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"Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints."--  Jude 1:3

Welcome to the New England Conference Evangelical Renewal Fellowship (ERF)! We hope that you enjoy the information and links of our web site, and that you will join us in celebrating and glorifying Jesus Christ, who is the Son, Savior, and Lord. Yours in Christ,

Rev. Tom Bentum, ERF Executive Coordinator

 

News:

The June 2010 Renewal Journal is now available online.  This edition  presents articles on: Don't Call Me Stupid; The Revival Roots of the Lay Witness Mission; Jesus, Our Savior (and Lord), A Post-Easter Reflection; and Rediscovering Your Bible.

 

A 12-member Call to Action Committee met April 6-8 in Nashville, to set plans to gather data from across the United States to help the church discover ways to deal with the decline in membership in the United States and growing fiscal problems. See "Call to Action seeks to increase church vitality".

 

The Great Commission is about saving grace—proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, the Cultural Commission is about common grace—shaping culture and building a society that restrains evil, establishes civil order, creates just laws, inspires virtue through truth, beauty, and goodness, and promotes the common good, all the while protecting the rights of the least and last. Both commissions are responses to the Great Commandment, love of God and love of neighbor, and Christian disciples are to carry them out. See "Double Agents of the Kingdom".

 

If you have not heard about "The Manhattan Declaration, A Call of Christian Conscience, visit www.manhattandeclaration.org to join in reaffirming the fundamental truths about justice and the common good, and to call upon our fellow citizens, believers and non-believers alike, to join us in defending them.

 

Upcoming Events:

The Evangelical Renewal Fellowship Executive Board will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 at Exeter United Methodist Church, Exeter, NH.

 

Action:

Good News has initiated a new email newsletter, Good News Perspective, which is going out every two weeks to those who wish to receive it.  A copy of the most recent newsletter is attached for your information. We encourage all to become  subscribers to this new important publication. To receive Perspective, send your name and email addresses to: perspective@goodnewsmag.org.

 

The Church Ministries section of The Mission Society serves the local church in helping it fulfill the Great Commission locally, nationally and internationally and subsequently partners with the church to jointly facilitate the mobilization of other churches. Using New Testament church principles, they show you how to ignite your congregation for effective outreach. Learn how to mobilize your church.

 

For Christian books, merchandise, and fundraiser ideas, check out Fishnet Books, Etc's new web site at  www.fishnetbooks.com.

 

ERF publishes monthly e-bulletin reporting on news, events, and actions impacting evangelical renewal within the New England Annual Conference. If you have not yet done so, subscribe to the ERF distribution list and regularly receive the e-Bulletin. The current issue is also posted on the ERF web site.

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