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March 3, 2009
Need Work? Go to Church
With the national unemployment rate escalating, many churches are emerging as networking hubs for job hunters. In Dallas, First Baptist Church is offering extensive help on workforce topics such as creating a standout résumé and excelling in interviews. Through programs such as Career Solutions, Career Link and Crown Financial Classes, attendees can not only improve their chances on landing future employment, but also better manage their current financial situations.
“It is the old adage, ‘Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day; teach a man to fish he’ll eat for a lifetime,’” said First Baptist Church senior pastor Robert Jeffress. “And we think the most important thing the church can do to help its members who are unemployed is help them develop and hone skills that will help them land that next job.”
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Denominational Breakdown
Although membership in the nation's largest Christian communions declined last year, two Pentecostal denominations showed an increase. The Assemblies of God (AG) of Springfield, Mo., and the Cleveland...
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Mistaking Crowds for Churches
QUOTE: "The biblical New Testament church is vanishing from society today. Anything and everything is acceptable as long as it builds a crowd. Jesus wasn't as interested in building a crowd as He was in telling the truth."—Bob Pearle...
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Changing of the Guard
QUOTE: "There really has been a shift and in some ways, a fragmenting of American evangelism. A new generation of evangelists is blogging their way around the old power structures...
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A Glass Half Full for Parachurch Ministries
Despite the economic recession, ministry giving was higher than expected in late 2008, according to the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). In a survey of 300 member...
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