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JUNE 2023   Transforming New England with the love of Jesus, by making disciples who do justice and foster unity to share Jesus. In this Issue: President's Message Make Disciples Do Justice Foster Unity Upcoming Events DONATE SUBSCRIBE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Charles Galda, Vision New England President, shares how we help the Church make disciples, do justice, and foster unity to share Jesus, including how events like our New England Leaders Gathering do this and accelerate evangelism.   You can find photos from our latest New England Leaders Gathering here. MAKE DISCIPLES Teach Them to Obey My Commands (Matt. 28:19) Becoming Like Jesus for Pastors and Leaders Part 2   Heidi and Rich Joy of Breathe Ministries share how ministry leaders can better engage in spiritual practices that create a sustainable foundation for their service, and how elders and church family can better support their pastors!        Listen here A Woman's Journey With God: Engaging Spiritual Disciplines   Rev. Dr. Moreen Hughes, of Concord Baptist Church, discusses her book, "A Woman's Journey With God: Engaging in the Spiritual Disciplines," including how spiritual practices have impacted her, and how we can implement them in a way that's tailored to our unique spiritual formation - for both women and men.   Listen here Becoming Someone Who Trusts Jesus Like Job Part 1   Rev. Barry Kang, senior pastor of Symphony Church in Boston, continues our exploration of the spiritual disciplines, specifically when it comes to trusting God (and by extension, our Church family) with our spiritual formation.     Listen here   Becoming Someone Who Trusts Jesus Like Job Part 2   Rev. Barry Kang of Symphony Church shares more of his insight on the spiritual practices, specifically sharing how Western culture and ideology has impacted the American Church, teaching us to turn elsewhere for our spiritual formation.      Listen here Episodes premiere Sundays at 2pm on LCR and Monday on FB!   Episodes are also available on:  Amazon, Apple, Google, Spotify and Youtube. Learn more on our Podcast page and subscribe! DO JUSTICE So They See Your Good Works and Glorify God (Matt. 5:16) Joni & Friends Summer Service Opportunity   Male volunteers are needed for “Family Retreat 3” on August 20-24 to serve as a companion to a child with disabilities for a few days! This is a perfect opportunity to help create a restful haven for families living with disability and do justice in New England.       Learn more or register here Returning Citizens Resource Fair   This resource fair will connect various program and service providers so they can collaborate to define services needed, and connect returning citizens to both. Join us and help create a re-integration infrastructure that can sustain the level of support needed to break the cycle of repeated violations and incarceration within Greater Boston.   Register here FOSTER UNITY Then They Will Know God Sent His Son (John 17:21) Theatre Group Evangelism   Centered on the final days of Christ’s life, this play explores Jesus’ character through the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of those near him. This opportunity allows for both fellowship with fellow Christians and a chance to invite friends and share Jesus through the arts.        Buy your ticket here Global Leadership Summit 2023   New England churches will host live GLS broadcasts, where world-class leaders will share insights for growing leaders to support kingdom work. Afterwards, Vision New England offers complementary Leadership Workshops to accelerate individual implementation of these learnings.       Learn more here UPCOMING EVENTS All Heaven Broke Loose: Outreach Play June 30, Lynn, MA     Love Your City – FREE Lunch and Learn event for Pastors and Lay Leaders July 20, Chicopee, MA     Counseling Conference with Dr. George T. Crabb July 22 Deering, NH     Soulfest August 03, Topsfield, MA     Global Leadership Summit August 03, Multiple Locations     Run Alpha Training - Andover August 12, Andover, MA     Joni & Friends New England Family Retreat 2 August 13, Greenfield, NH     Returning Citizens Resources Fair August 19, Boston, MA     Joni & Friends New England Family Retreat 2 August 20, Greenfield, NH MORE INFORMATION HERE THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: World Relief https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" data-bit="iit" /> Donate Subscribe https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" data-bit="iit" />   VNE is an association of 1,000+ ministries who want to see New England transformed with the love of Jesus. We help the Church make disciples, do justice, and foster unity to share Jesus.   P.O. Box 657 Stratham, NH 03885 [phone] VISIT OUR WEBSITE