Dear friends, The Pentecostals of Kentwood is currently looking for a solid ministry couple (or individual) that is talented, self-motivated and creative to lead our Outreach and evangelism ministry. This is currently a volunteer position, and responsibilities would include the following: Directly responsible for Outreach and evangelism for POK in the Kentwood, MI and surrounding… Continue reading Help Wanted: Outreach Minister
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Religious Trends Shaping US Politics
According to the April, 2011 edition of Newsmax, religion in the United States is evolving almost as rapidly as America itself. Listed below are seven top religious trends that are changing the nation’s spiritual and political landscape: Social Networking — As a cohesive community, religious conservatives are positioned to take advantage of the rise of social… Continue reading Religious Trends Shaping US Politics
Survey: Minority of evangelical leaders say Bible requires tithing
Thou shalt not be required to financially support your church – but you should anyway. That’s the upshot of a new informal survey of evangelical leaders finding that less than half believe that the Bible requires church members to tithe, the practice of giving at least 10 percent of one’s income to the church. The survey,… Continue reading Survey: Minority of evangelical leaders say Bible requires tithing
Hawaii Senate Ends Daily Chamber Prayers
Hawaii’s state Senate has voted to stop the daily prayer before each session for fear of a possible court challenge. This makes it the first state legislative body in the nation to halt the practice. A citizen’s complaint had prompted the American Civil Liberties Union last summer to send the Senate a letter noting that… Continue reading Hawaii Senate Ends Daily Chamber Prayers
Resolution to Affirm National Motto
In December, members of the Congressional Prayer Caucus — 68 bipartisan members of the United States House of Representatives — sent a letter to President Obama requesting he issue a correction to a speech he made in Indonesia at the end of 2010 in which he misidentified the national motto as E Pluribus Unum (Out… Continue reading Resolution to Affirm National Motto
New Marriott Hotels Stop Offering Porn
Marriott International will phase out pornography on its in-room televisions, beginning with hotels it will open in the next several years. The chain joins Omni Hotels, which stopped offering in-room porn in 1999. A spokesman for Marriott told USA Today that “As we transition to this new platform, adult content will be off the menu… Continue reading New Marriott Hotels Stop Offering Porn
Last Minute IRS Changes Affecting All Churches
The 2011 Church & Clergy Tax Guide by nonprofit tax expert, Richard Hammar, J.D., LL.M., CPA, releases today. Included in this annually updated, exhaustive tax guide are all of the last-minute changes that will affect churches throughout the United States. Here are some of the developments Hammar highlights in this book. A few of the… Continue reading Last Minute IRS Changes Affecting All Churches
Obama Most ‘Gay’-Friendly President
Not quite half way through his first term, President Barack Obama has appointed more than 150 openly homosexual officials, exceeding all other presidents. They have been appointed as everything from agency heads and commission members to policy officials and senior staffers. The previous high, of about 140, was during two full terms under President Bill… Continue reading Obama Most ‘Gay’-Friendly President
World’s Largest Jesus Statue
In November, the Polish town of Swiebodzin near the German border — population of 21,000 —is due to complete the soon-to-be world’s largest Jesus Christ statue. At 33-meters (approx. 100 feet), it will exceed the current world’s record holder in Rio de Janeiro which is 30 meters. [Telegraph.co.uk]
Iranian Pastor Facing Execution
TEHRAN, IRAN (Worthy News)– A well-known Iranian pastor faces execution after two judges agreed to make him “liable to capital punishment,” as part of a crackdown on the growing Protestant church movement in the Islamic nation, Worthy News and its parner agency BosNewsLife learned Tuesday, July 13. Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani was detained in June along… Continue reading Iranian Pastor Facing Execution