Coffee Break Prayer List from the London Bears
Here is your coffee break prayer list from Chris and Zhenya Bear, church planters in London. We try to keep it simple enough that you can pray for us on the way to the coffee machine. In our last newsletter we had so much we wanted to tell you about but could not go into... Continue Reading
College Students Conduct Marathon C.S. Lewis Reading Session
Students at the University of Mobile spent Thursday and Friday this week reading aloud “The Chronicles of Narnia”. Narnia is the magical kingdom entered through a wardrobe closet in C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” the first installment of the “Chronicles of Narnia” books. A special invitation was given to children who... Continue Reading
Birmingham Church Ministry to Public School Children
Covenant Presbyterian Church is involved with a specialized para-church organization in Alabama known s Discovery Clubs. Many of the church members volunteer weekly in this ministry. One volunteer, Karen Edwards, encourages others to get involved: “Discovery Clubs is a ministry opportunity in public schools after regular school hours, showing and sharing the love of Christ... Continue Reading
Pastor Deployed to Kosovo as Army Chaplain
“We are counting down the days until our upcoming mobilization for deployment to Kosovo,” says Maury Millican, a U.S. Army chaplain. “We have been resetting, reorganizing, retraining since our redeployment from Iraq in 2005.” Chaplain Major Millican’s unit, the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, will command the multinational peace-keeping mission to Kosovo, an eastern European country... Continue Reading
Birmingham Churches sponsor special outreach to Vietnamese Community
Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Hunter Street Baptist Church and the local Vietnamese Church are cooperating together in a special Gospel outreach to Birmingham-area Vietnamese. These churches have been planning an evangelistic event that local Vietnamese non-believers could be invited to. [Editor’s note: the original URL (link) referenced in this article is no longer valid, so the link... Continue Reading
New Ministry Inaugurated at RTS/Charlotte
The Reformed Campus Ministry Institute (RCMI) inauguration at RTS/Charlotte was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 in the chapel. This new institute is a “think tank” designed to equip students to more effectively reach college campuses with the gospel of Jesus Christ and the core tenets of Reformed theology. It includes a new M.Div. degree... Continue Reading
2009 “The Confessional Presbyterian Journal “ Ready for Publication
The 2009 issue of The Confessional Presbyterian is in preparationfor an October/November release. This issue once promises to be significant in quality and size. As it is the 500th Anniversary of the birth of John Calvin we commissioned CPJ cover artist Mike Mahon to portray the Reformer in a new portrait for the full color... Continue Reading
Christians Sent to Jail for Helping North Korean Refugees
Normally, giving humanitarian aid is applauded. But for Christians Li Mingshun and Zhang Yonghu, it resulted in a ten-year prison sentence. The Missions Agency, China Aid, reports that at the end of July, Li and Zhang were indicted for aiding North Korean refugees fleeing to South Korea through China. Officials found Li guilty of “human... Continue Reading
Monthly Prayer Letter from Ed and Debbie Read
Christian Medical and Dental Association, Richmond, VA [Editor’s note: the original URL (link) referenced in this article is no longer valid, so the link has been removed.] September 2009 We wish you could be there on Monday evenings for the Bible study. You would get to experience the gathering of 35-40 students, residents, doctors and... Continue Reading
Southwest Church Planting Network
The Southwest Church Planting Network is a cooperative work of PCA churches in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. In 1998 the Southwest Church Planting Network (PCA) was formed to make expanding the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, a high priority in the Southwest. The Network is a Joint Subcommittee of four... Continue Reading