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GLOBAL FINANCES 16 TITUS/PHILEMON STUDY 18 BOARD MEETING REPORT 20 -- - - -~ - - - - - Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. , -Theodore Roosevelt How does an educational - institution become a community of compassion known around the world? Let Jan and Roma Jo Thompson take you on a behind-the-scenes historical journey of the Brethren Service Center and find out how this little campus dared to embrace the world. Beyond Our Means How the Brethren Service Center , Dared To Embrace the World -----@>----- /,~ RJan and RomaJo Thompson Brethren Press® This day. Order Now 800-441-3712 www.brethrenpress.com MAY 2009 VOL.158 NO.5 WWW.BRETHREN.ORG (( . publish with the voice of thanksgiving) and tell of all thy wondrous works)) (Psa. 26: 7b KJV). Editor: Walt Wiltschek Publisher: Wendy McFadden News: Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford Subscriptions: Diane Stroyeck Design: The Concept Mill 8 California, here we come: Annual Conference 2009 A collection of stories provides a preview of this year's Annual Conference in San Diego, including a feature on the journey of 2009 Conference moderator David Shumate. Other pieces give an overview of Conference business and the host city, a unique initiative occurring at a southern California seminary, and some fun highlights related to this year's big event. 15 Flashes of fundamentalism Many historical snapshots didn't fit in last year's heritage series during the denomination's 300th anniversary. This month, Tim Harvey tells the story of Harold Snider-a successful but controversial pastor who opposed the Brethren joining the Federal Council of Churches in the 1940s. 16 Real concern for the 'real' economy Everyone knows the world's economy has been in turmoil this past year. 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