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William R. Bright, 81, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, died at his home in Orlando, Fla., from health complications on July 19. Bright’s evangelistic booklet, The Four Spiritual Laws, has been printed in some 200 languages. In 1979 he commissioned the Jesus film, which has become the most widely viewed and translated film in history. Bright’s work through Campus Crusade will continue under the leadership of Steven Douglass, whom Bright tapped as his successor in 2001. Robert W. Cole was recently appointed president of the Bible League. Cole has served as national director of the Bible League in Australia since 1997. The Bible League provides millions of Bibles for evangelism and discipleship worldwide. calendar
October 5-8: Mission America Coalition’s National Leadership Forum, “The Gospel in the City,” will be held in New York City. The forum brings together hundreds of denominational and ministry leaders to strategize on mobilizing American churches for urban ministry. Speakers include Luis Palau and John Perkins. To register, go to www.nationalleadershipforum.com or call Peggy Tseng at 718.721.2626, ext. 16.

October 23-25: Reaching Muslims in North America, Indianapolis, Ind. Arab World Mission is co-sponsoring the Oasis Conference in partnership with the Crescent Project and the Caleb Project. Learn practical examples, methods and resources that any ordinary believer and church can use to pray for, befriend and express the gospel to Muslims in their community. For more information, e-mail:

November 6-8: Eighth annual Global Missions Health Conference, Louisville, Ky. Includes a pre-conference: the WorldWide Churches Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis. More than 80 national and international speakers, including Dr. David Stevens, CEO of CMDA, and Tokunboh Adeyemo, church leader in HIV/AIDS from Kenya, will cover topics for all health care professions. Continuing education credit available for most health care professions, and free housing available to registered participants. For more details, go to .

November 7-8: The Eastern Fellowship of the Professors of Mission (also know as the American Society of Missiology, East region) will hold its annual meeting at the Maryknoll Sisters, Maryknoll, NY. Program will focus on “Mission and the Middle East.” Students, missionaries, researchers and others interested in the study of mission are welcome. For more information and to register, contact Rodney Petersen at .

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A new Christian Internet news service, Forum 18, offers free e-mail reports on persecuted Christians and other religious groups in the ex-Soviet Union and its former satellite states. To subscribe, go to .