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News Bulletin from the General Superintendent
Happy New Year! I hope that you and your church have conducted or will conduct a special time of prayer and fasting for revival in 2012. I would like to mention some resources and update you on developments.
World Network of Prayer
The World Network of Prayer is promoting 30 Days of Prayer in January. The theme this year is "United Prayer" with the acronym "UP." A prayer guide is available here. You can also contribute to the ministry of prayer online at wnop.org and obtain information about the biennial prayer summit, Summons to Sacrifice, which will take place June 7-9, 2012, in St. Louis.
Video Reports
I have prepared three short video reports on the progress of the UPCI entitled "Priorities," "Finances," and "Operations." They summarize my report to the General Board and elaborate on my report to the General Conference in 2011. You may view them at upciministers.com. The first one is available now. The others will be available next week.
Ministerial Training Resources
To fulfill our mission to grow and to plant new churches, we urgently need to train ministers for the harvest and help them launch their ministries. We are now providing tools for this purpose at upciministers.com (available to licensed ministers) and launchyourministry.com (available to everyone). I am now teaching a video series entitled "Ministerial Development." These lessons can be used for personal enrichment or ministerial training in the local church. The first lesson will be available January 11 on the two websites.
General Conference 2012, St. Louis
As in 2011, General Conference will feature worship, prayer, preaching, and teaching. Since the conference is coming back to St. Louis after only three years, the Global Impact committee recommended not having a Saturday night rally but instead focusing evangelistic efforts on street meetings during the week, with the goal of assisting three home missions churches in downtown St. Louis. Therefore, the Conference will end on Friday night. The iChurch seminars will be expanded and are scheduled on Thursday and Friday. The dates of General Conference are Tuesday, October 2, through Friday, October 5, 2012. The theme is "ONE: One God, One Church, One Mission."
Urshan College
We are moving forward rapidly with plans to open our own UPCI undergraduate Christian college this fall, with the goal of obtaining accreditation. We are in the process of making application with the State of Missouri, and we are working with a local college to offer accredited degrees through a blend program until we can obtain our own accreditation.
Administration. We have made the following appointments, effective July 1:
• President: David Bernard, JD, ThD cand.
• Vice President: Bobbi Morehead, PhD
• Academic Dean: James Littles Jr, PhD
• General Education Program Director: Bobbi Morehead, PhD
• Christian Ministries Program Director: David Norris, PhD
• Organizational Leadership Program Director: Thomas O'Daniel, EdD
• Dean of Students: Jonathan McClintock, MA
• Director of Library Services: Gerald Truman, MSBA, MLS
• Business Manager: Rhonda Morley, BS
• Director of Development: Richard Hernandez II, MA
• Director of Admissions: David Molina, MA
Admissions. For more information, go to upcicollege.org. For an application, contact Dave Molina at
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or 314 838-8858.
Support. We urgently need start-up donations, scholarships, and monthly partners. If you would like to support this new endeavor, contact Rick Hernandez at
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or 314 838-8858.
Sincerely in Christ,
David K. Bernard
