The last summit in Africa was held in Brazzaville, Congo on Sept 6th. Watch this video to hear what the participants had to say.

Le dernier Sommet en Afrique était à Brazzaville, Congo le 6 Sept. Voila la vidéo.

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On Sept 4th, TMCY held a summit in Pointe-Noire, Rep of Congo. Want to know more? Check out this video.

Un Sommet à Pointe-Noire, Congo était organisé par L’Eglise Mère et les églises locales le 4 Sept. 2008. Regardez cette vidéo !

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by Kari Mashos

It’s that time of year again! Some are scrambling to buy presents and rushing around to visit friends and family. Christian Science lecturer Kari Mashos likes to slow down and remember why we Christmas is on the calendar in the first place. She just gave a talk about this in Foxborough, MA and afterwards shared a few thoughts with us. Watch this short video to see how Kari is celebrating Christmas this year.

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The Kinshasa Summit drew 600 people from all around DRC. It took place on the two-year anniversary of the TMC Youth Summits. It was our largest summit yet.

Il y avait 600 personnes au Sommet de Kinshasa. Ils viennaient de partout en RDC. Le sommet etait sur la date de la deuxieme anniversaire des Sommets de TMC Youth. C’etait le plus grand Sommet jamais organise.

Sunday School Roundtable Chats

A new series of live Web chats sponsored by TMC Youth

Part 5: Sunday School Resources

With Susie Rynerson Jostyn and Chet Manchester

Monday, November 17, 2008, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET

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Please join us for our continuing series of live chats with Sunday School teachers and superintendents around the world. This month, we’ll explore an arena that has lots of room for expression and adaptation: Sunday School resources.

At the heart of Sunday School there are three primary resources defined in the Church Manual by Mary Baker Eddy: the Bible, the weekly Bible Lesson and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mrs. Eddy. But what is the best way to instruct students “according to their understanding or ability to grasp the simpler meanings of the divine Principle they are taught?” Many of today’s students find it helpful and inspiring to learn via a wide variety of media including video, graphics, audio, games, and interactive web media. Using these wisely in a lesson plan can make for a rich, engaging experience for everyone. So how can this media be used to introduce the ideas of “absolute Christian Science” and successfully lead students back to the Scriptures and “their textbook,” Science and Health? How can Sunday School teachers around the world share with each other when they create things that work really well in their classes?

Listeners to this chat are invited to send in questions live via computer. Susie Rynerson Jostyn and Chet Manchester of TMC Youth will provide answers based on their collective experience as students and teachers and will present a few new resources available on the Internet, on tmcyouth.com, and used in branch churches around the world.

The chat will be hosted live in English on www.tmcyouth.com. Everyone is also invited to stop by the Reading Room at 194 Massachusetts Ave. in Boston, MA to listen in with the public and a group of local Sunday School teachers.

If you can’t join the chat, you can post questions beforehand in the Sunday School Discussion Forum on the website and listen to the recorded chat afterwards.

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Have you ever wondered what some of the most frequently asked questions are about Christian Science? Maybe you already know because you’ve been asked them! Well, Christian Science lecturer Elise Moore travels the world and has heard them all. Watch these four short videos and see how Elise takes a crack at them.

Question 1: How do Christian Scientists feel about “Speaking in tongues?”

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Question 2: Is Christian Science Scientology?

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Question 3: Why don’t Christian Scientists use doctors?

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Question 4: Why don’t Christian Scientists believe Jesus is God?

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What is genuine manhood? Womanhood? Popular culture tosses out lots of definitions, but few are based on who we are as children of God. Christian Science lecturer Ryder Stevens shares how getting to know our sacred identity helps us get straight with God-and each other.

Do God and romance have anything to do with one another? It’s probably never really occurred to you that there’s a connection, but our right relationship to God actually puts us into right relationship with everyone else. Listen to Christian Science lecturer Lois Carlson to see how.

Would you like to be able to heal people? Christian Science lecturer Evan Mehlenbacher shares some tried and true rules for healing that come from the most advanced form of healing there is today: Christian Science.

When recording artist Michelle Armstrong was asked to write her second Summit song revolving around the theme of “Fearless Living,” she jumped at the opportunity. Hear Michelle sing “My Provider,” which combines her inspiring and comforting lyrics with her moving music style to create a song you won’t forget.

So what did some of the participants get out of the Chicago Summit? Hear it in their own words from the open-mic Reflection session at the end of the day. The room was filled with inspiration.

What are you good at?

Do you have a sense of what you should do with your gifts?

Christian Science lecturer Chet Manchester talks about how finding out what God is asking you to do with your talents makes it possible to make a real impact on the world.

Have you ever been asked about your religious beliefs?

Christian Science lecturer Robin Hoagland knows that sometimes it’s hard to answer because you’re not really sure what’s really being asked. She takes up 4 questions that will help you get it right.

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TMC Youth kicked off its African Summit tour in Nigeria. We had participants from Ghana, Togo, and Benin as well as all over Nigeria. Check out the video of the event and hear their experiences.

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Ready to see the Australian Summit slideshow? Enjoy the images and people (and a great soundtrack) from this two and a half-day Summit held outside Melbourne at the Mt. Morton Lodge. Attendees came from all over the pacific-from New Zealand to Jakarta (and even one from California!)-to hear the inspiring talks, get more involved, and feel the friendships that confirm, “You’re definitely not alone.”

What are your thoughts on vegetarianism? What about homosexuality? Organ donation? Listen to this special question and answer session from the Christian Science Board of Directors as they address those issues and others from young people attending the 2008 Spiritual Activist Summit in Australia.

Meet Becky Holmes, a student at the University of Texas, and Katie Crecelius who attends Middlebury College. They worked together in the Committee on Publication department. Watch this video as it takes you through a day in the life of these two TMC Youth interns.

Here’s Catherine Dixon, a student at Principia College. This past summer she worked in the research department of the Mary Baker Eddy Library.