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Beggars Society: Mimi Haddad

13 October 2010
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Mimi Haddad from Christians for Biblical Equality spoke at our October meeting. Listen to the audio. Slavery and Women: How the Early Evangelicals Challenged Gender and Ethnic Prejudice by Mimi Haddad About our Speaker: Dr. Mimi Haddad has served as president of CBE since 2001. Before becoming president, she worked for CBE since 1997 as [...]

Staff Gathering 2010

9 September 2010
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We’d like to invite you to watch and/or listen to some of the sessions from our triennial Staff Gathering. Opening session with Phileena Heuertz (7/12/10) Phileena Heuertz at Staff Gathering 2010 from Word Made Flesh on Vimeo. Audio State of the Mission Reflection, Chris Heuertz and Phileena Heuertz (7/13/10) audio only Field updates (7/13/10) audio [...]

Video: Sarah at Beggars Society. Sex-trafficking, part 2: Global

23 August 2010
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Beggars Society with Sarah from Word Made Flesh on Vimeo. Audio Sunday, July 11. 7 pm 1011 Leavenworth St. Omaha, NE Sex-trafficking series, part 2: Global Sarah Lance, WMF Asia Regional Coordinator and Sari Bari Director Word Made Flesh staff are witness to sex trafficking all around the world. Join us at Beggars Society for [...]

‘Living Mission: The Vision and Voices of New Friars’

6 August 2010
Chris Heuertz

In October, ‘Living Mission: The Vision and Voices of New Friars’ drops. It’s the follow-up to Scott Bessenecker’s book, ‘The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World’s Poor.’ The new book is an exciting collaborative effort organized and led by Scott Bessenecker with contributions from Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Viv Grigg, Craig & Nay Greenfield, Derek [...]

Beggars Society August 8: Phileena

3 August 2010
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Audio August 8 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm Join us for our Author Series with Phileena Heuertz. Heuertz will share about her recently released book and be available to sign books. Since the beginning of her service with Word Made Flesh, Heuertz has been an important international voice on issues of social justice, gender equality and [...]

Developing Mature Communities

3 August 2010
David Chronic

WMF Staff Gathering – July 13, 2010 Audio of this talk When I was asked to share about developing mature communities, Paul (Rase) reminded me of a book we read together called “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality.”  It has some guidelines that help you place yourself on your maturity level, and I arrived at adolescent, so I’m [...]

Phileena featured on Catholic Comments

2 August 2010
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Ministry to the Most Vulnerable This week’s guest is Phileena Heuertz, one of the directors of Word Made Flesh, an international community serving Christ among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor. In the interview, Phileena discusses the origins of her ministry, her love for the poor, and her journey to Catholicism. She is the [...]

2010 Staff Gathering

2 July 2010
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This is coming up for us in July. You can be thinking of us.

Submission dance piece

2 July 2010
Liz Ivkovich

Submission, a dance piece by Liz Ivkovich from Word Made Flesh on Vimeo. An interview with the dancers from “Submission” from Word Made Flesh on Vimeo.

Tuna

1 July 2010
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We have a friend named Tuna. Tuna sleeps on the sidewalk across the street from one of Kolkata’s (formerly Calcutta, India) largest outdoor markets. He spends his days outside the Government Art College. Tuna carries all he owns in a bag or tied up in a blanket. He usually has some old notebooks or a [...]