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Your Life Matters: COVID-19 Resources
One thing we know is that this pandemic disproportionately impacts communities who are generally more vulnerable: older people,...
May 9, 2020
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On Earth Peace joins SCN
The BMC Board and the Steering Committee of Church of the Brethren SCN congregations are pleased to announce that On Earth Peace (OEP)...
May 8, 2020
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Dear beloved queer friends,
From where do we derive our value, our worth? From whom? Is it something all people intrinsically know as a fact of human birth, or is it...
Feb 14, 2020
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Without Exception
BMC/SCN statement of response to the creation of the Covenant Brethren Church On November 16, 2019, a group of discontented Brethren...
Nov 27, 2019
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Reflections on BMC
This year and a half that I have spent at BMC have been a wonderful learning experience for me. I have enjoyed getting to know...
Jul 31, 2019
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Happy Holidays!
Dear Friend, Happy holidays to you and your loved ones! Within the din of politics, social media and attention grabbing, I am struck by...
Dec 22, 2018
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Ripples of Healing and Change
At this summer’s National Campus Ministry Association conference attendees focused on a quote from Mother Theresa which reads, “I alone...
Dec 14, 2018
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Presentation to the Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board
On October 20th, 2018 BMC and SCN Pastors presented to the Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board. Above are slides and below...
Oct 26, 2018
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"Compelled" - Sermon from BMC Worship at COB Annual Conference 2018
Video Recorded in Cincinnati Ohio at the BMC Inclusive Worship during COB Annual Conference 2018 Speaking: Elizabeth Ullery Swenson...
Aug 31, 2018
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Reflections and Recommendations on Church of the Brethren National Youth Conference
As part of my role as Kaleidoscope Coordinator with BMC, on July 21st I joined 1200 youth and 600 advisors at the Church of the Brethren...
Aug 17, 2018
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BMC at Church of the Brethren Annual Conference
It’s that time of year again! As the Church of the Brethren frets about its future, BMC will be there to offer a presence of persistence,...
Jun 29, 2018
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Time for this to Stop
How much evil throughout history could have been avoided had people exercised their moral acuity with convictional courage and said to...
Mar 30, 2018
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A Call to Decency
The COB Newsline article on the recent Mission and Ministry Board Meeting reported that a leader from the Brethren Revival Fellowship...
Oct 27, 2017
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Confusion, Distractions, and Hope: Thoughts from Annual Conference
A Brief Overview Some places stay in your body long after you have physically departed. Grand Rapids is one such place. As I wandered...
Aug 10, 2017
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A Holy Divorce: A Queer Reflection of the Future Church Summit
On the first night of the Future Church Summit (FCS) at the MCUSA convention, we wrote down values we wanted our table to have on...
Jul 21, 2017
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BMC at MCUSA Convention 2017
July 4 – 8, 2017 Tuesday, July 4 @ 1:30-4:30 pm Location: Pink Menno Room, W209C If you are part of an SCN congregation, an inclusive...
Jun 12, 2017
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BMC at Annual Conference 2017
June 28 – July 2, 2017 Claiming Our Space: SCN Briefing & Gathering Wednesday, June 28 @ 1:00 - 4:00 pm Location: Amway Grand Haldane The...
Jun 12, 2017
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Theda Good Ordained
It is an honor to be here and represent the larger BMC community. This seems a beautiful way to end BMC’s 40th Anniversary year; it just...
Dec 14, 2016
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Dancing and Dismantling
According to Webster, a marginalized community is a “group that is relegated to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or...
Nov 8, 2016
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Listening to Our Ancestors, Talking with Our Children
In a space like this, in a time like this, we are grounded by being present with those who came before us, those who shaped up, those who...
Nov 8, 2016
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