Mission Agency Helps Local Church ‘fine-tune’
Posted Friday, November 19, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
Stan Self, Senior Director for Church Ministry at The Mission Society
USA (MNN) — For 200 years, churches and mission groups have had it backward. The mindset has always been that the churches are supposed to help the mission agencies share…
Religious Freedom in India?
Posted Friday, November 19, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
India (MNN) — Despite a long history of Christian persecution in the country, the International Religious Freedom, report released this week by the U.S. State Department, gave India's central government a fairly high rating on its relig…
Ministry Now Forming 2011 Internship Team to Russia
Posted Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
Orphan Outreach Summer Interns 2010
International (MNN) — An intern is not much different from the apprentices of old, where an
adult took a young person under wing and provided on-the-job training.
That's exactly what's happe…
Afghan Christian Faces a Judge, But Charges Unknown
Posted Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
Afghanistan (MNN) — Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that an Afghan amputee in prison for his Christian faith since May will face a judge this Sunday (November 21, 2010) without legal representation or knowledge of the charges against him, ac…
USA Releases Annual Religious Freedom Report
Posted Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
Secretary of State Clinton making her report on religious freedom.
USA (MNN) — The United States government released its annual International Religious Freedom Report yesterday. According to one Christian persecution watch ministry, there is…
Ministry Overwhelmed By God’s Generous Answer to Prayer in The Congo
Posted Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
Congo-Kinshasa (MNN) — Take one evangelistic vision, mix in
a harmony of the Gospels from One Hope, add the public schools in Congo, and stir
with the Holy Spirit. What do you get?
You get inundated by more than you can imagine. That…
Updated NIV Bible Text Released for Viewing Online
Posted Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
International (IBS/MNN) — The world's most popular modern English Bible
is now not only updated, but also available online.
Biblica and Zondervan released the New
International Version of the Bible (NIV) online version this mont…
Bethany Christian Services Looking for Foster Families for Troubled Teens
Posted Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
USA (MNN) — There are two misconceptions about foster
parenting: One is that it is inferior to adoption, and the other is that it is
only a long-term commitment.
Those who are working in child and family services
acknowledge …
U.S. Dollar Worth Less, Missionaries Suffer the Consequences
Posted Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
The U.S. dollar is going down in value, adding extra strain to missionaries living in foreign countries but receiving funding from the States.
International (MNN) — The economic standing of the U.S. is directly affecting missions work.
…
Riots Over Cholera Have a Political Agenda
Posted Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Christian Outreach, Missioniaries, Science & Religion, Social Issues, Top Religion News
Cholera was a concern when flooding hit Haiti after the earthquake. This outbreak, according to the UN, started in a septic tank near a military base. Cholera is typically spread through contaminated water. (Bright Hope photo)
Haiti (MNN) — …