Below are details on news and immediate or upcoming events. Check out the complete Calendar or download the most current Barnabas Express in PDF form here.

Pastor's Conference 2008
April 15-16
Gatlinburg, TN

Guest Speaker: Dr. Ron Martoia is
a transformational architect.
What in the world is that you ask? Ron helps people and the organisms they serve, design and then journey through the experience of deep change. He consults with executive teams in corporate settings, but specializes in churches. The landscape of ministry is undergoing quantum changes. Many of these changes are theological and cultural shifts that in turn change the way churches see and then intersect their communities.

Author of numerous periodical articles, his first book project, Morph!, helps leaders do good self leadership as they foster creative and compelling environments.

His second book, Static: Tuning out the “Christian Noise” to Experience the Real Message of Jesus, addresses how the words we use are containers, which engender or endanger genuine dialogue.

The sequel to Static, Yearning: A New Starting Point for a New Conversation about Jesus, will look at the skyrocketing interest in spirituality in our culture and how to use those entry points so we can enter the arena of spiritual conversations (release date 2008).

Find more information on the Pastor's Conference page

SOY RETREAT : Sponsors Of Youth

Spring Retreats are Just Around the Corner! Don’t miss out on the one planned just for you!

Youth Leaders & Sponsors
It’s not too late to be a part of a great weekend designed for you!

March 7-9th in
Morgantown, W. VA
Brochures will be mailed soon.

Men in Missions - Attention Men!

Mark your calendars for Men in Missions:

May 4-6, 2007
We’ll be meeting at Heartland Camp Morengo, Ohio
(near Columbus)

Posters with more details coming soon!
Brochures available in March.

Camp Gideon 2008

Hey Parents & Kids! Mark your calendars NOW for Camp Gideon!

Camp Gideon Summer Schedule 2008*

* This is the prelimary schedule and some dates may be tentative.

A Gentle Reminder - GCB Pledges

Has your church sent their GCB Pledge for 2008?
(We need those right way so we can further plan the budget.)

Missionaries Arriving....

The Howell Family (Ireland) will be available to speak:

• February & March

The Bob Adhikary Family (Nepal) will be available to speak:

• June 29 through July 19th.

Contact Julie Jenkins at the WOC for more details.

News from the South:

Congratulations to Pleasant View Friends Church in Eagle Springs, NC on their 70th Anniversary!

Saxapahaw Evangelical Friends Church announces a name change to Cornerstone Community Church. They are also building a new church, with a transitional mailing address:

• PO Box 1031
  Graham, NC 27253

Is your Church looking for choral music or choir robes?

Contact Denny Herris at Jackson Friends by phone or e-mail:

• (330) 966-0616 or dherris@jacksonfriends.org