In many churches, the receiving of offerings is the low point of the service. It's ignored, tolerated, or resented by many. But the Bible teaches that God wants our giving to be a deeply meaningful expression of worship in three dimensions--past, present, and future. [continue]
The greatest number of questions that come my way about volunteers in the church are phrased something like, "How do I plug people in?" I have yet to hear a request that asks, "How do we grow disciples more effectively?" Those questions are symptomatic of a larger underlying problem. [continue]
World's First Family-Friendly Domain Registrar Opens for Business
by Heather Cirmo | Breaking Christian News
Up until now, if you were in the market for a domain name to launch a website, you would be forced into doing business with companies who almost certainly have been profiting from the sale of domain names being used to spread pornography. With the launch of PurityNames.com, consumers and businesses finally have a family-friendly option... [continued]
Church, liquor store pull the cork on religion
by Lyn Dowling | Florida Today
This is Theology on Tap, a monthly ministry of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Viera, and it is so popular that workers from the package store move extra chairs into the lounge so that more people can be accommodated... [continued]
School backs down from student wearing Jesus t-shirt
by Michael Gryboski | The Christian Post
A student who has been frequently disciplined by a Canadian school for wearing a Christian t-shirt is now allowed to attend classes wearing the shirt... [continued]
Obama becomes 1st president to support gay 'marriage'
by Michael Foust | Baptist Press
President Obama Wednesday became the first sitting U.S. president to support gay "marriage" publicly, an announcement that was surprising perhaps only in its timing and one that could impact the general election... [continued]
North Carolina passes gay marriage ban Amendment One
by Rachel Weiner | Washington Post
North Carolina already had a statute banning gay marriage. Amendment One declares that "marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state" -- vague language that opponents say could threaten domestic partnership protections for all couples while closing the door to any sort of same-sex unions...[continued]
Nonbelievers flex their political muscles
by Kimberly Winston | Religious News Service
One of the biggest growth areas in political activism around religion is coming from an unlikely source: the nonreligious. And it's happening far from the marbled corridors of power in the nation's capital...[continued]
Why all nonprofits should periodically assess their risk
by Joshua J. Mintz | NonProfit Quarterly
Many for-profit companies consider a comprehensive risk assessment to be a critical part of their overall risk management process. Regrettably, some not-for-profit organizations do not take the time to perform a risk assessment for a variety of reasons: some do not understand or appreciate the benefits of such an exercise; some believe they adequately understand their risk profile; or some may feel they lack the resources to adequately perform the job... [ continued]
"Money missionaries" help struggling families
by Byron Pitts | CBS News.com
While the American job market is improving, long-term unemployment continues to be a big problem especially in Georgia, where more than half of the unemployed have been out of work for a year or more. That has led churches to ordain so-called "money missionaries," like Kevin Cross, to help families make tough decisions about family finances... [continued]
Pastor moves forward with plans to rebuild Henryville houses
| WDRB.com
The Henryville pastor who pledged to build 100 homes after deadly tornadoes wiped out his town found it much harder than he thought. So two months later, Rich Cheek has changed the plan and is just starting to see the work come together...
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