Impact Campus Ministries has hired a new Media Arts Coordinator to assist Brent Billings in communications and production. Chakowa Donaldson is an expert in graphic design and media. We’re excited to add her to the team at ICM.
A place where you are going to experience a lot of her work is within BEMA. She’ll be creating graphics, videos, and helping us run our social media platforms. When you do see those contributions, we want you to know the face behind the work. See some of her work here or here or here.
As you can see, she’s already taken our content to a new level—with so many more levels to come. We are excited to have Chakowa as our new Media Arts Coordinator. If you’d like to send a note of greeting, welcome, and encouragement to Chakowa, do so here.
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Last Chance to Pre-order Marty’s Book |
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It’s almost here! Marty’s first book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible: A Guide for the Wounded, Wary & Longing for More, is set to be released February 7. The book is currently available for pre-order.
The audiobook, read by Marty, is also available free to anyone who pre-orders a copy of the book. Email your receipt to navpressbooks@tyndale.com and they will send you the audiobook within one business day.
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What’s Happening Around the Globe?
Jacqueline’s Story
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This is Jacqueline.
Her journey with Jesus started over 47 years ago in the lobby of a university library when two women from a college ministry shared the gospel with her. Marriage and motherhood brought naps, which also brought the opportunity for study. It was those seasons when she fell in love with the Word, and she enjoyed getting into many translations and resources. In 2010, a ministry she supported started exploring the Jewish roots of Christianity and she was excited to learn it all.
In 2019, Jacqueline’s daughter sent her a link to the BEMA Podcast. The first two episodes sparked her curiosity and the rest of Session 1 solidified her journey with BEMA. Marty’s illustration of having a different perspective, a more eastern one, was so clear in her mind—and learning to “trust the story” rekindled her passion for the Word. During the pandemic lockdown, BEMA was a constant companion and Jacqueline listened to several episodes a day. Eventually, she caught up to Marty and Brent in real time while she crocheted blankets, hats, and shawls.
For Jacqueline, tuning into BEMA is like sampling all the goodies in a bakery while waiting for the next spectacular creation from the oven. The mixture of verse-by-verse teaching and digging into the Text, the Jewishness of the Text, the history, the chiasms, and reviews of The Chosen from a BEMA perspective has made the podcast a rich resource. The addition of new hosts and diverse interviews are a bonus. Listening to Elle’s insight on women or hearing Porshe Chiles’s hope for more inclusion in the discussions of the Text were greatly encouraging. She continues to tell others about BEMA in the hope that they will find it to be a helpful resource as well.
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Marty, Brent, or Brian may be coming to your neck of the woods. Use the contact buttons at the bottom of this email and see if there is some time you can meet up with them or attend an event. If more information is available, we will include it below. Full details on the BEMA website.
FEBRUARY 11: Author Event with Marty in Kokomo, IN (details)
FEBRUARY 18: Author Event with Marty in Van Nuys, CA (details)
FEBRUARY 20: Author Event with Marty in Anaheim, CA (details)
FEBRUARY 24–26: Marty in Jacksonville, FL (details)
MARCH 21: Author Event with Marty in Chattanooga, TN (details)
MARCH 22: Author Event with Marty in Hendersonville, TN (details)
APRIL 1–10: Solomon family spring break in southern Texas (details to come)
APRIL 14–16: Marty in State College, PA
APRIL 17–20: Marty in Colorado Springs, CO (details to come, maybe no public events)
APRIL 27–30: BEMA Team Retreat in Indianapolis, IN (no public events)
Lots of events are being scheduled for February through May. Stay tuned! We will be posting details as they arrive at bemadiscipleship.com/news.
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We are sharing links to the latest videos Marty is producing for those of you who don’t subscribe to his YouTube channel. (But please subscribe!)
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Published by BEMA Discipleship, in partnership with Impact Campus Ministries. |
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