Cover - Bigger Grants
and Youth 2003


Bishop's Column
“Wouldn't it break God's heart for people to come into our churches only to find us obsessed with rules, procedure, and structure?”
Page 2

AIDS in Africa
“Coffins of wood some- times must be replaced with cardboard boxes. Bodies often have to be piled one on top of another in a grave.”
Page 6

District Roundup
Read about a small church's big vision in Oak Ridge District, a mobile meal ministry in Kingsport District, and a wet preacher in Maryville District.
Page 8

Reading List
What books are lying on the nightstands of these retired ministers?
Page 3

Bishop's Perspective