Volume 2, Issue 11
September 9, 2003


Feature: How Faith Communities Are Helping to Save the Planet
Part 2: God Is Green: Finding Environmental Values in Religious Tradition
By Oliver D. Ferrari

Daron Joffe directs the Gan-Chaim, or Garden of Life, program, which "provides educational and therapeutic gardening experiences for youth, adults, seniors and people with special needs at Jewish Community Centers, youth camps, and schools." In his farming sessions, Joffe recalls the intersection of farming cycles and Jewish holidays, which he believes to have been largely forgotten. The 26-year-old native of South Africa has stretched his $30,000 Joshua Venture grant to fund Gan-Chaim as well as marketing and development for his organic farm, Full Moon Cooperative. Full Moon offers a wildly successful Community Supported Agriculture program in which community members pay a seasonal fee and receive edible dividends at a rate of about one dollar per pound of organic produce.
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Announcement: Interdenominational Theological Center Welcomes New President, Michael A. Battle
ITC Public Announcement, July 2003

The Board of Trustees of The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), led by its chair, Bishop John Bryant, of the AME church, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael A. Battle as the 7th President of this historic consortium of seminaries.
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Announcement: Columbia Appoints New Director for Campus Faith And The City Program
Rev. Dr. Harvey Newman has been appointed director of the Faith And The City program at Columbia Theological Seminary. He succeeds Rev. Dr. Jim Watkins. Initially, Newman will serve jointly at Columbia and Georgia State University, where he is professor of Urban Policy Studies, Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
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Event: The Absence of Spirituality in Addiction: Spirituality as the Connection to Recovery
Sponsored by The Center for Health Ministries, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services
September 17, 2003
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Event: Leadership Development Seminar
Sponsored by The Center for Health Ministries, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services
October 13-14, 2003
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Event: "Nonviolent Communication Workshop with Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD,"
October 20-23, 2003
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