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Successor to John Piper Overwhelmingly Approved by Bethlehem Baptist Church

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:59:02 +0000

Influential pastor John Piper made his joyful reaction clear via the Web shortly after getting word that his congregation had overwhelmingly agreed with church elders on their choice of Jason Meyer as his successor.

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Crystal Cathedral Considers Relocating to Nearby Catholic Church

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:59:56 +0000

Crystal Cathedral’s newly minted president said Wednesday that the ministry behind the “Hour of Power” might be moving to a Catholic church in their Orange County, Calif., neighborhood, although probably not for another year and a half.

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Black Church Barrios: African American Churches Adapt to Latino Neighbors

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:09:21 +0000

Shifting demographics necessitate a second look at historic churches’ ministries.

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Arbor Christian Academy fights to stay open, looks to another church – ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:28:56 +0000

Arbor Christian Academy fights to stay open, looks to another church
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Paramount Baptist Church has announced that it has entered discussions with the parents and faculty of Arbor Christian Academy about possibly providing space and hosting it in the future. "We have begun a conversation with Arbor representatives about …

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Pastor at Obama’s Former Church Defends President on Gay Marriage

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:58:57 +0000

As President Barack Obama finds himself under fire from evangelical Christians and black church leaders around the country for endorsing same-sex marriage, the senior pastor at his former Chicago church has stepped up to defend him.

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Bux-Mont Christian Church Builds Hope for the Homeless – Patch.com

ourchristiancountry — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:29:03 +0000

Bux-Mont Christian Church Builds Hope for the Homeless
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Saturday in the parking lot of Bux-Mont Christian Church on Jacksonville Road in Ivyland, an orchestra of hammers and drills could be heard while more than 100 volunteers helped build house frames as part of the “Help Build Hope” project sponsored by …

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Galesburg Christian School buys former United Methodist Church – Galesburg Register-Mail

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:28:58 +0000

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Galesburg Christian School buys former United Methodist Church
Galesburg Register-Mail
Galesburg Christian School has bought the former United Methodist Church on Hawkinson Avenue. The school will use the building to house its junior high and high school students. By Anonymous Due to increased enrollment of students at Galesburg …
Galesburg Christian School Acquires Former ChurchCIproud.com
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Pat Robertson Says The Episcopal Church Is Becoming ‘Apostate’

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:59:05 +0000

Controversial televangelist Pat Robertson recently told audiences that it was only “a question of time before” The Episcopal Church would be declared “apostate” by the Anglican Communion.

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Sebelius Talks Separation of Church and State at Georgetown Ceremony

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 19 May 2012 00:58:46 +0000

Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius addressed Georgetown University graduates at an awards ceremony Friday despite opposition from conservative Catholics over her invitation.

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Texas Presbyterian Church Considering Split From PCUSA

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:59:06 +0000

A Texas congregation is considering a vote to break away from Presbyterian Church (USA) due to the denomination’s growing acceptance of homosexuality.

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Anti-Bullying Expert Asks, ‘Where’s the Church?’

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:58:44 +0000

Anti-bullying expert Paul Coughlin knows well what it is like to feel worthless. As a child he was abused in his own home. Coughlin says that he wants to wake up Christians in the U.S. to join his effort to stop bullying.

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Federal court rules NY town board’s prayer violated separation of church and state – Washington Post

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:28:54 +0000

Federal court rules NY town board's prayer violated separation of church and state
Washington Post
GREECE, NY — An upstate New York town violated the constitutional ban against favoring one religion over another by opening nearly every meeting over an 11-year span with prayers that stressed Christianity, a federal court of appeals ruled Thursday.
2nd Circuit finds NY town prayers unconstitutionalThomson Reuters News & Insight

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Missouri church withdraws from Christian softball league over bisexual preacher – FOX 4 News

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:28:50 +0000

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Missouri church withdraws from Christian softball league over bisexual preacher
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James Semmelroth Darnell, the 27-year-old pastor of St. John United Church of Christ in Saint Clair, told FOXNews.com that pastors of three other churches in a local church softball league said their teams would no longer take the field against St.
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How Should the Church Love a Gay Couple? (Part 2)

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:58:53 +0000

Behind the church’s debate over homosexuality, behind the theology and the politics, lies a community of people who need Jesus Christ. Regardless of a church’s stance on homosexuality, understanding gay couples and how they view the church may provide some key insights into how this group of people can be better reached with the Gospel.

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Church, The Golden Calf Of Today?

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:07:25 +0000

timcameron posted:

…just real quickly I could try and state some type of resume to justify of what I'm sharing but I'm a nobody ..in fact the reason I write this to you is out of personal desperation and not out of some type of having arrived! I would love to sit here and expound on why I feel it's so critically important to realize the times we live and am confident I could state the eschatological argument (Greece is having a run on banks ..please see Drudge), of why this is so URGENT! after much praying and wrestling and saying what's my motive? why God? it boils down to this, I'm a husband and Father of a blended family of 5, I call the USA my home…I want to be apart of a move of God in my hometown, one that polarizes and unites and heals and then reaps the harvest…

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Church Trend Analyst on Things That Will Not Change

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:58:54 +0000

Amid all the changes in the Church, there are seven constants that can remind pastors and laypeople about what really matters, says a leading church trend analyst.

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The Greatest Untapped Evangelistic Opportunity Before the Modern Church

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:58:41 +0000

There are many mission fields, but family presents what may be the greatest untapped evangelistic opportunity before the church today. What is at stake is the salvation of millions of children under the evangelistic and discipleship ministry of fathers and mothers in the home. This is not the only mission field, to be sure, but it is perhaps the most neglected mission field before the church in our time.

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Mom, Daughter Sued for Church Review; Ore. Pastor Wants $500K

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:58:51 +0000

An Oregon pastor is reportedly suing a mother and daughter over a blog that features reviews describing the church he leads as “cult-like.”

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Seven Things in the Church That Will Not Change

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:58:55 +0000

The Bible is still the Word of God. God is still in control. Sometimes the pace of change confuses and disorients us.

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The Compromising Church

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:11:35 +0000

Pastor Greg continues the series “Revelation: The Next Dimension” with a message titled “The Compromising Church” (Revelation 2)

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