Faith News Network

Churches from all across the U.S. have work teams in Joplin, Missouri, where thousands have lost everything after a devastating tornado struck that town.

The new book, “The Other 80 Percent: Turning Your Church’s Spectators into Active Participants,” by Scott Thumma and Warren Bird addresses the question of why there are so few active attenders and so many nominal Christians in the country.

All God’s Children International (AGCI), announces the launch of a new outreach program to Haiti. With the extreme poverty in Haiti, children are often overlooked.

Child Evangelism Fellowship, the largest Christian ministry to children in the world,
celebrates the twelfth anniversary of its Boxes of Books Program this month. Boxes of
Books, which is funded through charitable donations, has made a crucial difference in
advancing the CEF ministry in developing countries.

An estimated 3 billion people around the world lack the ability to afford the basic necessities
of life, like protection for their feet. Many people may never have the opportunity to even
own one pair of shoes. God Feet is a Christian Ministry dedicated to serving God and others
while providing the needy with protection for their feet. For each pair of faith inspired flip
flops sold, another is given to someone in need.

Zonderkidz™, the children’s division of Zondervan, today announced the NIV Adventure Bible Memory Game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as well as a new online destination for the NIV Adventure Bible, www.AdventureBible.com.