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[ag-news] AG NEWS #1797: March 31, 2010
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**Conversations '10 registration for women in ministry begins
this week
Conversations '10, biennial conference for women in ministry,
will be held at Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas, on
September 29, 30 and October 1, 2010. Conference features
honest dialogue about issues, anointed ministry and leadership
training for female ministers, pastors' wives and women
preparing for ministry. To register, visit http://wim.ag.org.
**TV study finds disturbing trend against women
Report reveals incidences of violence against women on ABC,
CBS, Fox and NBC shows rose 120 percent between 2004 and 2009 ?
overall violence on same networks during same years increased
only 2 percent. Report states, "networks may be contributing to
an atmosphere in which young people view aggression and
violence against women as normative, even acceptable."
**CORRECTION: Service location for Raymond Hudson funeral
Services for Brother Hudson will be Thursday, April 1 at 10
a.m. at First Assembly of God, 800 W. Bender Blvd. in Hobbs,
New Mexico.
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**CONVERSATIONS '10 REGISTRATION FOR WOMEN IN MINISTRY BEGINS THIS
WEEK
The Network for Women in Ministry and the Executive Leadership of
the Assemblies of God have announced the opening of registration for
Conversations '10, the biennial conference for women in ministry, on
September 29, 30 and October 1, 2010, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in
Dallas, Texas.
All female ministers, pastors' wives and women preparing for
ministry are welcome to attend the conference for a time of honest
dialogue about issues, anointed ministry and leadership training for
all ages.
Registration begins Thursday, April 1 and runs through September 15
with a cost of $80 (special rate of $35 for college and graduate
students). The Network is encouraging women to share a hotel room
with a friend if needed to make their participation in this
life-changing event more affordable. Groups of 10 or more will
receive one complimentary registration. The first 50 women to
register will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card!
Dr. Beth Grant, Network chairperson, believes, "The key to
Conversations '10 will be the dynamic anointed interchange at round
tables as women honestly share their hearts and wisdom. They will
learn together about how to better fulfill God's call upon their
lives in a real world with complex challenges and amazing
opportunities."
One round table session will include Judy Rachels and Sheri
Benvenuti, sharing from their ministry journeys on how they have
learned to "keep the laugh in life." As in the other three round
table sessions, dialogue led by facilitators will follow the
presentations as participants distill "take-away" principles they
can apply to their own lives.
Strategic training sessions will convene in the afternoons of the
Dallas conference. Jeanie Turner, an ordained minister from Ft.
Myers, Florida, will lead a workshop on pioneering new ministries.
Turner leads One Way Out, a ministry reaching women trapped in
sexual exploitative businesses and other controlling lifestyles.
Other exciting training opportunities include Growing in Leadership,
The Pastor's Wife, Single in Ministry, When the Pastor is a Woman,
Creative Missional Arts and Raising Healthy Kids in Ministry, among
many others.
The opening evening of Conversations '10, "Join Us at the Table",
will celebrate the rich diversity of generations and callings of AG
women ministers in 2010. The second evening will feature the
ministry of Chi Alpha missionary Crystal Martin, a dynamic young
leader who has pioneered university ministries with her husband in
restricted Central Eurasian countries. Loida Espinoza, a respected
leader of the Gulf Latin American District Women's Ministries who
pastors alongside her husband in Crystal, Texas, will bring a
powerful closing message the final evening.
Grant says, "I know of no other gathering where we can purposefully
interact with fellow AG women ministers from all over the country,
learn from one another in round table dialogues, grow our skills as
leaders, and fervently seek God for a fresh anointing. If God has
called us to serve Him in ministry with strength and excellence
whatever our age and calling, Conversations '10 is definitely the
place to be!"
For additional information on the conference and registration, visit
the Network website at http://wim.ag.org or call 417-833-5558.
--Stephanie Nance
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**TV STUDY FINDS DISTURBING TREND AGAINST WOMEN
A study by the Los Angeles-based Parents Television Council shows
that storylines on primetime broadcast network television are
graphically depicting violence against women as never before. The
report, "Women in Peril," revealed that incidences of violence
against women on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC shows rose 120 percent
between 2004 and 2009. Overall violence on the same networks during
the span increased only 2 percent.
The study reported that females were depicted as victims of violence
429 times in 2009, compared to 195 times five years earlier. The
most frequent type of violence was beating (29 percent), followed by
credible threats of violence (18 percent), shooting (11 percent),
rape (8 percent), stabbing (6 percent) and torture (2 percent). In
19 percent of the depictions, the woman died.
While CBS had the highest number of instances (118) on series such
as "CSI," NBC had the highest violence against women increase in the
period, 192 percent, on programs such as "Law & Order." The report
also noted a 400 percent rise in violent portrayals against teenage
girls.
"In depicting violence against women with increasing frequency on
television, or as a trivial, even humorous matter, the networks may
be contributing to an atmosphere in which young people view
aggression and violence against women as normative, even
acceptable," the study concluded. "Those involved in the creation of
television programming must be vigilant not to trivialize, sexualize
or glamorize violence against women."
"All domestic violence is unacceptable," states Gary Allen, national
director of pastor care for the Assemblies of God. "Verbal,
emotional, physical and sexual abuse is very serious and merits
immediate attention. While such violence is frequently portrayed in
television and movies as 'normal,' it certainly should not imply
that it is 'acceptable.'"
--Pentecostal Evangel
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