Audrey Barrick

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• Apr 27, 2009

  Megachurch Hosts No-Holds-Barred Interview with Ted Haggard

  Steven Furtick, lead pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, N.C., knew inviting Ted Haggard was controversial. But he said he wanted the church to hear the whole story first hand and let the story speak for itself.

• Apr 23, 2009

  Churches Across Faith Traditions Plant 12,000 Trees

  In keeping with the biblical mandate to care for God's creation, thousands of people from ten faith traditions have come together to plant 12,000 trees in northern Michigan.

• Apr 22, 2009

  Fuller Reveals New Justice Model for Effective Short-Term Missions

  The Fuller Youth Institute is releasing a new resource to help make short-term mission trips for youth more than just a week-long experience. The team at FYI has been developing a short-term missions curriculum since 2006

• Apr 17, 2009

  Assemblies of God Survey Prompts Call for More Effective Discipleship

  More than half of Assemblies of God churches have had a five-year average worship attendance growth of 10 percent or more. AG leaders are encouraged by the statistics but concerned about the health of discipleship in the pentecostal denomination.

• Apr 17, 2009

  Protestant Pastors Evenly Split on Global Warming Beliefs

  Protestant pastors are split on global warming and whether it is real and man-made. LifeWay Research found that 47 percent of Protestants pastors agree with the statement "I believe global warming is real and man-made" while 47 percent do not.

• Apr 14, 2009

  Nearly 500,000 Houston Churchgoers Join Bible Listening Campaign

  Nearly 500,000 churchgoers throughout Houston have joined a citywide Bible listening campaign. Church leaders from more than 40 denominations have encouraged their congregations to take the "You've Got The Time" challenge, a 40-day campaign of listening to the New Testament for 28 minutes a day.

• Apr 10, 2009

  Survey: Majority of Non-Profits See Drop in Contributions

  Over half of charitable non-profit organizations reported a decrease in contributions over the past few months, a new survey shows. The percentage of those reporting a decline grew from 34 percent for January through September 2008 to 52 percent for October 2008 through February 2009.

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  Apr 10, 2009

  Churches Convey Passion of Christ through Art, Twitter

  This Easter, churches are getting creative and extending their reach beyond invitations to a Good Friday service. They're bringing Good Friday to the people.

• Apr 9, 2009

  TV Special to Feature Orthodox Church's Easter Observance

  The National Council of Churches is featuring Pascha, the Orthodox Christian observance of Easter, in a television special airing this weekend.

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  Apr 9, 2009

  Christians Speak Out on Newsweek's Gloomy Cover Story

  Newsweek's April 13 cover story, with the title "The Decline and Fall of Christian America" in the shape of a cross, may have presented more gloom than Christians would have liked, especially during the holiest of weeks.