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A New Interdenominational Curriculum Representatives from ten Christian denominations have come together to launch a new ministry project. Forty-four ecumenical leaders from Kentucky have now completed work on curriculum materials about Christian unity. These materials were designed for use as a four-hour workshop and include a written Leader's Guide with interactive video segments. This curriculum, entitled One in the Bond of Love, is now available to every Christian congregation in the Commonwealth. One in the Bond of Love was originally created for use in Methodist congregations by the Rev. Dr. Jean Hawxhurst and the KY Conference of the UMC Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious concerns. The Methodist version of this curriculum is currently in widespread use by United Methodists around the Commonwealth and is receiving national attention and acclamation. Rev. Hawxhurst and the UMC Commission on Christian Unity gave permission to the Kentucky Council of Churches to modify the One in the Bond of Love materials for use beyond United Methodist congregations. Building on four years of work that went into the creation of the original Methodist version of this workshop, a new version of One in the Bond of Love has now been designed for use in any Christian congregation in the Commonwealth. The new version preserves the goals of the original. The workshop has a four-fold purpose to help participants 1) recognize our call as Christians to live out our unity in Christ so that all the world might believe; 2) develop an understanding of the ecumenical spirit as an integral part of our Christian heritage; 3) affirm God's gift of grace that has made us one through Christ; and 4) to increase local congregations' awareness of ways to be involved in ecumenical ministry. This curriculum serves individual congregations by helping them accomplish six things. Upon completing the One in the Bond of Love workshop, participants should be able to 1) identify the scriptural basis for ecumenism; 2) describe what it means to be an ecumenical congregation; 3) explain why Christians have always been committed to ecumenism; 4) discuss why it is important to be an ecumenical congregation; 5) relate ecumenical issues to real-life situations; 6) determine two new ecumenical ministries for the upcoming year. The first unveiling of the new interdenominational version of the One in the Bond of Love Christian unity materials took place in Elizabethtown, KY. There, on February 18, 2000, the Kentucky Council of Churches' Commission on Local Ecumenism reviewed and authorized the final script of the Leader's Guide along with the new version of the video segments for the One in the Bond of Love curriculum. These new materials were used on the first four Sunday evenings in Lent by the Churches of the Perryville Ministerial Association. The curriculum is designed such that it can be implemented in four one-hour sessions, two two-hour sessions, or one four-hour session. You can obtain the new One in the Bond of Love workshop materials - which include a leader's guide, a participant's packet, rights to reproduce the participant packet, and a video cassette - for $19.95 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. You may pay by mailing a check for $24.95 payable to The Kentucky Council of Churches 1500 Leestown Rd Ste 108 Lexington KY 40511-2071 If you wish to use a credit card over the phone, you may pay with your credit card by calling 859-269-7715. If you would like to pay using a credit card using our secure online interface, you can make a payment of $24.95 at https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/KentuckyCouncilofChurches/OnlineGiving.html. Simply type "One in the Bond of Love" or "Buy Video Curriculum" in the comments box that appears on that page. .