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May 1-3, 2003: ETHNIC WORKER’S SUMMIT For those of you who want to reach the many immigrants in the US, a national worker’s conference will take place in Minneapolis/St Paul, MN. For conference details see www.ethnic-america.net

May 5-8, 2003: Crisis Consulting Seminar in Dallas, TX, at the SIL Center. Training will be provided in the following core areas: Evacuation Management, The Terrorism Threat, Contingency Planning, Policies, Leadership in Emergencies, Strategic Risk Forecasting, Tactical Risk Assessment, and Crisis Management Teams. Call (805) 642-2549, e-mail [email protected] or go to www.CriCon.org/2003training.htm

May 29-June 1: ACMI 2003 Convention, Wheaton College, IL. About 50 workshops related to ministry among international students. Plenary themes: “Hospitality” and “Global ISMs”. See www.acmi-network.org

May 29 – 31, 2003: 2nd biannual Native North American Missiological Symposium at William and Catherine Booth College, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. Convened and Sponsored by the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies. Explores models of ministry and mission in Native North America as they relate to evangelism, discipleship, church planting, leadership development. Contact Anita Keith (204) 261-5676 or Fax (204) 261-9164.

Two courses for Christian magazine staff will be offered in June in Moscow by the Magazine Training Institute. The Business of Magazine Publishing,June 1-6, will present principles necessary to prepare the magazine for solid, steady growth on a firm financial base. The Editing the Magazine course, June 8-13, covers every aspect of magazine editing, providing the tools needed to manage the magazine with confidence and skill. Applications are available from the Magazine Training Institute at e-mail: [email protected] or on the MTI Web site at www.magazinetraining.com

Newsmakers

JOHN DAWSON NEXT PRESIDENT OF YWAM Internationally known author and speaker John Dawson is to be the next president of Youth With a Mission (YWAM), one of the largest missionary organizations in the world. The New Zealander will replace Frank Naea next September. To read more see www.charismanews.com/a.pl?ArticleID=6931

Resources

The Compass Direct News Service, based in Santa Ana, CA, has issued a challenge to Christians around the world to test their knowledge of Christian persecution. In a quiz that is on their Web site www.compassdirect.org they have posed “Ten Questions to Challenge and Encourage.”

March 21, 2003