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Business leaders sought in France. A mission team affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board is seeking contact with American Christians living and working in Paris. The mission team hopes to build relationships to reach business executives and government officials with the gospel. Contact David and Lola Curran, Le Liberte, 34 rue Salvador Allende, 92000 Nanterre, France. E-mail should be addressed to davidnlola@compuserve.com.
___ Texas native completes Bible translation. Robert Couric, a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and former professor at Dallas Baptist University, has completed his King James 2000 translation of the Bible, which will be published by the Bible League for use in Africa, the United States and Canada. The translation replaces verbal endings such as -eth, -est and -st with modern equivalents as well as replacing "thy," "thine" and "thou" with more modern equivalents. For information, see www.bibleleague.org.
___ Lessons available on BF&M. The Baptist Center for Ethics this week will release a 13-part set of Bible study lessons built around the major points of the Baptist Faith & Message. The purpose of the lessons is to help individuals understand the biblical issues and doctrinal changes between the 1963 and 2000 versions of the faith statement. The curriculum will be available for download via computer. For more information, visit BCE's website at www.baptists4ethics.com.
___ Glorieta honors Texan. Corpus Christi resident Amy Van Dyck, a summer staffer at Glorieta Conference Center, received this year's Holcomb scholarship in recognition of her hard work and dedication. Van Dyck spent the summer as a housekeeper at Glorieta. The scholarships are given each year in memory of the late T.L. Holcomb, president of the Baptist Sunday School Board from 1935 to 1953.
___ Accounting final for YouthLink. YouthLink 2000, a millennial celebration last New Year's Eve, resulted in more than 15,000 public decisions for Christian service and reached 46,081 young people, according to final figures released by LifeWay Christian Resources, one of the Southern Baptist Convention agencies cosponsoring the events held simultaneously in seven cities, including Houston. Lower-than-expected attendance, believed to be fueled by parental concerns about the Y2K computer glitch, caused the event to run a deficit of $6.6 million, organizers said. The total cost of YouthLink was $9.3 million, of which $2.7 million was funded by registration fees. The balance has been considered an "investment" by the sponsoring agencies, according to a LifeWay news release. The amount invested in YouthLink by SBC agencies is about equal to the amount of Cooperative Program funding the SBC gives annually to Southeastern Seminary, New Orleans Seminary or Southern Baptist Seminary. LifeWay is bearing the largest share of the YouthLink tab, picking up 43 percent of the deficit. The International Mission Board is paying for 38 percent, the North American Mission Board for 16 percent and Woman's Missionary Union for 3 percent.
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