God’s people were a mess. Many were divided into distinct groups that distrusted, disliked or condemned each other. You could identify them by the leaders they followed, the writings they read and the meetings they attended. Some thought holding to the traditions of the past was the answer to all their problems. Others wanted a more practical faith and others were sure that a deeper knowledge of the Scriptures and the traditions were the way to freedom. Some just wanted to be more politically active and make their homeland God’s country again.

30 years ago the young mission team from the Boston Church of Christ fit into a Manhattan elevator armed with only their faith, mission and love. On Sunday, September 15, 2013, over 5,000 filled the Jacob Javitz Convention Center to celebrate God's growth of that mustard seed into the 2,900-member New York City Church of Christ that has sent hundreds of people and millions of dollars on mission teams around the world. 

 

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. Psalm 116:15

Damian JeanBaptiste finished the race and is with the Lord. God used Damian's faithful life to serve and change untold multitudes as a missionary to India and then to lead the ICOC churches in the Caribbean for many years. He had been fighting a very fast growing liver cancer since only last summer.

Everyone is invited to a memorial service at the Columbia Church of Christ (SC) building on Saturday, November 17, at 2:00 pm A dinner will follow for family members and out of town guests. An additional memorial service will be held in Bridgetown, Barbados on November 24.

More audio files from the 2012 World Discipleship Summit are now available on www.icocconference.org

163 audios are now posted of class sessions from the conferences and the ATT Center sessions. You can search through the list or search by conference.You can listen to the audios on the site or download them. Access the entire podcast or add a feed to your website, blog, etc. So spread the word on your Facebook, Twitter, blogs, bulletins, websites, etc. Use them for your workouts and commutes, but be sure to share them with family and friends.

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In Mike Taliaferro's closing message on Sunday morning of the 2012 World Discipleship Summit "They Came Off the Mountain" he challenged each disciple to learn from the Scriptures as they took the mountaintop experience back to the reality of daily life.

We continue to hear of serous decisions and life-changes coming from the Summit. Churches and individuals are continuing the impact by using the videos from DToday.tv In fact, people from 139 countries have loaded the videos over 220,000 times since the WDS started!

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