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New Study Indicates Shifts In America’s Largest Churches: Megachurches 2015 Report
While there are more participants in megachurch worship than ever before, individual attendance is declining, indicates a new study released by Dallas-based Leadership Network this month.
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Joey+Rory Feek Reaction to 2016 Grammy Nomination: 'God is So Good,' While Gracefully Facing Terminal Cancer
Today brought tears and a wonderful morning start for Joey Martin Feek and her husband, Rory Feek, of the country music duo Joey + Rory, as they discovered they received their first Grammy Award nomination for best country duo/group performance. Joey, 40, who recently entered hospice with terminal cervical cancer, is enjoying a "very special Christmas" celebration with family in her hometown of Alexandria, Ind.
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Volunteer Dream Center Houses, Feeds 80,000-Plus People Monthly in Los Angeles: 'With God Any Obstacle Can Be Stepping Stone'
At The Dream Center in Los Angeles, Calif., volunteers specialize in the impossible by reconnecting an estimated 30,000 isolated people each week to God and a community of support to address immediate and long-term needs resulting from homelessness, hunger, poverty, addiction, lack of education and human trafficking.
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10 Things Kids Don’t Need This Christmas: 'Point To Season's Truth, to The One Who Will Make All Things Perfect,' Not Pinterest
Mercy House founder and Texan mother of three children Kristen Welch also maintains a blog entitled We are THAT Family. In a recent entry, she shared the following 10 tips for getting through the holiday season in a less stressful, more God-centered manner.
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Pastors, Chaplains Surround San Bernardino With God's Hope after Shooting Massacre Leaves California Community in Painful Distress
Faith-based chaplains and pastors of multiple entities are flocking to San Bernardino, Calif., to provide spiritual care to victims and their families after a shooting during a holiday party at a social services center there left 14 people dead and 21 injured.
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Chinese Pastor Reflects on Charlie Kirk’s Death: Church Must Confront “Today’s Issues”
The news of Charlie Kirk’s death not only shocked leaders in the English-speaking evangelical world but also affected Chinese pastors in North America. In a memorial article, one pastor described Charlie Kirk as someone who “awakened the church, Christians, and even society as a whole.”
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Hong Kong Legislative Council Rejects Same-Sex Partner Registration Bill, Citing Traditional Marriage Values
The Hong Kong Legislative Council overwhelmingly voted down the controversial Same-Sex Partner Relationship Registration Bill on September 10th.
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[Exclusive] Escaping Extreme Poverty: The True Story of a Ugandan Girl’s Transformed Life
Emily, from Uganda, is a beneficiary of the international charity Watoto’s Keep a Girl in School initiative. This July, visiting Hong Kong churches and schools, she shares her journey of overcoming hardship, regaining access to education, and pursuing her dreams.
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Corey Jackson Urges on Capitol Hill: Care for the Hearts and Souls of the Chinese People
Western society often views China primarily through the lenses of geopolitics and economics, but as a pastor and evangelical Presbyterian, Rev. Corey Jackson is most concerned with the hearts, minds, and souls of people—not only in the United States, but also in China.