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May 13 2009
Lean Church Model Stands Up to the Recession
Eastburn speaks from experience. When he first became pastor of the church now called The Well, it was a traditional church with a budget almost entirely consumed by rent and salaries. But, then the church body decided to do something radical -- leave its building and become a community of house churches.
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May 13 2009
Define Spiritual Maturity - Barna Group
The research was conducted by Barna Group in partnership with Living on the Edge (www.livingontheedge.org) and included a nationwide, random sample of adults and a similar national survey among Protestant pastors, exploring definitions of, perceptions about, and perceived barriers to spiritual maturity. Five Challenges
The study showed five significant challenges when it comes to facilitating people's spiritual growth.
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April 03 2009
CURSILLO: Make a friend, be a friend, bring a friend to Christ
Goal of Cursillo The goal of Cursillo is the goal of the church - to bring all to Christ. This is done when informed, trained leaders set out with the support of others having a similar commitment.
What does Cursillo do? It helps to renew and deepen Christian commitment. Cursillo is one of many renewal movements. Many people have said Cursillo provides an important learning experience which causes many to feel like newly-made Christians with a purpose and with support.
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April 01 2009
ASHEVILLE, NC: From warehouse to prayer house
St. Paul's is an Anglican church, (under the authority of the Anglican Missions in the Americas - AMIA) but Greene said it's not what most people envision when they think of Anglican.
"We've tried to take the Anglican service and update it," Greene said.
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March 29 2009
Saddleback Church Trains Nearly 2,400 New Members on Historic Day
"The Bible says the church is the support and foundation of the truth," said Warren, who personally led the class. "We in California know the importance of support and foundation, because we have earthquakes. If you don't have a good support and a good foundation when an earthquake comes around, your house will collapse. The same is true of every area of life. If you don't have the correct foundation and support for finances, relationships and your marriage, it will all collapse.
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March 28 2009
One billion souls to save. Christianity in China is booming
A casually dressed, grey-haired Chinese man takes to the podium. "Let us begin with a look at the Gospel of Saint John." There is a rustling of pages as converts and curious open their Bibles. Almost everyone in the room is scarcely a day over 30. Most look as if they are in their early twenties. They are fashionably dressed - girls with high-heeled boots, men sporting trendy knitted hats. This is Friday night Bible class in Beijing.
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March 28 2009
VANCOUVER, BC: Our Greatest Gift as Anglicans
William+ reminded us that 'Metro Vancouver (even with its low church attendance of perhaps 4%) is not beyond the Gospel.' "I have been asking God', said William+, 'to break my heart for the lost. I need God's heart for the lost.'
"How do we catch fish in the 21st century?, asked William+. "The same way as in the first century." 'When we open our hands once again', said William+, 'Jesus will always answer. This good news is for you. Jesus died for you.'
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March 27 2009
Exit strategies - Jamie Dean
Also growing: Strunk's conviction that he couldn't stay in a denomination abandoning orthodox Christian faith.
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February 09 2009
SYDNEY: Historic live TV hook up launches Sydney Anglican campaign
In the Blue Mountains alone about 700 people gathered at Wycliffe Christian School's auditorium in the village of Warrimoo.
Some churches reported record numbers of attendees at their church for the event.
It was estimated that up to 50,000 people saw the broadcast, which is kickstarting Sydney Anglican efforts to befriend and then deliver a copy of the Gospel of Luke to every household in their region.
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January 21 2009
KANSAS CITY, Missouri: Ethics crisis in America? Church leaders say yes
And they are rushing to bring flocks back into the fold. "Honesty is honesty. It doesn't matter if you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, whatever.
A lot of these debacles we're seeing can be traced and sourced back to a lack of good old ethics," said the Rev. Jerry Johnston, who this month launched a 12-part series of sermons on ethics at First Family Church in Overland Park, Kansas, which has about 5,000 members.
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