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| Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
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Concilio Sponsors Spanish-Language Services
Church of God Ministries, Church of God - General
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By Kathi Sellers
 The Concilio Hispano de la Iglesia de Dios hosted Spanish-language worship services at the 2008 North American Convention. Worship was lively, with a Latin flair, led by De Jesus Butto, a group of enthusiastic young people playing guitars, drums, and keyboards. They received their musical training from Marco Witt’s Instituto Canzión. In Latin terms, that is the best Christian music training available. Marcos Witt is the premier contemporary music leader, the Chris Tomlin of Latin America.
Great preaching with a strong dose of encouragement and inspiration was a vital part of the worship services. Speakers included Carlos Sanchez and Israel Munguia. These Spanish worship services are an opportunity for those working in Spanish-speaking congregations to come together. It is a way for them to celebrate their unity in Christ. As the worship leader of the Saturday worship service said: “We are here for an encounter with Christ, but we are also here to have an encounter with one another”
The Concilio has been doing amazing work this past year. They have come together with a clear vision of church planting and leadership development. Fifteen Hispanic churches have been planted, some in expected places like Texas, Arizona and Washington, others in unexpected places like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. They offer a great support system to help Hispanic church planters and thus the great harvest.
The Concilio is also working to develop good doctrinal materials to aid the young churches and their pastors as they disciple new believers. Translation of such books as Gilbert Stafford’s Theology for Disciples is underway, which will contribute to the doctrinal training of pastors in the Concilio’s Biblical Training Institute.
A version of this article appears in the Wednesday, June 25, 2008, edition of the NAC roundup/08 newsletter. To view the newsletter in its entirety, click here (1.98 MB). The document is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat in order to read and/or print it. If you do not have Acrobat installed on your computer, you can download a free copy of Acrobat Reader here.
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