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9-June-1998 
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    Presbyterian Mariners to Sponsor Family 
    Conference at Missouri Southern State College 
 
    by Julian Shipp 
 
JOPLIN, Mo.-Amid society's growing concern for physical fitness and health, 
the Presbyterian Mariners are inviting families to consider "fitness for 
the soul" during a family conference here July 19-23. 
 
    The event will be held at Missouri Southern State College near the 
heart of the Ozarks. The conference, the theme for which is "Fitness for 
the Soul: Strengthening Families Through Spiritual Formation," will be led 
by the Rev. Ben Mathes, an ordained Presbyterian pastor and president of 
Rivers of the World, an international exploration and development agency. 
 
    Mathes, a Snellville, Ga., resident who for the past 20 years has 
traveled the world on behalf of international health development and 
explorations, also has a radio program heard daily in 28 cities along the 
West Coast. 
 
    "Life is a long-distance event," Mathes said of the "Fitness for the 
Soul" theme. He anticipates leading participants through spiritual 
exercises mentioned in the Bible and focusing on the "exercises" that run 
our day-to-day lives. Amid it all, he said, he hopes to use the Book of 
Hebrews and apply it to the spiritual fitness of families and the journey 
to mature Christianity. 
 
    The conference includes a complete children and youth program for 
newborns through young adults. Older youths will spend at least a day doing 
a mission project in the area as well as take advantage of nearby 
recreational opportunities. 
 
    The conference program will also include daily family worship, 
workshops in keeping with the theme and a concluding Communion service at 
week's end. Conference housing on campus includes apartment-style as well 
as traditional dormitory-style facilities. 
 
    Presbyterian Mariners is a family ministry of the Presbyterian Church 
(U.S.A.) focusing on the support and nurture of today's marriages and 
families. Scholarships are available for those who have never attended a 
Mariner family conference as well as for pastors and seminary students. All 
conference registration and housing fees are due by July 1. 
 
    For registration and scholarship information, contact Presbyterian 
Mariners, 11555 W. 78th Dr., Arvada, CO 80005. You can also request 
information by phone at (303) 425-5033, by fax at (303) 425-0899 or via 
e-mail at carolyng@unidial.com 

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