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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, […]

Beyond the Basics of Church Insurance — WEB-EXCLUSIVE

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June 17, 2013 at 12:37 pm.

Each primary area of church insurance (property, liability, automobile and workmen’s compensation) bears lesser-known considerations.

WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Holistic green

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environment, green

June 17, 2013 at 12:23 pm.

By Rez Gopez-Sindac Each year for the past 13 years, Vineyard Boise in Boise, ID, has given away as many as 30,000 pounds of locally grown vegetables to needy families in the community as part of its weekly benevolence program. The fresh produce comes from Garden O’ Feedin’ — a three-acre sustainable community garden on […]

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 […]

A Critical (Often Overlooked) Trait of an Excellent Worship Pastor

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Pastor excellence, Worship pastor

June 10, 2013 at 9:54 am.

In my previous post, I revealed a critical — yet overlooked — trait of executive pastors. I will do the same for worship pastors in this post.