North America / Caribbean
"Beat Cancer" Campaign Published in Baltimore News
The son of Ray and Melanie Kabia, Noah, was recently featured in an article in the Baltimore Sun. Ray and Melanie are members of the Greater Baltimore Church of Christ.
Disciples Today Events at Reach2016
Disciples Today is hosting two exciting events at Reach2016 this summer in St. Louis that are open to the public. Please forward these invitations to those who might be interested!
Disciples Today Workshops at Reach2016
Disciples Today is excited about sponsoring several Saturday workshops at Reach2016 this summer in St. Louis, Missouri.
Participants can choose to attend an optional workshop in addition to their conference track programming.
All workshops will meet on Saturday, July 9, from 2-4 pm. Workshops are open to all attendees, although some have a targeted audience. See the classes for details. Additional class descriptions will be posted as they become available.When you register, you will select the workshop you are interested in attending, as part of the registration process. Those who have already registered can also choose to update their registration by using their login information.
Click here for the DT-sponsored events at Reach2016.
Omaha Church Hosts World Prayer Night
Recently, the Omaha Church of Christ got together for an evening called "World Prayer Night" to pray for every church in the world that is a part of the ICOC fellowship. Our Epaphras Prayer Ministry (Colossians 4:12) designed this evening to take time out of our schedules to call on God, asking him to assist all of our brothers and sisters in each individual church by name with the work they are doing in their fellowships, cities and nations. We then celebrated our worldwide group of churches with an international food potluck.
Reach2016 Flash Sale May 1 & 2
Breaking news from Reach2016! The next two flash sales are May 1 and 2 and May 8 and 9. Watch the video below for more information and register at Reach2016.com.
Discounted conference rates for hotels end on June 1. Those who wait till June to register will be on their own to find lodging, and could have a very difficult time finding housing downtown and will almost certainly pay more than our discounted rates.
Request for African-American Bone Marrow Donors
Toni Thomas, a sister in the Columbia Church of Christ (South Carolina), is in need of a bone marrow transplant. A search for a bone marrow match for Toni has been ongoing for several months but, a match has not yet been found. She asks that you please review the donor criteria by logging on to the informational website at deletebloodcancer.org. Even though this request is for more bone marrow donors in general, Toni is African American and there is a great need for more African American donors nationwide.
JamQuest's 8th Birthday: Brand New Video Release
Exactly eight years ago today, JamQuest had its first event ever: a small basketball tournament at the Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Just a simple service project for an eighth grade assignment. Fifty people came out to support. We raised something like $2,700. That's where it was supposed to stop. We had no intention of continuing it into the next year, but God had different plans.
99 Days of Prayer for Reach2016
We are exactly 99 days away from Reach2016. The need for prayer will only continue to increase as we get closer to the conference dates. Today, we are launching our Reach2016 Prayer Warriors Team.
Only 200 Downtown Rooms Remain at Reach2016
With over 13,500 now attending, it’s no surprise that nearly all of the downtown hotel options are sold out. Just this past week, three of our final hotels opened up: the Residence Inn, the Courtyard by Marriott, and The Four Seasons. Only one of our original options remains: the Union Station Hotel (pictured at right). At this moment, there are about 200 rooms available across all five hotels. Over 3,000 rooms have already been booked.
"UnBoxed" Conference in Orlando, April 21-23
We are convinced that there are many new and fresh ideas that would increase Christian outreach and ministry effectiveness, but may never be fleshed out because they are “not the way we have always done things.” We want to create an environment to share ideas – an experimental breeding ground if you will – to bring those great ideas out in the open. Our conviction is that while Jesus is perfect, we have not perfected the ways to do “ministry” – nor will we ever – but we ought to continue to grow in our abilities, and learn to accomplish Jesus’ purposes in every way that we can.