Christian Newswire – The American Church, which once ruled the spiritual landscape of the United States, is struggling amidst rising persecution and shrinking numbers of youth. According to a study by Liberty Institute and the Family Research Council, U.S. Christians are facing unprecedented amounts of persecution and hostility. The recent attack on the FRC by […]
Read More >By Jeff Brumley Top leadership roles aren’t all that easy to come by for 20-somethings in the moderate and progressive Baptist world, making Andi Sullivan all that much more grateful as executive director of executive director of His Nets. She assumed leadership of the malaria-fighting nonprofit in February when her dad became a pastor in […]
Read More >BREA, CA — Budgets are tools that, when built and used properly, can help your ministry plan for and stay focused on its highest priorities. Two free webinar recordings being offered by Evangelical Christian Credit Union (ECCU) can help. Representatives from hundreds of ministries registered for these webinars and gained firsthand access to budgeting best […]
Read More >Wycliffe Associates, an international organization that involves people in the acceleration of Bible translation, continues to extend the impact of Bible translation support overseas by providing Bible translators with technology that streamlines their work and reduces translation time. By the end of 2012, the Orlando-based organization hopes to have installed a total of 215 Bible […]
Read More >By Bob Allen A ministerial housing allowance provision that saves U.S. ministers an estimated $1.2 billion annually in tax exemptions is unfair to other taxpayers not entitled to the same benefit, according to a 2011 lawsuit by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A Wisconsin judge has given a green light to a lawsuit challenging a […]
Read More >BARBOURSVILLE, VA /Christian Newswire – In a new survey of almost 500 people who have ever sought professional counseling to lessen unwanted homosexual attractions, more than half (55%) said the counseling was effective in causing the frequency and intensity of their homosexual attractions to diminish. And seven out of 10 said they were either satisfied […]
Read More >CHICAGO /Christian Newswire – The First Amendment’s freedom to speak in public has been the most foundational freedom for Americans since the founding of the nation. Many have benefited from this freedom such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., D.L. Moody and, more recently, Curt Teesdale, a Chicago pastor. In 2008, police officers arrested Teesdale […]
Read More >When the leadership at the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) of the United Methodist Church encountered problems gathering data from its churches, they turned to TrendSend for help. TrendSend is an email and web-based system that gathers key data on organizational performance, generates trend reports and provides a platform for sharing information. With […]
Read More >By Chris Lisee (RNS) Maybe religion really is the opiate of the masses – just not the way Karl Marx imagined. A University of Washington study posits that worship services at megachurches can trigger feelings of transcendence and changes in brain chemistry – a spiritual “high” that keeps congregants coming back for more. “We see […]
Read More >BREA, CA — The 2012 WFX Conference and Expo in Atlanta asserts an ambitious theme: Preparing churches of all sizes to meet evolving leadership, technology, and facility needs. During the four-day conference (September 18–21), Evangelical Christian Credit Union (ECCU) will help deliver on that theme by presenting two educational sessions, one featuring generosity expert Brian […]
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