Poll: Pastors having tough time helping congregants mix faith, work
DALLAS (WordNews.org) Jan. 30, 2012 — It’s a desire of most pastors (93 percent) to help their church members integrate faith into their work. But a new survey says two thirds think they’re falling short of that mission. The survey was commissioned by Dallas-based LeTourneau University’s Center for Faith & Work “People work more, and […]
Read More →America’s Christian Credit Union executive retiring
GLENDORA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Jan. 28, 2012 — Jan. 31 will be Robert Bernard’s last day at America’s Christian Credit Union. Bernard, vice president of lending, has worked at the credit union for 33 years. The credit union was founded in 1958 and is managing about $500 million in assets. Bernard was credited with helping to […]
Read More →Patrick Morley: God’s presence, power ‘so palpable’ (Part 10 of 10)
CASSELBERRY, Fla. (WordNews.org) Jan. 27, 2012– For five years, Patrick Morley and a group of other men have been planning a major initiative to hire 330 men to help disciple men in 330,000 churches across America. “It’s been like slogging through mud in many ways these last five years,” says Morley, the best-selling author of […]
Read More →Day of Purity video gets 250K views in 10 days
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Read More →Patrick Morley: A Borneo Christian? (Part 9)
CASSELBERRY, Fla. (WordNews.org) Jan. 26, 2012 – Patrick Morley remains grateful some four decades later to some men who reached out to him early in his adulthood. Unlike his father, Morley attended a church that had a vision to disciple men like him. “I’m just so grateful that almost 40 years from now these men […]
Read More →Patrick Morley: ‘My dad just never saw it coming’ (Part 8 )
CASSELBERRY, Fla. (WordNews.org) Jan. 25, 2012– For Patrick Morley, men’s ministry is personal. He sees the benefits of older men coming along younger men and helping them find their way as husbands and fathers. And knows firsthand what happens when that type of mentoring doesn’t take place. “My story is really my dad’s story, too,” […]
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