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
Another Congregation – Denomination Property Battle
By Don K. Clements The Miraloma Community Church (MCC) is located on top of the highest point in the City of San Francisco. Looking out their windows gives you some of the most magnificent views imaginable. It is a small, community church, a member of the Reformed Church in America (RCA) denomination. Here is how... Continue Reading
U.S. Conservative Christians Target 16 Democrats
By Ed Stoddard WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Conservative Christians, a key base for the Republican Party, said on Saturday they were targeting 16 Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in the 2010 congressional elections. Four other Democratic senators and 11 U.S. representatives were on the list, which was released at a summit in... 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 [Editor’s note: the original URL (link) referenced in this article is no longer valid, so the link...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
Schaeffer’s Son Not Repentant
By Julia Duin I still remember the first time I saw Frank Schaeffer, then known in the evangelical Christian world as “Franky,” the son of revered scholar Francis Schaeffer. It was 1983, and Franky, then 31, was giving a rousing speech about laying down one’s life in defense of the unborn to pro-lifers gathered at... Continue Reading
Is the Era of Age Segmentation Over?
A researcher argues that the future of youth ministry will require bringing the generations together. The statistics are grim. Rainer Research estimates that 70 percent of young people leave the church by age 22. Barna Group argues that the figure increases to 80 percent by age 30. The Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest denomination, recently... Continue Reading
Restoring Civility: Will You Take the Pledge?
Chuck Colson BreakPoint It will probably go down in history as the first presidential speech remembered not for what the President said, but for how a member of his audience responded. Even if you didn’t watch Barack Obama’s health care address last week, I’m sure you’ve heard what happened. Obama had just finished saying that... Continue Reading
People with ‘no religion’ gaining on major denominations
According to USA Today, americans who don’t identify with any religion are now 15% of the USA, but trends in a new study shows they could one day surpass the nation’s largest denominations — including Catholics, now 24% of the nation. American Nones: Profile of the No Religion Population, to be released today by Trinity... Continue Reading
Redeeming Sexuality: Sex, Brokenness and Healing
Mars Hill Graduate School is offering a conference that asks: Will you step into your own sexuality in a way that reveals the beauty of God? We all carry the markings of evil’s attempt to harm the beauty of our sexuality. Join Dr. Dan B. Allender, author of The Wounded Heart as he takes us... Continue Reading
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