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Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service, News Director Cheryl Brumbau gh-Cayford, 800-323-8039 ext. 260, cobnews@brethren.org

WEBINAR WITH CHARLES ARN TO FOCUS ON 'MAKING EVANGELISM EFFECTIVE'

(Nov. 5, 2009) Elgin, IL -- A webcast seminar on the topic, "Making Evangel ism Effective: Why New People Connect and Stay in Church" is offered throug h a partnership of the Transforming Practices office of the Church of the B rethren's Congregational Life Ministries, and Bethany Seminary's Electronic  Communications.

The speaker is Charles "Chip" Arn, president of the Church Growth Institute . The webcast will be offered on Nov. 17 at 12:30-1:30 p.m. Pacific time (3 :30-4:30 p.m. eastern), with a repeat broadcast on Nov. 19, at 5:30-6:30 p. m. Pacific time (8:30-9:30 p.m. eastern).

The event will provide information gleaned from research of new people who  join a church and stay in the congregation, insights for leaders who want t o invest their church's outreach energy in the right place, and specific gu idelines that are critical for church outreach to be effective.

No pre-registration is required, and there is no fee to participate. Those  who view the webcast live may receive 0.1 continuing education credit. Go t o http://bethanyseminary.edu/webcasts to connect with the webcast.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continu ing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its faith in  community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith t raditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrated it s 300th anniversary in 2008. It counts some 125,000 members across the Unit ed States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Nigeria,  Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and India.

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>For more information contact:

>Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
>Director of News Services
>Church of the Brethren
>1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120
>800-323-8039 ext. 260
>cobnews@brethren.org