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The Big Picture of Ministry

December 10, 2013

Prayer Rally Tour

A tour of prayer rallies is beginning in western Washington with the first session at Auburn City Church. Prayer Rally coordinator Kevin Wilfley invites additional churches in western Washington to be host sites.

Outreach Rally

Adventists in Pierce County joined together for a pre-Thanksgiving outreach rally in Tacoma. Participants collected canned foods for Thanksgiving baskets and then attended two training sessions about choosing a ministry and disaster preparedness.

Leadership Training

Family life educator Nancy Van Pelt taught 106 leaders at Pathfinder Leadership Retreat how to help children feel like somebody, talking so children will listen, and other techniques for communicating with children and teens.

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Adventists in Pierce County joined together for a pre-Thanksgiving outreach rally in Tacoma. Participants collected canned foods for Thanksgiving baskets and then attended two training sessions about choosing a ministry and disaster preparedness.

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Colette Newer
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A tour of prayer rallies is beginning in western Washington with the first session at Auburn City Church. Prayer Rally coordinator Kevin Wilfley invites additional churches in western Washington to be host sites.

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Heidi Baumgartner
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Family life educator Nancy Van Pelt taught 106 leaders at Pathfinder Leadership Retreat how to help children feel like somebody, talking so children will listen, and other techniques for communicating with children and teens.

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Heidi Baumgartner
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