EFCA Update

2-4 p.m. (Eastern Time) on June 30

For the first time, this year’s Business Session will be held as a teleconference. The leadership conference has moved to an every other year format and will take place June 28-30, 2013 in New Orleans, LA. More information about the 2012 Business Session teleconference and credentialing details are available online.

Traveling internationally for an upcoming missions trip? Travelers abroad should be on alert for malware masquerading as a software update when they attempt to connect to the Internet from their hotel rooms.

Learn to do more effective compassion and justice ministry. Attend one of the largest gatherings of wholistic ministry practitioners in the U.S. The 2012 Christian Community Development Association conference will be held September 26-30 in Minneapolis. Through the EFCA partnership with CCDA, if you belong to an EFCA church or ministry you can receive a reduced conference registration rate of $179. For more details, contact Alvin Sanders at samaritanway@efca.org.

Take Trinity DMin courses among palm trees? Yes!
Approval has just been received to offer the Doctor of Ministry at Trinity International University’s Florida campus. Participants will take modular courses in either Deerfield, IL or Ft. Lauderdale/Davie, FL. Celebrating the opening of the Florida program, a 50% tuition discount will be given to all new students for their first course. (This discount will only be available for the 2012-2013 school year.) The DMin has several concentrations making it suitable for those in a number of professions: ministers, missionaries, counselors, teachers, administrators, and chaplains.

Two K-12 teacher/trainers are needed to serve the Didinga tribe in Nagishot, Southern Sudan for 2013-2014. Work with Evangelical Free Church Pastor William Laku and his wife Eunice, and A.I.M. missionaries, Jonathan and Lauren Ramirez in this small piece of heaven. To learn more, contact Kirk Taylor.

Often within the church, we are hesitant to discuss money or money related issues – maybe we just don’t know how to start the conversation.  Well, Christian Investors Financial is talking about these issues as they relate to us as individuals and to our ministries. With over 2,350 verses on money and possessions in the Bible, there is plenty to talk about!  Visit the blog. Join the conversation.

Act like a child. Trust God. Enjoy life.
What if babies worried as much as adults? Can we learn to become more like children? Encourage your friends and congregations to follow Jesus’ advice and act more like children, trust God, and enjoy life with this 1 minute video. You can share this video on your blog, church website or in any other venue without further permission.

This online course helps you become more effective and accurate in your conversations with Catholics. It provides you a basic understanding of what Catholics believe and practice, and gives you an opportunity to sharpen your skills in sharing your faith. Activities include reading, interactive discussions and an interview with a Catholic friend. The next online section of MRCC will run June 18 – July 22.

Meet Maxo, an extraordinary TouchGlobal partner in Haiti. He’s doing tremendous ministry with children! God provided land for a school to be built in Haiti. Send a team to help get the job done! See all the ways your team can minister in Haiti including an internship with TouchGlobal for college students!

Kingdom Expansion 101 is a high-quality, online basic missions course that provides a biblical and strategic framework to assist churches and individuals in making informed decisions about their local and global outreach involvement. The material is not only designed to help global outreach teams, but also assists adult believers as they considers their own response to God’s plan for all the nations. The next online section of KE101 will run May 30 - July 10

Finding travel from Washington to Louisiana was cost prohibitive, the youth group from Elim EFC, Puyallup, WA, went to their knees in prayer. What happened? Pray for CHALLENGE 2012!

Do you love your spouse with an unconditional love? You may have heard Robert McQuilkin’s story of love for his wife Muriel who had Alzheimer’s. Leaning into the privilege of sacrificing for another, Ian & Larissa’s story is told on the Desiring God blog. Prepare to have your faith strengthened.

Hope EFC from College Station, TX, is fundraising for their first BUMP and many other 2012 BUMP teams are registered, fundraising and training! Follow the road many teams are taking to BUMP this summer on the BUMP Facebook page. Share your experiences, ideas and their enthusiasm! Pray for their journey!