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calendar August 20-21: Fuller Theological Seminary hosts its 2004 Healthcare Missions Conference, "Calling the Church to a Healing Ministry." The conference seeks to inspire Christian leaders to cooperate in meeting the poor's health needs, to practically equip individual Christians and churches, and network and educate participants. Peter Yorgin and Doug McConnell will lead a one-week intensive course on healthcare in missions before the conference. For more details, go to: www.fuller.edu/cll/ce/healthcaremissions.aspAugust 26-29: InterMission MK Education Consultation at Wycliffe's Mobilization Center in Orlando, Fla. Home-office personnel responsible for TCK/ MK educational and other concerns meet to network and learn. Registration deadline is August 13; $10 late registration fee. For more information, go to www. acsi.org/web2003/default.aspx?ID =2203
September 24-26: A Rocha USA presents its first national conference, "Faith, Community and Conservation," near Annapolis, Maryland. Practical workshops, field trips and worship will address how to engage in conservation that makes a difference in relationships, wider neighborhoods, local habitats or around the world. Plenary speakers include: Peter and Miranda Harris, Fred Van Dyke, David Cook and Craig Nicolson. For more information visit, http://en.arocha.org/us or call Karen Stone at 410-349-9032.
October 11-15: Fifth International Congress on Language Learning (ICLL), hosted by Missionary Training International, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Language facilitators, supervisors and teachers are welcome. The theme of the conference is "The Right Help at the Right Level." To register, go to www.mti.org/icll5.htm or call 800-896-3710.
October 13-17: Fellowship of Short-Term Mission Leaders (FSTML) presents its annual conference in Simpsonwood, Atlanta, Ga. This conference is open to short-term missions leadership from churches, agencies, schools and other supporting organizations. It explores four of the seven recently developed "U.S. Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission." For more information or to register, visit www.FSTML.org
November 13: Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment holds its Ohio conference - "Flooding the World with God's Love-at Fairhaven Church in Dayton. The keynote speaker is Luis Bush, former international director of the AD2000 & Beyond Movement. Church and lay leaders and those interested in missions are encouraged to come network and learn. Basic registration fee is $44. For more information, contact David Mays at DavidMays@ACMC.org or (317) 852-0348, or visit www.davidmays.org
resources >Spanish Pastoral Training Materials: Six Spanish preparation and mobilization manuals for use in a Latin training program for pastors and lay leaders in established churches. Manuals are culturally suitable and contain graphics and exercises with questions, answers and applicable homework. Each manual is 120-150 pages. Download for free at www.preparacionymovilizacion.ws
Correction: In our May 7 issue, the article "Called to Stay" mistakenly referred to the Interdenominational Foreign Mission Association Personnel Workshop. This should have read, "the joint annual IFMA and EFMA Personnel Workshop." -The editors.
