The e-Bulletin of the Evangelical Renewal Fellowship in New England

Evangelical Renewal Fellowship is the New England Association of the Confessing Movement within the United Methodist Church

 

The e-Bulletin is a monthly electronic publication reporting on news, events, and actions impacting evangelical renewal within the New England Annual Conference.

May 2008

News:

The Confessing Movement Associate Director, Dr. Riley Case, posted daily news reports as it happened at General Conference 2008 on the Confessing Movement's new web site

 

Are the Scriptures the work of men or the work of God? To answer that we need to establish three things: When was it written? Is what we have what the authors wrote? And, is what they wrote the Word of God? See "The Witness of Scripture".

 

Jesus wasn’t looking for crowds. He was looking for disciples. And to get disciples, He explained that any who wished to follow Him would need to count the cost. Do you know what it takes to follow Jesus? See "Counting the Cost of Discipleship".

 

Christians who lived in the Roman Empire provide an example to the Church today of how to change the culture. Increasingly, we describe ourselves as persecuted. What accounts for this self-description?See "The Threat of Jesus".

 

Upcoming Events:

New England Annual Conference 2008 is being planned for June 13-15, 2008 at Gordon College, Wenham, MA. The Theme is "Living the NET-work, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ and Serving All in His Name".  The ERF meeting and meal at Annual Conference will be at noon on Saturday, June 14th in the Presidential Dining Room.

 

Action:

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.

 

Help your friends, relatives, acquaintances, and neighbors understand and develop an evangelical Christian vision and perspective. Encourage them to frequent the ERF web site at www.RenewNE.org.

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