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09/23/2008
BOOK: Heavenly Minded for Earthly Good
A common stereotype about Pentecostals is that they’re big on praise and worship but short on practical action in a needy world—i.e., “so heavenly minded they’re no earthly good.” However, two scholarly researchers with Ph.D.s recently found out otherwise, as they frankly admit in their new book-and-DVD Global Pentecostalism: the New Face of Christian Social Engagement (University of California Press, 2007).
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New Name, New Facility for New City (NY)
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Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship is the new name for New City Gospel Fellowship, located 30 miles up the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan. And last Sunday (Sept. 14), they dedicated a new 29,000-square-foot building as well, to accommodate the growing congregation.
“We’re no longer just a New City church,” says Senior Pastor Carl Johnson. “Our people come from all over Rockland County as well as Orange County, West..
Read the full story 09/18/2008
Grow Your Own Guitarists
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 Wish you had more-or better-guitar players for your worship team? An FCA church in Red Deer, Alberta, has opted to do more than wish. They've decided to grow their own musicians through a 10-week training club called "Guitar Church" that meets for two hours on Saturday mornings.
And in the process, they've created a..
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09/17/2008
RESOURCE ARTICLE: Not So Fast
By Jim Cymbala
Editor’s Note: I recently had the joy of helping Pastor Jim Cymbala of the Brooklyn Tabernacle develop another book (following our Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire trilogy of several years ago). He has of course been a repeat speaker at several of our FCA national conventions.
The new book, entitled You Were Made for More, is just now entering the market, published by Zondervan. It’s about moving into your ..
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Young Church Makes Impact Nearby, Far Away
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Bricktown Gospel Fellowship in Haverstraw, N.Y., is only six years old, yet it pulled off a successful Vacation Bible School last month for 33 children—the majority of whom came from nonchurched homes in the neighborhood. “We ran for five nights,” says Pastor Tim Tyree, “and it was such an exciting outreach.”
First-graders through sixth-graders got teaching and activities built in part around the popular VeggieTal..
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