Articles for tag: Marsha Relyea Miles

October 25, 2017

Christian Standard

Discerning the Body

By Marsha Relyea Miles  If you were to worship with tribal Jesus followers in the jungle of Papua New Guinea, you might find yourself sitting on a rough-hewn log rather than a comfortable pew or chair. The typical church building has a thatched roof, woven bamboo walls, a dirt floor, and “windows” that are open to the jungle (no glass or screen); the church is graced with calls of tropical birds and shaded by giant palms and lush foliage.   Imagine this setting . . . the sultry, equatorial breeze wafts in, carrying with it the sweetness of exquisite rainforest flowers.

July 24, 2014

Christian Standard

Thanks, but No Thanks?

By Marsha Relyea Miles (From our series “The Best or Worst Advice I”ve Ever Received.”) One of the best pieces of advice I ever received came from Walter Birney, longtime coordinator for the National Missionary Convention (now known as the International Conference on Missions). During the year I served as president of the NMC (2007), many people contacted me with creative suggestions about how they thought the convention should unfold. Of course, in designing such a convention, broad involvement and teamwork is a great thing. The ideas of some folks were extremely insightful, but some others, less so! Now and

February 10, 2008

Christian Standard

Compelled by Love

By Chris DeWelt “This is the National Missionary Convention!” With his exuberant sense of humor, NMC Treasurer John Fuller spoke this familiar annual line to an audience that instantly responded with cheers and applause. Some might have wondered why the crowd reacted in this way to such an obvious statement, especially when it was in the form of an offering appeal. Simply put, it is because the National Missionary Convention is a unique annual event. The 60th convention held at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 15-18, 2007, was a passionate, creative, energetic, and moving blessing to all

February 6, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Marsha Relyea Miles

By Brad Dupray Marsha Relyea Miles”s credentials as president of the 2007 National Missionary Convention were established in the jungle of Papua New Guinea, where she worked with her husband, John, for more than 20 years on the translation of the Bible into the Aruamu language. With the completion of the translation, and John”s sudden death, in 2005, Marsha returned to the United States to continue her work as director of mobilization and development with Pioneer Bible Translators. Marsha is a graduate of Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri, and the University of Texas at Arlington and is the proud mother

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