Peter Larson, a 15 year old from Plymouth, Minnesota attracted attention by sleeping outside in a box during the dead of winter to draw funds to support the local Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners.
The Leadership Seminar
Dr. Fred Garmon, director of the NGO People for Care and Learning, recently came to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to hold a leadership-training seminar.
Evangelist Paula White is returning to Tampa, Fla., to lead the charismatic megachurch she and her now ex-husband, Randy White, founded 18 years ago.
Chief warns Christians to worship only local spirits or lose homes.
We are a country that is overweight. With obesity rates reaching over 25% in the majority of states, we have eaten ourselves into a crisis. We neglect our health even when we know better, choosing to eat quantities much too large and selections that provide little nutritional value. In addition, we opt to spend our free time doing sedentary things and spend the majority of our workdays sitting on our growing rear ends. While we can and should take responsibility for our own health, we must also take responsibility for the health of our children.
Teen issue authors Michael and Hayley DiMarco head out from Denver on an ambitious, long-distance project to give the Bible a fresh, “authentic” voice, and raise awareness of a growing social problem.
Convoy of Hope, a disaster response organization and partner with the Assemblies of God, has embarked on a campaign to network with ham radio operators within the Fellowship as a way to improve response to crises.
The Calling
Pastor Pavel Golub was born into a large, Christian family in Russia in 1959 and committed his life to Christ in 1978. He sensed that he had a calling on his life, and his ministry soon developed from youth work into evangelism and church planting.
Dr. Alex McFarland, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary and world-renowned author and speaker, is launching his live, daily radio and television program, Sound Rēzn with the American Family Radio Network.
Sky Angel, a national provider of faith-based and family-friendly television and radio programming, announces the addition of the popular “baby boomer” network AmericanLife TV Network(tm) (ALN) to their channel lineup. Programming is now available on Channel 303 to subscribers with the Family Package or Family Values Pak.
“AmericanLife TV Network’s programming is a great fit for Sky Angel’s subscribers as part of our Family channel lineup,” says Tom Scott, Sky Angel’s President and COO. “They are devoted to broadcasting classic TV shows and safe, family-oriented programming. AmericanLife TV features sitcoms like The Bob Newhart Show, prime-time dramas including Mission Impossible, LA Law and Hill Street Blues, cooking, decorating, and life management programs plus classic weekend movies that the entire family can enjoy watching together.”
ALN CEO Chris Wyatt commented, “Sky Angel is a valued provider and a natural choice for ALN. All of us at ALN are dedicated to serving American families by creating a safe, wholesome environment without objectionable content or inappropriate commercials. We look forward to launching our new line-up of original ALN programming for families in the near future.”
Sky Angel offers subscribers over 80 television and radio channels of faith-based and family-friendly broadcasts, with entertainment, educational, sports and news programming that is completely compatible with your current TV service. Sky Angel does not require a dish or antenna, is easily installed, and includes value-added features like 48-hour playback on all Faith-based television channels plus an ever-growing Video-On-Demand library with free and fee-based selections, with subscription packages starting at $14.99 per month. To learn more, or to subscribe, visit www.skyangel.com or call 1-800-SKY-ANGEL (1-800-759-2643).
About Sky Angel:
Sky Angel® U.S. LLC is a Christian-owned multi-channel provider of faith-based and family-friendly television and radio programming. Founded by Robert Johnson Sr. more than 27 years ago, Sky Angel was created to provide a Christ-centered and family-friendly alternative to the standard television fare. Since then, his vision has grown into a service providing quality television and radio programming to all corners of the United States. Sky Angel carries the Parents Television Council’s® prestigious Entertainment Seal of Approval(tm), which recognizes excellence and social responsibility in programming.
About AmericanLife TV Network(tm):
AmericanLife Network is dedicated to delivering wholesome family programming targeting the 78 million US baby boomers. The network features memorable situational comedies, dramas, classic movies, and original programs 24 hours a day.
The network was recently acquired by Reverend Robert A. Schuller and Chris Wyatt with plans to build out a premiere family-friendly network that will amalgamate television and Internet mediums and fill a void for safe, family programming targeting viewers of all ages. More information is available online at www.americanlifetv.com.
(Source: Christian Newswire)
The Church of God International Department of Youth and Christian Education announces the theme for the annual International Children’s Emphasis Day, suggested for Sunday, August 30, 2009.
With the assistance of a charitable mission, the congregation was able to construct the frame of the church building in 2008. Pavel shares, “My dream would be to complete the church building in 2009, and we pray for the Lord’s favor in financing the construction.”
SUDAN — It was a great day in Tangal for so many people to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastors were extremely happy and thankful for the opportunity to share the gospel in the way they did.
A faithful soldier of the Lord for the Church of God, Rev. Thomas Grassano, passed into eternity at 3:04 p.m. on Thursday, July 9.
The Episcopal Church gave final approval on Tuesday to the declaration making homosexual men and women eligible for any ordained ministry in their church.
The Church of God’s Operation Compassion recently received a large donation of 324,000 pairs of shoes.
Six years ago, Sarah Hart stumbled across the Anima Christi in an old prayer book her mother used as a child. Awed by the beauty of this ancient prayer, she set it to music, then began searching for more.
SeriesViewers of the Gospel Music Channel television network (www.gospelmusicchannel.com) American Idol®-style summer series, Gospel Dream, will have immediately spotted the reminiscent touch of Simon Cowell style ‘career advice’ coming from behind the judge’s table.
HONDURAS — The Interns have been assisting to start a children’s church ministry at Vida Nueva. The children normally sit in a class room for almost three hours every Sunday. Now they will have Sunday school and children’s church.
The following are ministers who completed the Church of God’s CIMS (Certificate in Ministerial Studies) program recently, who share how beneficial the studies were for their ministry.
