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newsmakers John Hopkins was named director of pastoral care and candidate ministry of World Witness. Hopkins has a background in pastoral care and previous cross-cultural experience in Ethiopia and the Philippines. Jonathan Chao, 65, founder of China Ministries International died in January after battling cancer. He helped found the China Graduate School of Theology in Hong Kong and authored numerous books and articles. Warren and Donna Pett, missionaries with Africa Inland Mission, were accosted and killed on March 18 by seven armed men who raided the college in northwestern Uganda where the couple taught. Warren, 49, taught agriculture and Bible courses. Donna, 48, taught cooking and tailoring classes. Before going to Africa, the Petts ran their family’s dairy farm in Wisconsin for 22 years. calendar June 20-25: The Institute for Cross-Cultural Training at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., offers a week-long Language Coach Workshop for those who work with on-field language and culture learners. The workshop covers program development, including practical issues such as evaluating and upgrading language programs, integrating language and culture learning, and helping learners develop conversational skills. For more information, visit www.wheaton.edu/bgc/icct/ or call 630-752-7950. June 21-25: Accelerating International Mission Strategies (AIMS) presents Multiplying Missions through the Local Church at Regent University in Virginia Beach. Pastors, missionaries, church leaders and students can learn about AIMS training materials and network with colleagues from around the nation and the world. For more information, call AIMS at 757-226-5850 or visit www.aims.org. June 28-July 1: Crisis Consulting International offers a four-day training course on crisis management in Colorado Springs, Colo. The same course will be offered Dec. 6-9 in Orlando, Fla. A specialized six-day hostage event management, negotiation and resolution course will be held Aug. 1-6 in Oahu, Hawaii. For more information, visit www.cricon.org/2004training_update.htm. July 5-30: Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies at Columbia International University, Columbia, S.C., offers courses in Islam (credit/audit) for field worker candidates, workers on home leave, tentmakers in Muslim countries, pastors in areas of increasing Muslim presence and students sensing God’s call to work with Muslims. Introduction to Islam is July 5-9; Folk Islam July 12-16; Approaches to Islam July 19-23; Revelation, Qur’an and Muslim Traditions July 26-30. For more information, call 1-800-777-2227 ext. 3327, e-mail [email protected] or register online at www.ciu.edu/summerstudies. August 2 – 11: The Christian Economic Development Institute will offer hands-on training for churches or ministries interested in teaching the poor to help themselves. Open to missionaries and church leaders, the session will be held at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga. For more information, visit www.chalmers.org or call 706-419-1805. August 5-7: The second session of the Interparliamentary Conference on Human Rights and Religious Freedom will convene in Brussels, Belgium. Composed of members of national and supranational parliaments worldwide, members discuss and debate human rights questions and issues of religious freedom. For registration information, call Carol Paisley at 202-835-8760 or e-mail [email protected]. August 13-14: Concerned Christians for Afghanistan holds its Second Annual International Conference in Germantown, Tenn. The two-day conference is a networking event for local churches, concerned Christians, field workers, missions advocates and others interested in ministry to Afghans. The program highlights local church involvement in strategic ministry among Afghans and new partnerships between local churches and field initiatives. Registration fee $100, $75 for early registration by June 1. Register and find hotel information online at www.ccafghan.org, or call Steve Moses at 901-260-5712 or e-mail him at [email protected]. October 16: Leading Your Church in Missions will be the topic of a half-day workshop for pastors and local church missions leaders held in Rockford, Ill. The workshop will be held again in Lexington, Ky. on October 23. Cost is $20 per person or $100 per church. For more details or to register, visit www.davidmays.org. resources Wycliffe Dinner Theater: This professional dinner theater touring group helps inform and mobilize churches across the US for outreach to Bible-less people groups. The team of 13 brings it all: stage, lights, sound, ethnic decor, dishes, tables and kitchen trailer. They present a story of cross-cultural ministry with an ethnic meal. A freewill offering covers the cost. For the touring schedule, call 800-269-2007 or 503-753-1662, e-mail [email protected] or log on www.wycliffe.org/theatre/home.htm.