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>From nobody@wfn.org  Thu Sep 21 00:00:00 2000
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: Clifford L. Willis
Date: September 21, 2000
on the Web: http://www.disciples.org
E-mail: CWillis@oc.disciples.org

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ST. LOUIS (DNS) -- The Division of Higher Education of the Christian 
Church (Disciples of Christ) has called Brad Lyons as its first director 
of communications. 

In the position Lyons will promote the relationship between congregations 
and universities, theological institutions and campus ministries; raise 
awareness among prospective students of Disciples higher education 
partners; develop the affiliations between the church's regions and the 
institutions they support; and produce information to help in fund 
raising. 

Fourteen universities and seven theological institutions in 12 states are 
in covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), serving 
24,000 students.  

"We need to do a better job of telling the congregations how their 
resources are being used in the classrooms and in campus ministries," said 
the Rev. Dennis Landon, president of the Division of Higher Education.  
"There is a lot happening at institutions that we work with that our 
congregations and the larger community of the church as a whole should 
know.  Through their support and resources, the church's future leaders 
are being trained on those campuses." 

A native of Edmond, Okla., Lyons comes to DHE from the City of Maryland 
Heights, Mo., where as public relations supervisor he oversaw several 
municipal communications programs. He earned a bachelor's degree in 
journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and spent four years 
at newspapers in Oklahoma and a non-profit organization in the oil and gas 
exploration industry. 

For more information, contact Lyons at DHE's office in St. Louis at 
314-991-3000, or by e-mail: blyons@dhedisciples.org.  Information on DHE 
activities is available online at: www.dhedisciples.org. 

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