We regret to announce that CCM Administrative Assistant Becca Shrom will be stepping down from her role on Dec. 31, 2016. She will be returning to full-time education in pursuit of her goal in animal medicine. We are so grateful to her for the past 3 years of dedicated service on behalf of CCM Missionaries, fields and the CGGC! However, this creates an immediate need for a new Administrative Assistant. Interested individuals need to e-mail their résumé (with an introduction letter and references) to CCM Director Ben Tobias at [email protected] by Dec. 1. This full-time, 30 hour per week position will require availability throughout the work week during office hours. Please download the job description at this link:
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The aftermath of the presidential election provides recent evidence of how social media can be either a blessing or a danger. Facebook and Twitter (along with younger cousins like Snapchat and Instagram) are megaphones that amplify our voices so that – depending on the number of “followers” we have – we can let hundreds or thousands of people know what’s going on in our heads. That can be a very good thing, of course, and we have come to rely on social media to broadcast news that once required the lengthy process of printing and mailing out newsletters. We are blessed to learn of prayer concerns, praises, and urgent requests from friends in real time. However, the dangers of misusing social media can’t be ignored. As I write this on Nov. 10, the day after our country woke up to the results of the presidential election, we are hearing reports of riots across the country, and a barrage of acrimony on Facebook. Friends are “un-friending” each other. People on both sides of the political spectrum are voicing their deeply-held opinions and – in some cases – are urging revolution. Brothers and sisters, this is not a new thing: Scripture provides MANY warnings about misusing our words. Our Lord said this: “… For out of the overflow of his heart, [a person] speaks” (Luke 6:45) and “… I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken” (Matt. 12:36). The Lord and an unknown number of people will see the things we say on social media. Some of us have experienced the painful consequences of speaking without thinking, or sharing information that was best left unsaid or at least said privately. In the past week I have made the mistake of sharing a financial need and forwarded a photograph that wasn’t legitimate. I didn’t know that, and neither did the person from whom I received it. But nevertheless, a few people saw it before I could take it down, and my credibility (and that of CCM) suffered. I should have checked it out before posting it, but I was in a hurry and therefore didn’t take the time I should have. Here are a few helpful reminders we should consider before we hit the "send" button:
I thank God for social media! But like any tool, it can be dangerous if misused. God bless you as you serve the Lord. Let’s keep the focus on our King during these times of division and anger. Let’s “sing a new song” and show the world how the people of God can love each other even when we disagree. The end of October brings a mixed picture of Cooperative and Designated giving in the CGGC, compared to this time in 2015. Cooperative (which represents budgeted giving from the regional conferences) is slightly down 1.0% from last year, while Designated (which provides the vast majority of CCM funding) is up 8.2% (from $810,078 in 2015 to $876,511 now). Thank you for your faithful, generous and sacrificial giving for the sake of God’s mission to save the world and make disciples of all nations!
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