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newsmakers Doug Seebeck was named acting president of the Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations (AERDO). Seebeck has been the executive director of Partners for Christian Development (PCD) since 1997. He and his wife live in Grand Rapids, Mich., with their five children.

Louis and Susan Sutton were appointed the US directors of WEC International. The Suttons have served in Chad since 1990. Jim and Judy Raymo, the present directors, will continue to serve with WEC as area representatives.

Jerry White, international president of The Navigators, has initiated the selection of a successor to be named this fall. White has served The Navigators since 1966 and will continue to chair the US board of directors.

calendar August 5-7: The Second Session of Interparlia-mentary Conference on Human Rights and Religious Freedom convenes 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 .

September 14-19: Medical Ambassadors International’s Training of Trainers (TOT) in Colorado Springs, Colo., introduces people to community health evangelism. Learn to establish a community-based health care program that integrates the physical and the spiritual in your ministry. For more information, visit www. medicalambassadors.org/Training_Dates.htm or e-mail [email protected]

September 24-26: A Rocha USA presents it first national conference, “Faith, Community and Conservation,” near Annapolis, Maryland. Practical workshops, field trips and worship address how to engage in conservation that makes a difference in relationships, neighborhoods and local habitats around the world. Plenary speakers include: Peter and Miranda Harris, Fred Van Dyke, David Cook and Craig Nicolson. For more information, visit www.en.arocha.org or call Karen Stone at 410-349-9032.

September 30-October 3: Missions Alive presents the National Missionary Convention, held at the Civic Center in Peoria, Ill. A special track for teens and children’s programs are included. For more information, call 800-972-1137, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.nationalmissionaryconvention.org

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. Standard of Excellence in Short-Term Mission.” For more information or to register, visit www.FSTML. org

October 14-22: Wycliffe International’s personnel department sponsors a reflection and prayer retreat near Dallas, Tex., held by Wycliffe training consultant Evelyn Davis. The retreat focuses on training persons to be leaders of reflection and prayer. Total cost is $450 for double occupancy and $530 for single occupancy. Scholarships are available. For details and application forms, contact Evelyn_Davis@sil. org

October 16, 23: Leading Your Church in Missions is the topic of a half-day workshop for pastors and local church missions leaders held in Rockford, Ill. on October 6. The workshop is October 23 in Lexington, Ky. Cost is $20 per person or $100 per church. For more details or to register, visit www. davidmays.org

October 28-31: The Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations’ (AERDO) annual conference is in Independence, Mo., sponsored by MAP International. For more information, visit www.aerdo.org

April-October 2005: Marine Reach, YWAM’s ship ministry, starts Bluewater Discipleship Training School(DTS), its first sailing DTS. Eleven students join staff and crew aboard a 90-foot schooner for the DTS lecture phase. Travel the Aegean Sea in three months, with stops at Corinth, Ephesus, Philippi and other historic places. Return to the boat’s base in eastern Greece for the three-month land-based outreach phase. For more details, visit www. marinereach.com/dts_bluewater or e-mail [email protected]

resources East-West Church Ministry Report: A Russian-language version of the East-West Church Ministry Report has been launched, available in e-mail subscriptions or on the Web at . Published quarterly by the Global Center at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, the report seeks to encourage Western Christian ministry in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.