Tag: Evangelism

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By micoots
06/07/2016 0

Britain’s Methodist Church to consider same-sex marriage

The Methodist Conference has voted to revisit the definition of marriage

British Methodists may decide to allow same-sex marriages in their churches after a vote at the denomination's annual conference yesterday.

The Methodist Conference sets policy for the entire British Methodist Church. After a report from a task group on Marriage and Relationships the Conference agreed it would “revisit” its definition of marriage – it currently says it is between a man and a wo..

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

Heritage Baptist underscores CP’s eternal difference

Copyright (c) 2016 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/47174/heritage-baptist-underscores-cps-eternal-difference

Heritage Baptist underscores CP's eternal difference

MONROE, Mich. (BP) — Churches, such as Heritage Baptist Church, talk frequently about the eternal difference the Cooperative Program makes in the lives of individ..

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

FROM THE STATES: Fla., Ga., Texas evangelism/missions news; ‘The goal is to build a personal relationship with them — not just give them a bag of food’

Copyright (c) 2016 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/47171/from-the-states-fla-ga-texas-evangelismmissions-news-the-goal-is-to-build-a-personal-relationship-with-them–not-just-give-them-a-bag-of-food

FROM THE STATES: Fla., Ga., Texas evangelism/missions news; 'The goal is to build a personal relationship with them — not just ..

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

Cuban believers make disciples in Ecuador

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Cuban believers make disciples in Ecuador

Cuban Baptist missionaries Javier Carballea and his wife Yaima pray with a man looking out his window while they walk through a neighborhood in Montalvo, Ecuador.

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By micoots
04/07/2016 0

4 Steps to Revitalize a Church

One of the more difficult ministry assignments is when a pastor is appointed to serve an established church that is plateaued or in decline. According to Thom Rainer, 80% of the 400,000 churches in America are plateaued or declining (Breakout Churches). It is a long journey from where these churches are to where God wants them to be. One of the more difficult truths, in fact, is that not everybody in the church will want it to be revitalized. A special set of skills is required to lead a stagnan..

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By micoots
03/07/2016 0

3 ways to build your evangelism muscles

Have you ever tried to share the gospel of Christ to a friend or family member – but stopped short because you didn't feel confident enough to share it? If you've ever experienced this, then you've got to develop your evangelism skills.

Your skill and aptitude in sharing the gospel, which I will refer to as “evangelism muscles,” need to be built up so that you will be more confident and effective in sharing the gospel with anyone you meet. Just like how a person's p..

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By micoots
01/07/2016 0

What reasons would draw Americans to church? Survey reveals

If invited by their friends, Americans who don't go to church said they would attend an event to help make a neighbourhood safer if it is sponsored by a local Christian church rather than go to a worship service, a recent survey showed.

The Lifeway Research conducted an online poll among 2,000 unchurched Americans to know about their faith.

It showed that these Americans are mostly indifferent to organised religion, said Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research.

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By micoots
01/07/2016 0

3 years later, child Christian fellowship finally wins lawsuit against U.S. school district over fees

Youth take part in the Kentucky Christian Youth in Action training.

A Christian fellowship has won a three-year-old lawsuit against a school district in Ohio state over the imposition of fees for the use of its facilities.

In a consent order, U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Boyko found the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) violated the constitutional rights of Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) for failing to treat it equally when it im..

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By micoots
01/07/2016 0

Weekend Edition—July 1, 2016

Care for Refugees, America Divided, Church Signs, and more!

Evangelicals and refugees: Care first, conversion maybe later—Adelle M. Banks

Love and care may open the door to the gospel, but even if not we should love and care.

Today’s Betrayal of Women by the Female Bloc on SCOTUS—Dr. Gerard Nadal

Razor sharp analysis of how the three female SCOTUS justices betrayed women.

The Plight of the Falling Pastor—Daniel Darling interviews Scott Sauls

Pastors can never have too much encouragement t..

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By micoots
01/07/2016 0

A Man Named Dallas: Top Ten Books #7

In the late 1980s and early 1990s an intriguing question burst into the evangelical conversation: what is the gospel? Many evangelism ministries were taken back as if saying, “Are you kidding us? We all know what the gospel is. It can be packaged in four steps to God, four laws for salvation, or a simple bridge diagram on a napkin.” Other voices, however, would not be stopped. “That may be your idea of ‘gospel,’” they countered, “but it is certainly not what Jesus and the New Testam..