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Department of Health leaders visit Hope Within Ministries Community Health Center, unveil grant recipients of 2013-2014 Community-Based Health Care Subsidy Program

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church grant, health grant, health ministr, ministry grant

February 19, 2014 at 11:35 am.

HARRISBURG, PA / PRNewswire-USNewswire — Secretary of Health Michael Wolf and Physician General Dr. Carrie DeLone yesterday visited Hope Within Ministries, one of 40 new recipients to receive a grant through the department’s Community-Based Health Care Subsidy Program. The center will use its $190,096 grant to enhance its free primary care services to the underinsured […]

Retreat

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Leadership lessons, Pastor coping, Pastor recharging, Pastor retreat, Retreat reflection

February 19, 2014 at 10:36 am.

What comes to mind when you hear the word “retreat”?

10 things I’ve learned from starting a new church

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Church advice, church planting, New churches

February 10, 2014 at 11:33 am.

I have a friend who has started a new church.

Ministers weigh options amidst major religious decline

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American religion, Religion statistics, Religion trends, Religious decline

February 10, 2014 at 10:20 am.

By Jeff Brumley ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — A new study which shows the decline of religion in America may be worse than imagined but didn’t impress or shock Craig Nash, the community pastor at University Baptist Church in Waco, TX. For years now, Nash said he’s watched as study after study reports significant drops in […]

Drought

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church drought, drought

February 6, 2014 at 12:09 pm.

When I hear the word “drought,” the majority of the time I think of Third World countries.

After initial skepticism, online theological education growing

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online education, Pastor education, Seminary training, theological education

February 5, 2014 at 11:59 am.

By Jeff Brumley Chris Wondree is a full-time seminary student and a student ministry intern at a Virginia church, all of which means he’s busy. Fortunately, Wondree said, the internet helps alleviate the stress of running back and forth between Second Baptist Church and Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond. “Online courses make it possible to […]

Knights of Columbus to donate more than $750,000 for relief efforts in Philippines

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disaster relief, Haiyan relief, Knights Columbus, Typhoon Haiyan, Typhoon relief

February 5, 2014 at 11:32 am.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Christian Newswire — In the aftermath of the Philippines’ Typhoon Haiyan — considered the strongest recorded storm ever to make landfall — the Knights of Columbus will donate more than $750,000 to assist in relief efforts. The Knights of Columbus committed $250,000 in the immediate aftermath of the storm, and raised […]

XP Roundtable

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executive pastor, lead pastor, LEADERSHIP, ministry, senior pastor, worship leader, XP

February 3, 2014 at 9:00 am.

Three experienced executive pastors discuss the traits and skills that make an effective XP — and why the need for one is so often overlooked by senior pastors.

From disaster comes opportunity

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church remodeling, Construction, landscaping, remodel, renovate

February 3, 2014 at 9:00 am.

After 20,000 feet of space in an Oklahoma church was flooded, leaders embraced the chance to renovate for maximum ministry.

Sanctuary Acoustics FAQs

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acoustical, acoustical fiberglass, acoustics, audio, sound, visual

February 3, 2014 at 9:00 am.

Just about every worship space has “acoustical culprits” — under-the-radar elements which rob this critical venue of its sound clarity. We asked Nick Colleran, vice president of Acoustics First Corporation in Richmond, VA, to navigate some of them for us.