IN THIS ISSUE --

** eChurch Award of the Month
** GC Session Will Begin at 3 pm
** Did You Know?
** Improved Business Card Features
** 25% Discount on Easter Preaching and Newsletter Graphics
** Impact of Adventist Radio
** Upcoming Events


MONDAY FAX
A News and Information Service for Leaders in North America

- RESOURCES -

** ECHURCH AWARD - THE NORTH PHILADELPHIA Seventh-day Adventist Church has been awarded the eChurch Award of the North American Division for the month of March.

Contact: http://www.northphillyadventist.org to view the site. For more information about the eChurch Award, and how you can submit church websites from your conference, go to www.plusline.org/article.php?id=4695.

** GC SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 3 P.M., Thursday, June 30, and end Sabbath evening, July 9. On Wednesday at 1 p.m., 24 hours before GC Session, will be the Day of Spiritual Emphasis (prayer and fasting).

Contact: http://gcsession.org for newsletters and details about GC Session 2005.

** DID YOU KNOW? - "Adventist churches are less likely than other local religious congregations to sponsor a youth group such as a Pathfinder Club, Scout troop, AY or teen club. The majority of religious congregations (55%) have at least one such group ongoing throughout the year, while most Adventist local churches do not."

If you subscribed to the "Creative Pastor" newsletter, you would already know more about this insight, as discussed in the Adventist Congregations Today book and CD-R.

Contact: http://www.creativeministry.org/research/FACT/index.htm or call 800-272-4664.

** THE BUSINESS CARD ORDERING SYSTEM AT ADVENTMALL.COM, designed specifically for Adventist pastors and administrators, has received a major upgrade that incorporates several new features. Now you can add your own photo or other graphic such as your local church logo to your card. Select from a gallery of inspirational art to enhance your card, or use one of several colorful new templates. Now there is the potential to have up to 12 lines of contact information included. The service is available with English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French versions of the Adventist logo.

Contact: www.adventmall.com or call 208-362-8006.

** EASTER PREACHING AND NEWSLETTER GRAPHICS SPECIAL - Easter Preaching Graphics CD is offered from Oxygen Multimedia Ministries at a 25% discount and free shipping ($40 value) until Tuesday, March 8th. The CD contains more than 450 PowerPoint-ready preaching images, sermon graphics, templates and backgrounds, for less than 20¢ per image.

Contact: 888-654-4452 or http://www.oxygen-multimedia.com/page/O2/SP_WD for more information and to order.


- INSIDE SCOOP -

** THE IMPACT OF ADVENTIST RADIO - LifeTalk Radio Network (LTR) reports 49,542 listener responses and 4,214 Bible school applications since January, 2002. Internet "hits" in 2002- 8.7 million; 2003- 49.7 million; 2004- 44.2 million. During 2004, LTR's website was visited by more than 2 million distinct IP addresses. Viewings of the "Every Eye" flash movie during 2003 and 2004: 4.4 million.

** POSITIVE LIFE RADIO'S recent fund raiser for Compassion International, found sponsors for 202 children in need who pledged $32 per month to help a child in South America, Africa or Asia. With the average sponsorship lasting five years, it is estimated that $387,840 was raised.


- UPCOMING EVENTS - A quick view of events sponsored by the North American Division

* Reconnecting Ministries Training Events, various dates and locations (next event, March 5, Atlantic Union; and April 9, Canadian Union ) - www.creativeministry.org/training/reconnecting_events.htm

* Prophecy Code: Bible Secrets Unlocked," March 4-26, uplinked internationally on ACN from General Conference headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland - www.net2005.org and www.acn.info

* "From This Day Forward" Marriage Conferences, March 12/Albuquerque, New Mexico; and April 30/Kansas City, Missouri - www.adventistfamilyministries.org/article.php?id=5

* "Revelation," 1st of Spring InMinistry Intensives for Pastors, March 20-24, by Jon Paulien at Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska - www.plusline.org/article.php?id=4510

* Se7en Signs, Acts 2 discipleship training, via satellite on ACN, April 2-9 - www.sevensigns.net

* Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program, Level I, April 18-22; Level II, October 10-14, both at Hinsdale, Illinois - www.plusline.org

* General Conference Session 2005, St. Louis, Missouri, June 29 - July 9 - www.gcsession.org/



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Managing Editor - Lynetta Murdoch
Consulting Editor - Fred Kinsey
lynetta.murdoch@nad.adventist.org
Fax 301-680-6464
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