Facing Division, United Methodist Church Gathers in St. Louis
The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) is sending a team led by UMAction Director John Lomperis to the 2019 specially called General Conference of the United Methodist Church.
The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) is sending a team led by UMAction Director John Lomperis to the 2019 specially called General Conference of the United Methodist Church.
GiveSendGo, the world’s largest Christian fundraising platform, announced they have moved forward in acquiring personal fundraising site FaithLauncher. This will create even more opportunities for sharing Hope in our world.
Dr. Grant McClung, president of Missions Resource Group, is celebrating ten years of growth in the arena of advancing and resourcing the cause of world evangelization by providing training, consulting, and mentoring to the global Great Commission community. “In February 2009,” McClung notes, “Janice and I were in Nairobi, Kenya for my first meeting with the World Missions Commission (WMC) of the Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF). This was followed up by a teaching visit to the Church of God Discipleship Training College in Kenya.”
Jesus told His disciples, “What is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs” (Matthew 10:27). We have heard His whisper and proclaim, “God’s Kingdom is on the move in America!”
Christian broadcaster FEBC (Far East Broadcasting Company, www.febc.org) has launched a year-long initiative to distribute a record number of its free “missionary radios” to unreached people groups, most of whom have never heard the name of Jesus.
Religious Freedom Day was celebrated earlier this week. It was a day to celebrate the ability to live out the Christian faith and freely share the Gospel. On this day of celebration, Christians are encouraged to recognize that religious freedom protections are being challenged across the country. Fellow churches are experiencing legal challenges relating to the use of their facilities, employment regulations, gender identity and sexual orientation laws, and more.