending agencies and staff working in host countries with Third Culture Kids.
- Muslim World Forum - 31 March 2010 – in London. A chance for those involved in Muslim ministry to network and work together. This time we will be addressing the issue Islam - an Arab version of Judaism?
Global Connections is YOUR network and we long to see it reach its full potential under the Lord, as we seek together to do His will and to be open to His leading. If you have any ideas as to how the team here can better serve YOU, the network, do please get in touch.
Best wishes
Martin Lee
