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  Learning communities explore how to minister in new culture

  Missional Church Learning Experience programs are helping churches discover what it means to be missional and minister in a changed culture.

  11/29/2012 - By Administrator

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  CBF leader issues ‘missional’ challenge

  For former Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leader Daniel Vestal, understanding what it means to be “missional” begins with two phrases: “Christ is in me. Christ is in us.”

  11/29/2012 - By Administrator

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  Singer/ songwriter brings unique twist to Christmas classics

  Singer/songwriter Josh Wilson wants to help families reflect on the real meaning of the Christmas season through a unique musical experience.

  11/29/2012 - By Administrator

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  Pastor wanders streets seeking to understand homelessness

  Oklahoma Pastor Dustin Buff traded in his job, his house and his sense of security in a personal quest to understand the plight of the homeless.

   

  11/29/2012 - By Administrator

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  Alternative gifts counter holiday-related consumerism

  {mosimage}Churches and nonprofits report increases in shoppers who want to give meaningful gifts. The practice involves making contributions toward the purchase of goods and services for people in need domestically or internationally.

  11/29/2012 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest: Church of England rejects female bishops

  Many of the 470 members of the Church of England’s three-tiered General Synod—bishops, clergy and laity—were stunned when the House of Laity couldn’t garner a two-thirds majority in favor of women bishops.

  11/28/2012 - By Administrator

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  Strong religious families less involved in civic activities, researcher discovers

  Blending religion with a strong commitment to lifelong marriage and childbearing dampens secular civic participation, according to research by a Baylor University sociologist.

  11/20/2012 - By Administrator

• Teen ordered to church for manslaughter

  An Oklahoma district court judge sparked national attention after sentencing a teenager to attend church for 10 years as a condition for avoiding prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

  11/20/2012 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest: New Archbishop of Canterbury

  Justin Welby, bishop of Durman, was named the 105th archbishop of Canterbury, primate of the Church of England and leader of the worldwide 77 million-member Anglican Communion.

  11/16/2012 - By Administrator

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  Can ‘convergence’ lead to truce in culture wars?

  Supporters of "Convergence Christianity" are examining the common ground between post-evangelicals and post-progressives and seeking to avoid theological extremes. But critics say it's simply rebranded Christian liberalism.

  11/16/2012 - By Administrator

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  DNA experiment yields great promise and high ethical risks

  Future generations could be stripped of mutations like hereditary blindness or maternal diabetes after a breakthrough study at Oregon Health & Science University. But critics warn of looming ethical problems.

  11/02/2012 - By Administrator

• Sometimes it’s hard to give away a campus

  Five weeks after accepting a free, 217-acre campus in western Massachusetts, Grand Canyon University has walked away from the gift.

  10/31/2012 - By Administrator