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(7) Campus Ministries Support:
a. Endorse and participate in opportunities for Campus
Ministries.
(8) Leisure Ministries (State Parks):
a. Work with the Pennsylvania Council of Churches
and appropriate local committees in securing, supporting, and assisting Chaplains in Codorus and
Pinchot State Parks.
(9) Music/Worship Support:
a. Provide resourcing and training to congregations as
they make decisions about music and worship styles and content.
(ii) Witness and Outreach Commission. The Witness and Outreach
Commission shall be responsible for directing and undergirding District congregations as they
reach out in service to the local community and world in the following areas of witness,
evangelism, and global ministries: The Witness and Outreach Commission shall be responsible
for two significant areas. The commission shall be responsible for directing and undergirding
District congregations as they reach out in service to the local community and world in the areas
of witness, evangelism, and global ministries. The commission shall also be responsible for
directing and undergirding the evangelistic outreach of the church through new church
development and church revitalization. Specific area and efforts are listed below:
(1) Encourage the work of evangelism by providing training
and resources for local church leaders. This would include any research and work toward planting
new churches and selecting leaders for any new church development projects. Also included is
providing leadership assistance and oversight for the revitalization of existing churches within the
District.
(2) Emphasize necessary outreach of the Church of the
Brethren through denominational, District, and local support, both financially and physically.
(3) Inform persons of all ages of service opportunities and
actively recruit both youth and adults for Brethren Volunteer Service.
(4) Participate in efforts to feed the hungry, assist the
homeless, and provide spiritual, social, and material aid for persons with special needs.
a. Direct and supervise the work of the District Meat
Canning Committee in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic District Witness Commission. Provide
a Commission liaison to the Meat Canning Committee.
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