Alex Murashko

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  • Pastor Gregory Dickow Featured at Power of God Convocation Conference

    Pastor Gregory Dickow Featured at Power of God Convocation Conference

    Thousands of pastors and church leaders are expected to attend a five-day conference themed "The Year of Total Recovery" kicking off on Sunday at Bethany Baptist Church in Lindenwold, N.J.

  • Will Graham's 'Celebration of Peace' in Kenya Leads Hundreds to Jesus

    Will Graham's 'Celebration of Peace' in Kenya Leads Hundreds to Jesus

    Fifty-three years after his grandfather, Billy Graham, preached the Gospel in the Kenyan city of Kisumu, Will Graham spoke at the Jomo Kenyatta Sports Ground where hundreds of people accepted his invitation to make a decision for Jesus Christ on Friday, the first day of the 3-day evangelistic event.

  • Top 5 Churches That Use Social Media Best

    Top 5 Churches That Use Social Media Best

    Being successful online is not easy, says Biola University's director of innovation, Dave Bourgeois. When it comes to churches, having at least a minimal digital strategy has become crucial in expanding outreach even locally within their own communities. It is for this reason that The Christian Post has come up with its first "Top 5 Churches That Use Social Media Best" list. With the help of DJ Chuang, founder of Social Media Church, CP has picked five churches based on their successful use of T

  • Overall Declining Numbers for Southern Baptists Heartbreaking, Says Leader

    Statistics compiled from churches belonging to Southern Baptist Convention for the association's Annual Church Profile for last year show declining numbers in several key areas, including membership, average attendance, baptisms and total monetary giving. Despite some positive news shown by an increase in the amount of membership churches, SBC Executive Committee President Frank Page expressed his discouragement.

  • 'Radical' Founder David Platt to Launch Small Group Study by Simulcast From Middle East

    'Radical' Founder David Platt to Launch Small Group Study by Simulcast From Middle East

    Pastor David Platt, founder of a Christian resource ministry named "Radical," announced that he will be doing a free live simulcast from the Middle East later this summer with a small group to help kick off churches and book study groups that will be following the curriculum from his book Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live.

  • Interview: Do the Bible and Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' Share Common Ground?

    Interview: Do the Bible and Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' Share Common Ground?

    A Christian scholar and author has taken the experience of growing up under the influence of a stepfather who cherished the objectivism philosophy of Ayn Rand (Atlas Shrugged) and his biological father who became a follower of Jesus Christ, to write a book about two world views that he feels can come together for the good of society.

  • 30 Public Universities Adopt More Christian-Friendly Policies After Legal Group's Campaign

    30 Public Universities Adopt More Christian-Friendly Policies After Legal Group's Campaign

    A legal effort by the faith-based organization Alliance Defending Freedom launched last year has resulted in 30 of the nation's public universities and colleges changing their policies to ensure that students' First-Amendment freedoms are protected, including Christian students' right to free speech and choice of leadership.

  • Christian Broadcaster Launches SAT-7 ARABIC YouTube Live Channel

    Christian Broadcaster Launches SAT-7 ARABIC YouTube Live Channel

    Christian broadcaster SAT-7, which transmits programs to the Middle East and North Africa, recently launched its own YouTube Live channel, dramatically expanding its evangelistic reach by use of the latest technology, the media organization announced this week.

  • Oklahoma Tornado Survivors Get Help From 80 Men in Substance Abuse Recovery

    Oklahoma Tornado Survivors Get Help From 80 Men in Substance Abuse Recovery

    Among those helping to provide critical support to survivors of the devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., are about 80 men who are in a Salvation Army program working towards substance abuse recovery. Since the day of the tornado, teams from Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Center have collected, sorted and stocked pallets of food, water, and other goods for distribution to emergency responders and residents of the community.

  • Pastor of Multi-Ethnic Church Gives 8 Reasons, Remedies for Discipleship Problem

    Pastor of Multi-Ethnic Church Gives 8 Reasons, Remedies for Discipleship Problem

    Pastor Derwin L. Gray of Transformation Church in Indian Land, S.C., is one of a growing number of Christian leaders in America who want to see churches do a better job of teaching discipleship in order to develop multi-ethnic congregations. The former NFL linebacker said that a key to helping Christians mature within churches that are struggling is to model after the ethnically diverse churches of the first century.