Church 'Prospecting' Goes High-Tech
April 28, 2004
A Christian retailer is helping churches reach out into local communities with a new Internet-based tool. Full Story...Author: Ministry, Church Changes -- If Handled Properly -- Can Glorify God
April 28, 2004
An author and president of a mission organization says most churches and ministries are resistant to change and often miss out on God's plan for their work. That's why he encourages Christian leaders and lay people to view change free from fear, resistance, or resentment. Full Story...
National Contest Gives Platform to Pro-Life Teens
April 28, 2004
In many states around the U.S., high school students are getting a chance to speak up for the unborn and others affected by sanctity-of-life issues as the teens participate in competitions designed to help them learn to voice their pro-life convictions. Full Story...
Methodist 'Openness' Motto Queried -- Open to What?
April 28, 2004
United Methodists meeting in Pittsburgh appear deeply divided over whether their denomination's motto -- "Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors" -- requires acceptance of behavior that the Bible calls sinful. Full Story...
'JESUS Film' Celebrates 25 Years, Billions of Viewers
April 28, 2004
Christian films have become a hot property in the wake of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. The February release by Gibson has created arguably the biggest splash ever in the industry -- not just in the Christian film genre, but in Hollywood as a whole. Full Story...
In Their Own Words, Homosexual Activists Out to 'Debunk' Marriage, 'Transform' Family
April 27, 2004
Several Christian-based law firms are intervening in three New York lawsuits in an effort to defend traditional marriage. Full Story...
Prayer Complaints Bring Ruling on Nebraska School Athletics
April 27, 2004
Events sponsored by the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) should not begin with prayer -- even if they take place at private Christian schools. That's what the Association is telling Nebraska schools. Full Story...
Hamtramck's Islamic 'Call to Prayer' Up for Vote Tuesday Night
April 27, 2004
A small Michigan community located completely within the confines of Detroit is expected to give final passage tonight to an ordinance that would allow mosques to broadcast Islamic calls for prayer over loudspeakers. But some local residents are hoping to derail the ordinance. Full Story...
Denial, Complacency Cited as Biggest Threats to School Safety
April 27, 2004
A school security expert says although there has been significant in school safety since the Columbine shootings five years ago, there's still some glaring gaps in security and emergency preparedness as well as in prevention measures. Full Story...
Think I'll Read It Again
April 27, 2004
Most of us probably agree that the Bible merits being read again and again. There are also a number of Christian classics which deserve at least a second or third reading. Books that convicted us so much we couldn't sleep at night. Books that moved us to tears with our first reading. Books that challenged us to raise the bar on our own faith journe... Full Story...
Christian GM Employee Taking Automaker to Court
April 27, 2004
One of the world's largest automakers is being sued because it refused a request from a Christian employee to start an affinity group. Full Story...
'Sexuality' Among Top Issues for Methodists in Pittsburgh
April 27, 2004
United Methodists from across the world are converging on Pittsburgh for the start of the denomination's quadrennial General Conference. Nearly 1,000 delegates from the U.S. and foreign countries are arriving in the Steel City for the event which has been themed "Water Washed, Spirit Born." Full Story...
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