| | Wednesday, December 11, 2019 |
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| | | | | A group of Christian worship artists and faith leaders, including Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston, prayed for President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday. |
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| | | | | “Dark waters” hit theaters everywhere this past weekend and the Focus Features film is inspired by the true story of a man who lived out his practicing Catholic conviction, Robert Bilott in his profession as a lawyer. |
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| | | | | The U.S. Army’s licensing office has banned a faith-based company from engraving Bible verses on Army-licensed dog tags and jewelry, an action that has outraged at least one member of Congress. |
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| | | | | As many as 11 Christians were killed in a Dec. 6 bus attack carried out by the Somali-based radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab in Kenya, according to a Christian persecution watchdog group. |
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| | | | | Videos and other evidence suggest that the Iranian regime could have murdered as many as 1,000 unarmed Iranian protestors since anti-government demonstrations began in November, a Trump administration official has said. |
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| Hi there, | | We’ve all heard the talk track. People are leaving the church at never-before-seen rates. People who stay in the church aren’t attending as often. Giving is down. Young people don’t show up. | | And we expect that things get even worse over the summer months, leading to lower engagement in the fall. | | But are things really as negative as so many people make them out to be? | | The 500 pastors we surveyed don’t think so. | | In fact, 86% of church leaders reported being somewhat or very optimistic about attendance at their church in the future. That’s right—86%. And that’s not all. | | Many churches nationwide are preparing for their biggest, most successful fall kickoff yet by using simple tactics to nurture engagement over the summer. | | Discover the surprising truths about church growth and effective engagement strategies in the 2019 Church Growth Report today. (And yes, it’s free for church leaders.) | | Download The Report | | Get the most recent data insights. Make better decisions for your ministry. And nurture healthy engagement and growth leading into the fall. Download the free report today. | | Happy reading! |
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