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Jesus recycled?

By   /  October 4, 2011  /  Education, Law  /  4 Comments

Colorado Springs, Colo. (WordNews.org) Aug. 26, 2011 — Focus on the Family’s senior vice president, Tom Minnery, has something to rejoice about. Here’s the story: “My colleague Stuart Shepard was in Walmart last weekend shopping for back-to-school supplies for his son when he encountered some rather provocatively Christian notebooks and folders. One of them read: […]

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Is there a revival going on in New York City?

By   /  October 4, 2011  /  Church, Polls  /  3 Comments

NEW YORK CITY (WordNews.org) Sept. 5, 2011 — A new study shows church attendance has risen from a low of 31 percent in 1999 to 46 percent. Barna Group said its survey includes those attending all types of religious services, but the vast majority attend Protestant and Catholic churches. Bible reading is up in the […]

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InterVarsity: Number of students coming to Christ up 30%

By   /  October 4, 2011  /  Education  /  No Comments

MADISON, Wis., Colo. (WordNews.org) Sept. 2, 2011 — The number of students asking Christ into their hearts through the witness of InterVarsity staff and students has risen 30 percent in the past five years, the ministry said.

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How effective is your church?

By   /  October 4, 2011  /  Books, Church  /  No Comments

(WordNews.org) Aug. 27, 2011 — How do you measure how effective a church is? Is it the attendance? The budget? Some other factor? Greg L. Hawkins’ and Cally Parkinson’s new book “MOVE” has been described as “groundbreaking” following the survey of more than 280,000 congregants and 1,200 churches. The book is aimed at church leaders […]

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GOD TV plans simulcast for Sept. 11

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NEW YORK (WordNews.org) Sept. 1, 2011 — GOD TV will air a global

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Focus on the Family cuts 49 jobs

By   /  October 4, 2011  /  Entertainment  /  No Comments

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (WordNews.org) Sept. 19, 2011 — Focus on the Family announced Friday it was cutting 49 jobs, citing the “worsening economic downturn.” The ministry said it was expected to raise $95 million in donations this fiscal year, down from a projected $105 million. Still, the ministry said its work would continue. “Many nonprofit […]

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Focus on the Family’s $5M giving gap

By   /  October 4, 2011  /  Uncategorized  /  1 Comment

Colorado Springs, Colo. (WordNews.org) Sept. 1, 2011 — Focus on the Family sent out email letters to supporters today telling them about a $5 million giving gap that could hurt the ministry’s outreach efforts. The ministry’s fiscal year ends Sept. 30. “We’re facing a sizeable giving gap that threatens our outreach to the families that […]

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Flooded Pakistani Christians in need of aid

By   /  October 4, 2011  /  International, Missions  /  1 Comment

SINDH, Pakistan (WordNews.org) Sept. 16. 2011 — As many is 6 million people in the province of Sindh are being hit with disastrous floods a year after many Pakistanis were devastated by floods. Barnabas Fund says hundreds of thousands of homes and millions of acres of crops have been swept away. Thousands of people are […]

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