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  • Methodist Church: Conference Helps Youth Discern Their Calling

    Methodist Church: Conference Helps Youth Discern Their Calling

    A Methodist leadership conference for youth interested in ordained ministry positions within the church was attended by nearly 700 people at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis over the weekend.

  • Bless Friday: Houston Churches Offer Black Friday Alternative

    Black Friday may officially kick off the Christmas shopping season in many people’s minds, but for some in Houston, Texas, it also means a day of service and a time to help those in need. This year, eight local churches are providing an alternative to the frenzied Christmas shopping occurring on the day after Thanksgiving through a project called Bless Friday.

  • Saddleback Sheds Pounds, Prepares to Offer Weight Loss Program to the Masses

    Saddleback Sheds Pounds, Prepares to Offer Weight Loss Program to the Masses

    Pastor Rick Warren is now just 40 pounds shy of his weight loss goal. To date, he has lost 50 pounds with Saddleback Church’s 52-week weight loss program, and is now looking to start letting other churches in on the plan.

  • Ryanair Announces Creation of In-Flight Porn App

    Ryanair Announces Creation of In-Flight Porn App

    One of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines, Ryanair, recently announced the possibility of allowing pay-per-view porn on its flights for passengers with iPads or smartphones.

  • 'One Day's Wages' Fights Poverty, 2 Years On

    When Eugene Cho went to visit the country of Burma, he spent time traveling and visiting schools in the area. It was there he discovered, to his shock, the salary of a school teacher in those small towns and villages was roughly $40 a year.

  • The Church of Facebook: How Online Churches Affect Worship

    The Church of Facebook: How Online Churches Affect Worship

    In an age dominated by technology, having church online seems like the natural progression of things. Liberty University recently threw its hat into the virtual ring with a church service held via Facebook. Johnnie Moore, vice president for Executive Projects at Liberty, said it was the first time students on campus had the chance to join Liberty’s online students in a worship service where they could all participate. Usually the university, located in Lynchburg, Va., holds a Wednesday nig

  • New Book Tackles Shortcomings of Modern Church

    Over the years, Craig Olson witnessed many problems with the church. But the straw that really broke the camel’s back for him was when his wife committed adultery, and began living with the man she left her husband for and attending Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill. He claims that she was able to go to the megachurch and “not be challenged in any way” for her actions.

  • Adopted Child of Rape Victim Calls Pro-Lifers to Kill Apathy

    For Ryan Bomberger, November’s National Adoption Month strikes close to home. His mother, a victim of rape in 1970, chose to give birth to him and give him up for adoption. He was adopted into a multi-racial family of 13 children

  • New Ministry College Set to Open in Georgia

    In 2012, The Athens School of Ministry and Worship Arts will open its doors to students at Watkinsville First United Methodist Church, just 10 minutes away from University of Georgia’s campus.

  • Francis Chan Helps Plant Churches in Apartment Buildings

    The Tenderloin district of San Francisco is one square mile. There are 37,000 people in that one square mile living in 586 apartment buildings. And San Francisco City Impact wants to plant a church in every single one of those apartments. Francis Chan, author of CrazyLove and former pastor of Cornerstone Community Church, is working with the new initiative

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