Rick Warren: Pastors Shouldn’t Endorse Politicians
Saddleback megachurch pastor Rick Warren was recently quoted in an CNN interview saying,I don’t think it’s right for pastors to endorse [a political candidate] in…
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New Faith-Based Sports Ministry Presented to the Vatican
5 organisations have launched the John Paul II Foundation for Sports, to promote the values of the Gospel through sports. They join other faith-based groups…
2 killed in Tennessee church shooting: suspect charged
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/27/church.shooting/index.htmlAaron Cooper, Carol Cratty & Rusty Dornin, CNN27 Jul 2008KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) — A shotgun-wielding man opened fire at a Unitarian church during a children’s…
Media & Mission
Brian Fisher writes an interesting article “Media, Mission, and Batman” on the state of media culture & the slow rate of engagement by the Church…
Pope apologises for ‘evil’ of child sex abuse
Pope Benedict XVI offered a historic full apology for child sex abuse by predatory priests Saturday, saying he was “deeply sorry” and calling for those…
World Council of Churches in Indonesia to strengthen efforts against violence
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/world.council.of.churches.in.indonesia.to.strengthen.efforts.against.violence/20610.htm17 Jul 2008Churches working for peace in Indonesia – a country which over the last decades had to cope with repeated outbreaks of ethnic and…
Filipino church leaders risk death for advocating change
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/filipino.church.leaders.risk.death.for.advocating.change/20482.htmby Ingrid Yap, Christian Post14 Jul 2008Bishop Eliezer M Pascua leads a church that lives at the intersection of uncertainty and faith.Pascua, General Secretary of…
The Deliberate Church | Mark Dever & Paul Alexander
Mark Dever and Paul Alexander wrote the book “The Deliberate Church” (Building your ministry on the Gospel) in 2005. It is divided into four sections:…
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
10 Jun 2008 by Charles BabingtonBarack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative…
An Evangelical Manifesto
http://www.anevangelicalmanifesto.com/index.phpA document titled “An Evangelical Manifesto – A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment” was released at the National Press Club today, spearheaded by…