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American Bible Society and NHCLC join forces to combat Biblical illiteracy in Hispanic communities

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June 21, 2013 at 11:35 am.

NEW YORK/PRNewswire — Two ministry heavyweights, American Bible Society and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), are launching a three-year effort to eradicate biblical illiteracy among Hispanics. According to a recent study conducted by Barna Hispanics, in partnership with American Bible Society, the NHCLC and OneHope, while 87 percent of Hispanics own a Bible, […]

Feds release first guidelines for confronting a church shooter

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Church emergency, Church risk, Emergency planning, Shooter guidelines

June 19, 2013 at 11:57 am.

Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) — For the first time, the federal government has issued written guidelines for houses of worship that are confronted with a homicidal gunman. Vice President Joe Biden released the new rules on Tuesday (June 18), six months after the school shooting in Newtown, CT, that left 26 dead, […]

300,000+ Military BibleSticks now in hands of Chaplains and Troops from every branch of U.S. Military

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Bibles troops, Christian military

June 17, 2013 at 10:03 am.

Pocket Audio Bibles bring peace and comfort by speaking God’s Word to America’s heroes in uniform ALBUQUERQUE, NM/PRNewswire-USNewswire — Since 2008, Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH) has provided more than 300,000 Military BibleSticks to this nation’s brave men and women in uniform — free of charge. The small, portable digital device contains a dramatized recording […]

New Catholic App Set for Unveiling at Catholic Press Event

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June 14, 2013 at 12:15 pm.

DENVER / PRNewswire — Heeding Pope Francis’ call to a more action-oriented evangelization through technology, the new We Parent More app will be officially unveiled at the Catholic Press Association‘s annual gathering, this year in Denver. The app combines masstimes.org functionality with several features that facilitate a young parent’s ability to navigate an online parish […]

The Rise of the @Pastor

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Pastors Social media, Pastors Tweeting, Twitter pastors

June 13, 2013 at 2:57 pm.

BARNA GROUP — It seems not a month goes by without a social media brouhaha involving a high-profile Christian leader. Such was the case when a prominent pastor tweeted about the recent Oklahoma tornado in a manner that seemed to connect the deadly storm to an act of God’s judgment. In between such controversies, insightful […]

Huckabee questions church tax-exemption

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Church exemption, Huckabee churche, Huckabee taxes, Tax exemption

June 12, 2013 at 10:50 am.

By Bob Allen (Associated Baptist Press) ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — Former Arkansas governor-turned-media personality Mike Huckabee asked Southern Baptist pastors to consider whether tax breaks from the government are worth the accompanying restrictions on political speech. The former pastor and president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention said June 10 at a pastors’ conference prior […]

Max Lucado, Thomas Nelson, CBA, The Salvation Army Partner in ‘Give Hope Where It Counts’ Campaign

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Lucado event, Max Lucado

June 11, 2013 at 11:53 am.

Christian Newswire — Bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado is partnering with his publisher Thomas Nelson and The Salvation Army and CBA, the Association for Christian Retail, to reach 1 million broken hearts with the message of his book, You’ll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Your Turbulent Times (September 10, 2013). Through the […]

New Study Examines Religious Affiliation of U.S. Immigrants

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immigration religion, religion immigrants

June 7, 2013 at 2:39 pm.

WASHINGTON/Pew Forum On Religion & Public Life — The geographic origins of new legal permanent residents in the United States have shifted markedly during the past two decades, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. government data on immigration. A total of 41 percent of new green card recipients in 1992 came […]

Are You Ready to Lead Your Team Through a Crisis?

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crisis, crisis leadership

June 6, 2013 at 11:39 am.

WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-USNewswire — Emergency responders are trained to make quick decisions that will protect people and save lives when a natural or man-made disaster occurs. And, this is a skill that comes in handy for anyone running a small organization. Images from the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma remind us that being aware of one’s surroundings, […]

World Vision to Expand Response as Another Round of Deadly Weather Hits Midwest

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Christian relief, Church relief, disaster relief, Tornado relief

June 3, 2013 at 11:31 am.

MOORE, Okla./Christian Newswire — World Vision is rushing to help those in need after areas of Oklahoma and Missouri were hit by another round of deadly tornadoes Friday evening. The storms come less than two weeks after an EF5 tornado flattened areas of Oklahoma and shattered lives. In this latest round, nine people in Oklahoma […]