This issue of Friday FAX is available online in HTML and 1-page PDF versions at
http://www.nadadventist.org/fridayfax.IN THIS ISSUE --
** February eChurch of the Month
** Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program
** LifeTalk Radio Moving
** Sow 1 Billion Report
** Young Pastoral Family Lost Everything in Fire
** Upcoming Events
FRIDAY FAX
February 4, 2005
A News and Information Service for Leaders in North America
- RESOURCES -
** FEBRUARY ECHURCH OF THE MONTH AWARD goes to the Dupont Park
Seventh-day Adventist Church (www.dupontpark.org/church) in Washington,
D.C.
According to Pew/Internet
(www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/80/press_release.asp), there are 128
million American Internet users. "The 64% of Internet users who
perform spiritual and religious activities online represent nearly 82
million Americans.... 26% said they had used the Internet to seek or
exchange information about the religious faiths or traditions of
others."
The eChurch Award program was designed to encourage excellence
in the ministry of church websites. Encourage churches in your
conference to prepare and submit their website for consideration for the
eChurch Award.
Contact:
www.plusline.org/websites/submit.htm.** NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, April 18-22 in
Hinsdale, Illinois - A two-level training event to train leaders to
successfully lead a nonprofit operation in the 21st Century with latest
strategies and professional skills. It will focus on nonprofit
management, community development and biblical principles of social
ministry. Sponsored by Adventist Community Services.
Contact:
http://www.plusline.org/eventdetail.php?id=89 or call
800-732-7587 to register.
** LIFETALK RADIO NETWORK IS MOVING headquarters from Vonore to
Collegedale, Tennessee. New mailing address: P. O. Box 3006,
Collegedale, TN 37315. Phone: 800-442-5483; Fax 866-293-9075.
- SOW 1 BILLION REPORT -
NAD printed 26 million cards, 15 million of which had the Voice
of Prophecy return address on them, and 11 million that were customized
by local conferences. The statistics in this report reflect only the
VOP cards.
(See July 30 Friday FAX for the June - July report.)
Running
Phone Mail
Total Total
August 264 2142 2406
19668
Aug-Sept kept at VOP 13 22 35
19703
September 282 2290 2572
22275
Oct-Dec kept at VOP 32 2259 2291
24566
October 354 1285 1639
26205
November 139 697 836
27041
December 102 217
319 27360
- INSIDE SCOOP -
** A YOUNG PASTORAL FAMILY LOST EVERYTHING in a fire and they had no
insurance. They have two small children. If you would like to help,
donations can be made out to the Maritime Conference and specified for
the "Jared Browne Fire Fund." Send to the Maritime Conference
office.
- UPCOMING EVENTS -
A quick view of events sponsored by the North American Division
* Reconnecting Ministries Training Events, various dates and locations
(next event, February 12, Lincoln, Nebraska) -
www.creativeministry.org/training/reconnecting_events.htm * Educational Marketing Seminar, February 14-16, Dallas, Texas -
www.nadeducation.org/marketing * Adventist Single Adult Ministries (ASAM) Training Conference,
February 24, Orlando, Florida -
www.adventistsingleadultministries.org/* Adventurer Leadership Convention, February 24-27, Portland, Oregon -
www.adventistyouthministries.org * NET 2005 - "Prophecy Code: Bible Secrets Unlocked," March 4-26,
uplinked internationally on ACN from General Conference headquarters in
Silver Spring, Maryland -
www.net2005.org and
www.acn.info * "From This Day Forward" Marriage Conferences, March
12/Albuquerque, New Mexico; and April 30/Kansas City, Missouri -
www.adventistfamilyministries.org/article.php?id=5 * Se7en Signs, Acts 2 discipleship training, via satellite on ACN,
April 2-9 -
www.sevensigns.net * Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program, April 18-22, Hinsdale,
Illinois -
www.plusline.org
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