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  Mission Waco helps dedicate medical clinic in Haiti

  A five-person medical team from Mission Waco worked alongside Haitian health care professionals to serve 360 patients in three days recently at a newly dedicated clinic in Ferrier, Haiti.

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  Volunteer service bridges the generation gap

  Intergenerational volunteer programs benefit both youth and elders, studies show. For young people, spending time with older adults can improve their social skills, boost their school performance, introduce an element of stability into their lives and cut down on drug use. For elders, interaction with young people is a social outlet, an opportunity for lifelong learning, and an emotional and physical boon.

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  Common values, mission draw Christians together across lines of age

  Whether church members cross generational lines depends upon the “common” factors on which their specific Christian community is based. Many faith groups that begin as an age-targeted community often attract older and/or younger members because of their underlying value, mission or message.

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  Relationship-building vital to bridging gulf between generations at church

  A gap exists between generations in the church, experts seem to agree—and building strong relationships may be the way to bridge it.

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  Ministering together the first step toward intergenerational community

  Churches often segregate their members along age lines. Sunday morning usually sees children in one wing in age-graded Bible study, with adults in another area and often split up age segments.

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  Churches intentionally seek to bridge the generation gap

  Many churches intentionally look for ways to bridge generation gaps because they value the contributions each generation offers and what each can learn from the other.

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  Who Saw What at the Empty Tomb?

  Who Saw What at the Empty Tomb? When we examine the accounts in the four Gospels, we notice some similarities and some divergences.

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  Was Friday a Preparation Day for the Passover Meal?

  Was Friday a Preparation Day for the Passover Meal? No.

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  Did Jesus Descend into Hell?

  Did Jesus Descend into Hell? No.

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  Did Jesus Die on Friday of Passover Week?

  Did Jesus Die on Friday of Passover Week? Yes.

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  When to celebrate Easter

  Among the many controversies in the Early Church over the complex question as to how to settle the date of Easter

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  Baptist Briefs

  Ricky Creech, a former Southern Baptist church-and-community missionary and associational director of missions and more recently on the staff of a Georgia United Methodist church, was elected executive director of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention.

  04/08/2011 - By admin