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Now reaching thinking Christians in 29 countries!                    March 8, 2010
 

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Church Planting and Contextualization

Nelson Searcy moved from founding director of the Purpose Driven Community at Saddleback to the founding pastor of Journey Church of the City in New York, and now coaches hundreds of other pastors. Along the way he has picked up a lot of wisdom that we can learn from. [continue]

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The Good and Beautiful Life Should You Buy THis Book?


The Good and Beautiful Life

No one would say that they want a miserable life. So why do so many choose paths that lead there? John Bryan Smith gives us a biblical map to a good life. [continued]


Smart News

Dutch Politician: Islam Not a Religion but an Ideology
| RT
Dutch politician Geert Wilders calls for a halt to Muslim immigration, and says Islam wants to rule and dominate all aspects of society…[continued]

God's GPS At Work
by John Shirek | 11Alive.com
A youth pastor with his wife, daughter, and two friends, took a wrong turn on their way from church, and ended up saving a woman's life…[continued]

Atheist University Students Offer Porn for Bibles
| Fox News
Atheist students at the University of Texas San Antonio are offering free porn to fellow students over 18 ho give up their religious materials…[continued]

Bible-Based Debt Programs Surge in Populatiry
By Lois K. Solomon | Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel
Can the Bible help you pay off credit cards? Christian debt-elimination programs are surging in churches across the country…[continued]

How Should Churches Die?
By Vicki Brown | Associated Baptist Press
Is a church’s death inevitable? Who can give congregations permission to die? Should church members feel guilty for closing their facility’s doors…[continued]

Status of youth pastors rises as kids' lives get more complicated
By Steven Spearie | Wicked Local
With the rise of social networking on Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, the way youth pastors approach their job has changed significantly…[continued]

Church Program Feeds the Hungry--and the Community
by Ross Courtney | Yakima Herald-Republic
What started as a simple attempt to feed the hungry has turned into a reconstruction of community, where people belly up to satisfy social appetites even more than physical ones.…[continued]

Pastors U nited to Promote Non-Violence
By Laura Anthony | KGO-TV
There is a group of men who hope to pull Richmond out of its current cycle of violence. Tuesday morning, pastors from eight different churches appeared at the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors meeting to accept a resolution in support of their effort called Operation Richmond.…[continued]


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