The Women of RTS/Charlotte will hold a conference on "Part of the Plan" April 26-27 on the Charlotte campus. The speaker is Nancy Guthrie. Contact Tari Williamson to sign up. The cost is $50.

Ryan McVicar is planting a church, New City Presbyterian, in the Royal Oak area of Detroit. “People at New City don’t just see each other on Sunday," says Ryan. Read an article on his church in the local paper here.

Jennifer Miller and Louisa McCullough Tremann work in the home office of Mission to the World. They have teamed up to train new missionaries about support raising.  Louisa and Jennifer served as missionaries with MTW (to Ukraine and East Asia, respectively) and now are bringing their own experience and research on this topic to others. In early 2013, they will be part of Raising Support Successfully – A Team Approach to Ministry. This two-day intensive event will be open to all those raising support in the greater ministry community.  Click here to learn more.

Chris Peck taught Greek, Hebrew and Old Testament in Papua New Guinea, and is now back and living in Orlando with his family awaiting some final words on a new calling. Essentially, Chris’ vision is the teaching of Scripture to groups of businessmen at their office, where Christians and non-Christians come and listen and learn. More of the vision includes going on mission trips and teaching people about missions and praying with groups.

Joel Pelsue, founder and president of Arts and Entertainment Ministries, recently wrote "The Power of Beauty" on his Web site. "It ought not to surprise us that God starts and ends the Bible with beauty. He begins with a beautiful garden, ends with a beautiful city,..." says Pelsue. Read the full article here.