http://www.MinistryWatch.com/rss/MinistryWatch.xml Compiled news related to ministries http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/3177312985.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:18:17 -0700 Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Christian Defense Coalition, 540-538-4741, 202-547-1735   WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- It is now clear that the "Idaho Ten" cannot get justice in Haiti and it is imperative that President Obama step in and secure their release.   Here are some of the reasons why:   * Just this past weekend their Haitian lawyer, Edwin Coq, was fired because he tried to extort a $60,000 bribe to obtain their release.   * The Hait Source: Christian Defense Coalition http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/3177312985.html http://www.christiannewswire.com/rss/lastpost.xml http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100208/lao-officials-force-christians-from-worship-at-gunpoint/index.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:42:50 -0500 About 100 local officials, police and villagers put guns to the heads of Christians during their Sunday morning service in a village in Laos last month, forcing them from their worship and homes, according to an advocacy organization. Compass Direct News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100208/lao-officials-force-christians-from-worship-at-gunpoint/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Intl http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2011003516_danny07.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:14:24 +0000 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2011003516_danny07.html http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/topheadlines http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/2040812977.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0700 Biblica responds to Haiti crisis with Scripture resources in French and Creole that guide earthquake survivors through healing process Contact: Lynn Waalkes, Biblica, 719-867-2626 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- Relief organizations continue to bring much-needed water, food, and medical supplies to help more than 1 million Haitians displaced by the January 12 earthquake. But Haitians need more than material relief. They need the strength and comfort of God's Word Source: Biblica http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/2040812977.html http://www.christiannewswire.com/rss/lastpost.xml http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100208/tebow-super-bowl-ad-leads-viewers-to-god-story/index.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:50:56 -0500 The so-called controversial Tebow Super Bowl ad was not what people expected. There was no overt anti-abortion message, but only the demonstration of a loving and humorous mother-son relationship. Michelle A. Vu http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100208/tebow-super-bowl-ad-leads-viewers-to-god-story/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Entertainment http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100208/churches-warned-to-prepare-for-another-lean-year/index.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:35:37 -0500 Churches and non-profits should prepare for another lean year as Americans continue to grip their wallets, a researcher cautioned. Audrey Barrick http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100208/churches-warned-to-prepare-for-another-lean-year/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/church http://mnnonline.org/article/13847 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://mnnonline.org/article/13847 http://www.mnnonline.org/rss/pubNewsTease.rdf http://mnnonline.org/article/13844 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://mnnonline.org/article/13844 http://www.mnnonline.org/rss/pubNewsTease.rdf http://mnnonline.org/article/13845 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://mnnonline.org/article/13845 http://www.mnnonline.org/rss/pubNewsTease.rdf http://mnnonline.org/article/13846 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://mnnonline.org/article/13846 http://www.mnnonline.org/rss/pubNewsTease.rdf http://mnnonline.org/article/13848 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://mnnonline.org/article/13848 http://www.mnnonline.org/rss/pubNewsTease.rdf http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100207/too-bad-kids/index.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:19:42 -0500 This news may come as a shock to you: Congress has decided it’s spending too much money. Seriously! Chuck Colson http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100207/too-bad-kids/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Opinion http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100202/church_money_100202/20100202?hub=Canada Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:00:51 +0000 http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100202/church_money_100202/20100202?hub=Canada http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/topheadlines http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-egypt-copts-muslims7-2010feb07,0,3172272.story Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:49:53 +0000 http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-egypt-copts-muslims7-2010feb07,0,3172272.story http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/topheadlines http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100206/european-court-rules-against-turkey-s-religion-id/index.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:48:48 -0500 A European court on Tuesday ordered Turkey to remove the religious affiliation section from citizens’ identification cards, calling the practice a violation of human rights. Compass Direct News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100206/european-court-rules-against-turkey-s-religion-id/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Intl http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6854565.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:20:23 +0000 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6854565.html http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/topheadlines http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=26910 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:04:27 +0000 http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=26910 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/topheadlines http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=124273 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:38:56 +0000 http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=124273 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/courts http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100206/n-korea-frees-christian-activist-park-arrives-in-beijing/index.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:09:33 -0500 North Korea made good on its word and freed American Christian activist Robert Park, who arrived in Beijing Saturday. A spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy said Park would fly to the United States later that day. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100206/n-korea-frees-christian-activist-park-arrives-in-beijing/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Intl http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100206/train-ministers-at-church-or-send-them-to-seminary/index.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:35:44 -0500 Should local churches support and equip young men in their congregation who feel called to ministry, or should they be sent to seminary? John Piper http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100206/train-ministers-at-church-or-send-them-to-seminary/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Ministries http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/4494412981.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:05:38 -0700 Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, 540-538-4741, 202-547-1735   WASHINGTON, Feb. 6  /Christian Newswire/ -- The Christian Defense Coalition calls for the Obama Administration to treat the American missionaries jailed in Haiti with the same commitment they are treating the three American hikers jailed in Iran. With respect to the jailed hikers in Iran, Secretary of State Clinton has stated; "As we have said repeatedly, we call on Iran to release all of th Source: Christian Defense Coalition http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/4494412981.html http://www.christiannewswire.com/rss/lastpost.xml http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100206/southern-baptists-ask-obama-to-help-10-missionaries-in-haiti/index.html Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:47:15 -0500 Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, have asked President Obama to “do everything within the authority of your office” to free the American missionary team charged with abduction in Haiti. Michelle A. Vu http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100206/southern-baptists-ask-obama-to-help-10-missionaries-in-haiti/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Society http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/4851412980.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:01:31 -0700 Why the National Media Blackout? Contact: Dr.Gary Cass, Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, 866-508-2232, 954-551-9770 VISTA, Calif., Feb. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- "Anti-Christian hostility is getting increasingly deadly as this week's tragic events demonstrate," said Dr. Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission. "The increasing demonization of Christians in our culture makes some feel its open season on Christians." According to the Boynton Beach police, simply sh Source: Christian Anti-Defamation Commission http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/4851412980.html http://www.christiannewswire.com/rss/lastpost.xml http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100205/interview-wea-head-on-china-haiti-and-lausanne/index.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:45:13 -0500 Geoff Tunnicliffe addressed the controversy surrounding the WEA’s recent visit to China, the group’s role in the upcoming Lausanne conference, and what its members are doing to help Haiti. Michelle A. Vu http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100205/interview-wea-head-on-china-haiti-and-lausanne/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Opinion http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7253750 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:17:43 +0000 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7253750 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/courts http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100205/baptist-bodies-distance-themselves-from-americans-charged-in-haiti/index.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:15:20 -0500 With the controversy surrounding the American Christian team in Haiti, several large Baptist bodies have distanced themselves from the group by clarifying that they are not members of their organization. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100205/baptist-bodies-distance-themselves-from-americans-charged-in-haiti/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Intl http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100205/n-korea-says-it-will-release-u-s-missionary/index.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:41:58 -0500 North Korea said Friday it will release an American missionary who has been detained since Christmas for illegally entering the country from China. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100205/n-korea-says-it-will-release-u-s-missionary/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Intl http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/1291312965.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:01:39 -0700 Contact for reporters/journalists: media@fightpp.org; General E-Mail: ldi@fightpp.org; Interviews, 703-203-3500, 540-303-0300    FRONT ROYAL, Va., Feb. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- For several weeks, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has been sitting on the sidelines while its cohorts attacked CBS Television for agreeing to air a pro-family commercial during the Super Bowl. It seems the hierarchy of the abortion-committing group did not want to come off looking a Source: Life Decisions International http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/1291312965.html http://www.christiannewswire.com/rss/lastpost.xml http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/7171912964.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0700 Advocates International, ChinaAid and Jubilee Campaign Urge the  Peoples Republic of China to free world-renowned human rights advocate, Gao Zhiseng, or tell the world where he is and why he is being coercively detained in violation of Chinese law. Contact: Samuel B. Casey, 703-624-4092; Ann Buwalda, 703-582-3242; Bob Fu, 267-205-5210 WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Earlier today, on the one-year anniversary of Gao's disappearance, Freedom Now partnered with internationa Source: Advocates International http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/7171912964.html http://www.christiannewswire.com/rss/lastpost.xml http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100205/two-churches-forced-to-close-in-indonesia/index.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:37:11 -0500 Under pressure from Islamist groups, authorities ordered Christian Baptist Church to cease services. Officials abruptly closed the Huria Christian Protestant Batak Church after delaying a building permit for four years. Compass Direct News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100205/two-churches-forced-to-close-in-indonesia/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Intl http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/3DA923ADF7492BB2862576BF007420F6?OpenDocument Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:19:53 +0000 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/3DA923ADF7492BB2862576BF007420F6?OpenDocument http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/courts http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100204/u-s-missionaries-in-haiti-charged-with-abduction/index.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:31:20 -0500 The ten American Baptists who tried to take 33 Haitian children across the border to the Dominican Republic were charged Thursday with abduction and criminal association. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100204/u-s-missionaries-in-haiti-charged-with-abduction/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Intl http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100204/reactions-cool-to-year-one-of-obama-s-faith-based-office/index.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:20:11 -0500 President Obama’s Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships will mark its first anniversary Friday, but it’s hard to determine whether the office has been successful or not. Jennifer Riley http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100204/reactions-cool-to-year-one-of-obama-s-faith-based-office/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Society http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100204/new-hotline-gives-easy-direct-access-to-ministers/index.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:02:18 -0500 Christians in the U.S. can now access a minister around the clock through a new 24-hour hotline. The new service is intended to "redefine the parameters by which the church and its community have mutual access" Audrey Barrick http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100204/new-hotline-gives-easy-direct-access-to-ministers/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Ministries http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100204/theologian-most-christians-infected-with-prosperity-gospel/index.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:09:15 -0500 Most professing Christians in America are infected with at least some measure of the health and wealth gospel, said one theologian. That is, believers have no concept of a love and a joy that does not eliminate hardship and heartache Lillian Kwon http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100204/theologian-most-christians-infected-with-prosperity-gospel/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Ministries http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100203/christians-called-to-pray-for-haiti-s-children-in-february/index.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:28:12 -0500 International Christian aid agency World Vision is encouraging Americans this month to especially pray for the critical needs of children in Haiti. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100203/christians-called-to-pray-for-haiti-s-children-in-february/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Intl http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/02/oregon-couple-guilty-in-faith-healing-death-of-son/1 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:50:01 +0000 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/02/oregon-couple-guilty-in-faith-healing-death-of-son/1 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/courts http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100203/eu-delegation-visits-orissa-india/index.html Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:36:46 -0500 There were protests by Hindu groups on Tuesday as an EU delegation arrived in India’s Orissa state to visit areas where dozens of Christians were killed in 2008. Charles Boyd http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100203/eu-delegation-visits-orissa-india/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/persecution http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100202/preacher-s-kid-opens-in-select-theaters-nationwide/index.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:56:35 -0500 A modern-day version of the Prodigal Son story made its theatrical debut this past weekend, showing in 109 theaters in 33 cities across the nation. Kevin P. Donovan http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100202/preacher-s-kid-opens-in-select-theaters-nationwide/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Entertainment http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100202/why-bhutan-s-royalists-fear-christianity/index.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:01:03 -0500 Bars, pubs and discos have become legal in Bhutan – a cause of concern for the older generation – but construction of worship buildings other than Buddhist or Hindu temples is still prohibited. Compass Direct News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100202/why-bhutan-s-royalists-fear-christianity/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/persecution http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100201/televangelist-kenneth-copeland-blasted-for-unfulfilled-vows/index.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:58:41 -0500 Kenneth Copeland Ministries is under fire, mainly by one man, for failing to fly disaster relief supplies to Haiti's earthquake victims after allegedly promising aviation assistance during such crises. Lillian Kwon http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100201/televangelist-kenneth-copeland-blasted-for-unfulfilled-vows/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/relief http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100201/u-s-church-our-team-was-falsely-arrested-in-haiti/index.html Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:13:33 -0500 A Baptist church in Idaho whose members were detained in Haiti for attempting to move children to the Dominican Republic said Sunday that its team was “falsely arrested” and it is working to “clear up the misunderstanding.” Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100201/u-s-church-our-team-was-falsely-arrested-in-haiti/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/ngos http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/01/white-house-budget-cut-to-charitable-deduction-alarms-philanthropists-and-non-profits/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:35:00 -0600 Gautham Nagesh http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/01/white-house-budget-cut-to-charitable-deduction-alarms-philanthropists-and-non-profits/ mwrss.xml http://www.wvrecord.com/news/224429-fifth-third-bank-says-huntington-church-members-committed-fraud Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:28:42 +0000 http://www.wvrecord.com/news/224429-fifth-third-bank-says-huntington-church-members-committed-fraud http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/courts http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=123565 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:02:24 +0000 http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=123565 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/courts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KenHam/~3/qdMAXUWZY5A/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:36:25 +0000 <a href="http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2010/01/31/170000-origin-books-into-schools/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="125" src="http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/files/2010/01/Rendle-Short-1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="Rendle-Short 1" /></a>The Lord has raised up many different people in different places across America and worldwide to be involved in the spiritual battle of this age.  Two of our good friends, Ray Comfort (originally from New Zealand) and Kirk Cameron recently were involved in handing out a copy of Darwin’s Origin of Species to students across the USA and other [...] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KenHam/~3/qdMAXUWZY5A/ http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/feed/ http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100130/-8m-revenue-drop-forces-crystal-cathedral-to-make-cuts/index.html Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:56:11 -0500 Southern California’s famed Crystal Cathedral is making “cuts to the heart of our ministry” following a 27 percent drop in revenue and with a drop in this year’s revenue anticipated. Joshua A. Goldberg http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100130/-8m-revenue-drop-forces-crystal-cathedral-to-make-cuts/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/church http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/muslim-parents-of-ohio-runaway-reject-resolution/ Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:53:19 +0000 http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/muslim-parents-of-ohio-runaway-reject-resolution/ http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/courts http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/AFA338D2A1590B5B862576BB000E5827?OpenDocument Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/AFA338D2A1590B5B862576BB000E5827?OpenDocument http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/christianheadlines/courts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KenHam/~3/TPPgmLbPYWY/ Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:20:09 +0000 To watch Monday evening’s 6-minute segment in which I was interviewed at the CreationMuseum (including many scenes of the museum) on Nightline ABC-TV regarding the new evolutionist movie drama entitled Creation—go to: abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=9661282 The Impact of the Message We continue to receive feedback concerning the impact of the AiG resources and Creation Museum as God has blessed—such as this one: We are thrilled to be a part [...] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KenHam/~3/TPPgmLbPYWY/ http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/feed/ http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/tenn-school-board-oks-bible-study-guidelines/index.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:56:25 -0500 The Tennessee State Board of Education approved guidelines Thursday on how to teach the Bible in public high schools. Aaron J. Leichman http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/tenn-school-board-oks-bible-study-guidelines/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Education http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/abstinence-targeted-in-teen-pregnancy-report/index.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:09:38 -0500 Opponents have again begun assailing abstinence education following the release of a report that shows an increase in teen birth and abortion rates for the first time in more than a decade. Lillian Kwon http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/abstinence-targeted-in-teen-pregnancy-report/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Education http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/christian-music-stars-sell-guitar-record-song-for-haiti/index.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:14:08 -0500 Some of the Christian music industry’s brightest stars have auctioned off a priceless guitar, produced an all-star recording and donated their own money and urged fans to do the same to help Haiti’s quake victims. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/christian-music-stars-sell-guitar-record-song-for-haiti/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/relief http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/violent-death-of-girl-in-pakistan-spurs-push-for-justice/index.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:28:24 -0500 A daring protest and a high-profile funeral here on Monday (Jan. 25) for a 12-year-old Christian girl who died from torture and malnourishment has cast a rare spotlight on abuse of the Christian poor in Pakistan. Compass Direct News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100129/violent-death-of-girl-in-pakistan-spurs-push-for-justice/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/persecution http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100128/german-evangelical-homeschoolers-granted-asylum-in-tennessee/index.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:57:13 -0500 A German homeschooling family’s request for political asylum was granted Tuesday, five days after their case was heard by a U.S. immigration judge. Aaron J. Leichman http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100128/german-evangelical-homeschoolers-granted-asylum-in-tennessee/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Education http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100128/presbyterians-to-consider-clearer-restrictions-against-women-leaders/index.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:00:58 -0500 Women in the Presbyterian Church in America may face stricter rules regarding the offices they serve in. Audrey Barrick http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100128/presbyterians-to-consider-clearer-restrictions-against-women-leaders/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/church http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/about_us/media_center/articles/10-01-28/Shipments_of_Medicines_and_Medical_Supplies_Leave_Medical_Teams_International_for_Haiti.aspx 28 Jan 2010 15:42 <p>(PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 28, 2010)—At 10:00 am on Friday, January 29, Medical Teams International will load the last of three shipments of medicines and medical supplies headed for Haiti. The three shipments, valued at nearly $2 million, will be distributed by Hope International to area hospitals and clinics in northern Haiti.</p> <p><strong>MEDIA ARE INVITED - </strong></p> <dir> <p><strong>What: Local volunteers loading a shipment of medical supplies headed for Haiti. </strong></p> <p><strong>When: 9:45 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2010 </strong></p> <p><strong>Who: President Bas Vanderzalm and program staff will be available for questions </strong></p> <p><strong>Where: Medical Teams International - 14150 SW Milton Court, Tigard, OR 97224</strong></p> </dir> <p style="text-align: left;">The specific shipment that will be loaded on Friday is valued at $674,150 and includes gloves, gauze, sutures, needles syringes and crutches. The shipment will travel by train to Florida and then will be put into sea-going containers to be off-loaded in northern Haiti where local hospitals are treating many injured and homeless Haitians who have fled from the earthquake zone in Port-au-Prince.</p> <p>Medical Teams International currently has 27 volunteers in Haiti. They have already airlifted medicines and supplies valued at more than $1.5 million into Haiti - enough to help 45,000 people. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">- XX – </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Since 1979, Medical Teams International has shipped more than $1.3 billion in antibiotics, surgical kits and lifesaving medicines to care for 45 million people in 100 countries around the world. More than 2,600 volunteers meet the needs of people worldwide each year. Donations can be made by calling (503) 624-1000 or by logging on to www.medicalteams.org. </em></p> <dir></dir> http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/about_us/media_center/articles/10-01-28/Shipments_of_Medicines_and_Medical_Supplies_Leave_Medical_Teams_International_for_Haiti.aspx http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/rss.aspx?c=News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100128/over-30-states-push-to-establish-personhood-for-unborn/index.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:38:02 -0500 Three additional states have taken up the "personhood" cause in a push to guarantee the constitutional rights of the preborn. Lillian Kwon http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100128/over-30-states-push-to-establish-personhood-for-unborn/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/abortion http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100128/church-agency-wall-street-execs-should-tithe-bonuses/index.html Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:54:24 -0500 Wall Street leaders are being called to donate a tenth of their expected bonuses this year to help rebuild Haiti. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100128/church-agency-wall-street-execs-should-tithe-bonuses/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/economic-crisis http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100127/islamic-militants-in-somalia-murder-christian-leader/index.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:45:32 -0500 Islamic extremists shot the leader of an underground church to death outside the capital city of Somalia this month and have threatened to kill his wife, his tearful widow told Compass. Simba Tian http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100127/islamic-militants-in-somalia-murder-christian-leader/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/persecution http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100127/haitians-keep-churches-alive-amid-tragedy/index.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:02:18 -0500 Amid countless piles of rubble and the stench of death permeating Haiti, Christians throughout the devastated country are still able to find something to sing about. Audrey Barrick http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100127/haitians-keep-churches-alive-amid-tragedy/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/megachurch http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100126/despite-democracy-christians-in-bhutan-remain-underground/index.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:09:53 -0500 In this distant and isolated nation in the eastern Himalayas, known as the “Land of the Thunder Dragon,” almost everything looks uniformly Buddhist. Compass Direct News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100126/despite-democracy-christians-in-bhutan-remain-underground/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/persecution http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100126/graham-fest-in-india-draws-85-000-people-on-final-night/index.html Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:19:34 -0500 An evangelistic festival headlined by Franklin Graham ended Sunday in southeast India with an overflow crowd of nearly 85,000 people. Jennifer Riley http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100126/graham-fest-in-india-draws-85-000-people-on-final-night/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Missions http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100125/las-vegas-pastor-get-rich-quick-in-god/index.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:49:07 -0500 "Wanna get rich quick?" The phrase is used by countless authors, gurus and even Christian leaders who try to provide an easy formula for wealth and happiness. But Central Christian Church Senior Pastor Jud Wilhite has a different solution Audrey Barrick http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100125/las-vegas-pastor-get-rich-quick-in-god/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/economic-crisis http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100125/christian-apologists-be-careful-of-opra-s-spiritual-teachings/index.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:39:00 -0500 She is persuasive, influential and does a lot of good, but Christians should be careful when Oprah speaks about spirituality, warned two apologists who recently co-authored a book on the subject. Michelle A. Vu http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100125/christian-apologists-be-careful-of-opra-s-spiritual-teachings/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Education http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100124/evangelicals-call-for-cancellation-of-haiti-s-foreign-debt/index.html Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:55:53 -0500 A newly formed group of evangelicals led by some well-known figures called for the cancellation of Haiti’s foreign debt on Friday. Michelle A. Vu http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100124/evangelicals-call-for-cancellation-of-haiti-s-foreign-debt/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/relief http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100122/charlotte-pastor-encourages-generosity-beyond-one-time-gifts-for-haitians/index.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:26:21 -0500 The overwhelming donations and special offerings for the Haitian people are to be praised but the impact of the one-time gifts will be short-lived, one Charlotte, N.C., pastor indicated. Audrey Barrick http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100122/charlotte-pastor-encourages-generosity-beyond-one-time-gifts-for-haitians/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/megachurch http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/about_us/media_center/articles/10-01-22/Haiti_Relief_Workers_Return_Today.aspx 22 Jan 2010 14:08 <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 150%; color: #464646; font-size: 12pt;">(</span><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Jan. 22, 2010<span style="color: #464646;">)—</span> Dr. Todd Ulmer, a volunteer orthopedic surgeon from Portland, Ore. and other relief workers return to Portland this evening from the earthquake disaster in Haiti.  They will be available for interviews on arrival.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">            </span><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 14pt;">What:           Interviews with returning Haiti relief workers</span></b></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 14pt;">          Where:         Global Aviation, Hillsboro Airport (Location below)</span></b></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 14pt;">          When:          5:00 pm.  Friday, January 22, 2010</span></b></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">            </span></b></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">The relief team is returning on an airplane generously provided by Howard Hedinger, the CEO of American Industries in Portland. Hedinger’s plane has transported aid workers and medical supplies into Port-au-Prince almost daily for the past week.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">            A representative from Medical Teams International will also be at the scene for questioning. </span></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Medical Teams International’s Work:</span></b> </p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Yesterday, Medical Teams International airlifted medicines and medical supplies valued at $1.2 million. These supplies will treat 45,500 people for three months.  On Friday, January 22, they sent four more volunteer nurses and another physician bring the total number of volunteers in Haiti to 31. They will continue to send additional volunteers - most likely for months to come.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">Location information: <br /> 2250 Northeast 25th Avenue, <br /> Hillsboro, OR 97124-5960 </span></b></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">A representative from Global Aviation will be at the gate to enable media representatives to enter.  <br /> If you arrive at the gate and need assistance, please contact: <br /> <b>Flo Newton, President Global Aviation</b></span></p> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;">503-681-8844,<br /> </span></b><span style="line-height: 150%; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:flnewton@flynow.com"><b><span style="color: #0000ff;">flnewton@flynow.com</span></b></a>  </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0.9pt 12pt 0in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0.9pt 12pt 0in;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Since 1979, Medical Teams International has shipped more than $1.3 billion in antibiotics, surgical kits and lifesaving medicines to care for 45 million people in 100 countries around the world. More than 2,600 volunteers meet the needs of people worldwide each year. Donations can be made by calling (503) 624-1000 or by logging on to </span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.medicalteams.org/"><i>www.medicalteams.org</i></a></span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">.</span></i></p> http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/about_us/media_center/articles/10-01-22/Haiti_Relief_Workers_Return_Today.aspx http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/rss.aspx?c=News http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/about_us/media_center/articles/10-01-21/Seventh_Team_Leaves_for_Haiti_Today.aspx 21 Jan 2010 08:07 <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b>(Jan. 21, 2010)</b> — Dr. Dan Diamond from Bremerton, Wash. who left for Haiti with a Medical Teams International disaster relief team last Friday will call in at 12:00 p.m. NOON PST, today, January 21 with a live report from the field.</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: #993300;">IMPORTANT NOTE: Media interested in dialing in to hear Dr. Diamond’s report and to ask questions, please call 1-866-740-1748, PIN #: 1402 at exactly 12:00 p.m. NOON PST, today, Thursday, January 21.  Dr. Diamond will briefly describe the scene from his perspective and then take questions for approximately 15-20 minutes.  </span></b><span style="color: #993300;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: #993300;"><b></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Dr. Diamond is one of 19 volunteer doctors and nurses from throughout the Pacific Northwest that are now in place in Haiti, performing surgeries and treating hundreds of people each day at the 350-bed Kings Hospital, just outside Port-au-Prince since they arrived in Haiti last Friday.  A shipment of $1.1 million worth of medicines and medical supplies also arrived in Port au Prince today.  <span style="color: #000000;">For more information on the work Dr. Diamond has been doing in Haiti, please visit his <a href="http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/home/Haiti_Earthquake/dan_diamond.aspx">blog</a> at <a href="http://www.medicalteams.org/">www.medicalteams.org</a>.   </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b>In addition, Medical Teams International is sending their seventh team of medical volunteers to Haiti today from both Washington and Oregon.  Volunteers include Bob Rankin, MD from Bremerton Wash., Registered Nurses; Colette Whelan from Bend, Ore., Cathy Ellis from Eugene, Ore., Janice O’Connor from Bainbridge Island, Wash. and Melanie Thomas from Burns, Ore. They will be helping with post-operative care at King’s hospital.  For the Seattle team, please be at SeaTac Int’l Airport at the United Airlines ticket counter at 9:30am to interview both Bob Rankin and Janice O’Connor.  The Oregon team is leaving from the Redmond/Bend, Oregon airport.  For further details, please call Lee Keller at 206.799.3805 flight details and additional information.</b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />           </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i>Medical Teams International has created a new and easier way for people. You can text “HOPE” to 253-83 to give an automatic $10. Giving is always available online at </i><i><span><a href="http://www.medicalteams.org/">www.medicalteams.org</a></span></i><i><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span></i><i>or by calling 1-800-959-4325.</i> <i>Since 1979, Medical Teams International has shipped more than $1.3 billion in antibiotics, surgical kits and lifesaving medicines to care for 45 million people in 100 countries around the world. More than 2,600 volunteers meet the needs of people worldwide each year.</i> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0.9pt 0pt 0in;"><i></i></p> http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/about_us/media_center/articles/10-01-21/Seventh_Team_Leaves_for_Haiti_Today.aspx http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/rss.aspx?c=News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100120/driscoll-on-haiti-quake-sex-trade-occurring-in-port-au-prince/index.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:46:02 -0500 Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle landed in “hell” this week where he witnessed a teenage boy shot in the head and a girl sold to an older man. He was in the collapsed city of Port-au-Prince where rubble from former buildings and streets piled with corpses give the impression of an aftermath of a war zone. Michelle A. Vu http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100120/driscoll-on-haiti-quake-sex-trade-occurring-in-port-au-prince/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/church-bodies http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100119/forced-recantations-of-faith-continue-in-vietnam/index.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:32:28 -0500 A Vietnamese man violently forced to recant his fledgling Christian faith faces pressure from authorities and clansmen to prove his return to traditional Hmong belief by sacrificing to ancestors next month. Compass Direct News http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100119/forced-recantations-of-faith-continue-in-vietnam/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/persecution http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100115/u-s-churches-search-for-workers-missionaries-in-haiti/index.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:18:59 -0500 As aid workers frantically rescue survivors of Haiti's massive quake, several hundred miles north in the United States many churches and ministries are anxiously awaiting word about missing workers and missionaries. Jennifer Riley http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100115/u-s-churches-search-for-workers-missionaries-in-haiti/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/ngos http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100114/over-100-christian-teens-arrested-in-egypt/index.html Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:46:49 -0500 More than 100 Coptic Christian teens have been arrested by security forces in Egypt in what the Christian community considers as pressure from the government to play down the recent fatal church shooting that made international headlines. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100114/over-100-christian-teens-arrested-in-egypt/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/youth http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100108/tetrapod-footprint-discovery-busts-evolutionary-paradigm-says-biochemist/index.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:42:06 -0500 The latest discovery of fossilized footprints made by four-legged vertebrates overthrows the evolutionary model for how land animals first emerged, says a biochemist. Nathan Black http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100108/tetrapod-footprint-discovery-busts-evolutionary-paradigm-says-biochemist/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/Education http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100107/joel-osteen-s-prayer-for-houston-s-first-openly-gay-mayor/index.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:55:23 -0500 Globally recognized pastor Joel Osteen has been drawing some flak from the press and the public in the past few months over his comments on homosexuality. Lillian Kwon http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100107/joel-osteen-s-prayer-for-houston-s-first-openly-gay-mayor/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/megachurch http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100104/report-over-1-200-crimes-against-churches-in-2009/index.html Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:26:19 -0500 There were at least 1,237 crimes committed against Christian churches and ministries in the United States this past year, according to a report released Monday. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100104/report-over-1-200-crimes-against-churches-in-2009/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/church-state http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100101/americans-most-admire-billy-graham-pope-politicians/index.html Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:03:17 -0500 Evangelist Billy Graham and Pope Benedict XVI are among the top ten people that Americans most admired in 2009, according to a new poll. Jennifer Riley http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100101/americans-most-admire-billy-graham-pope-politicians/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/grahams http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091219/evangelical-pastor-evaluates-oral-roberts-legacy/index.html Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:05:05 -0500 A public memorial service for evangelist Oral Roberts has been scheduled for Monday. Considering Roberts' wide influence, one evangelical says, "Roberts' legacy needs to be evaluated soberly, honestly, and carefully, under the stark light of Scripture." Lillian Kwon http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091219/evangelical-pastor-evaluates-oral-roberts-legacy/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/grahams http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091021/church-growth-in-china-too-fast-for-seminaries-to-keep-up-says-chinese-leader/index.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:29:16 -0400 One of the greatest challenges facing churches in China is training enough pastors to keep up with the booming Christian population, said the president of a Christian organization in China. Ethan Cole http://www.christianpost.com/article/20091021/church-growth-in-china-too-fast-for-seminaries-to-keep-up-says-chinese-leader/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/church-growth http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090411/mission-group-takes-easter-programs-to-secular-airwaves/index.html Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:52:23 -0400 Partners of a global Christian broadcasting ministry will air special Easter programs on secular radio stations that reach millions of people - many of whom are not Christians. Jennifer Riley http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090411/mission-group-takes-easter-programs-to-secular-airwaves/index.html http://www.christianpost.com/services/rss/feed/topics/broadcast