pastor and church life

He's thousands of miles from home, but a southwest Missouri pastor serving in Iraq still managed to lead Christmas Eve services for his congregation. Jerald Bass is a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves, serving as a chaplain in Iraq. He's also pastor ...  

Voice of AmericaPastors offer ways to spread Christmas joy throughout yearTampa TribuneChrist's birthday comes once a year, but here are some ways to honor his day all year long. By MICHELLE BEARDEN | The Tampa Tribune Santa may come and go, and every Christmas day there's dinner to cook and lots to clean up. Although historians disagree ...Remembering the Christ child, no matter what time of yearKokomo PerspectiveScott Novak: A Christmas wish...  

Two out of three Protestant pastors believe Islam is a "dangerous" religion, according to a new survey from a Southern Baptist-affiliated research group. The survey of more than 1,000 Protestant clergy by LifeWay Research, released last week found that 45% strongly agree with the statement "I believe Islam is a dangerous religion" and another 21% agree somewhat with it. USA Today, 21 December 2009  

"But these pastors do NOT ask for prayers for the persecution to end. Persecution to them is directly proportionate to the great work to be done for Jesus Christ. They see their prison time as a unique ministry opportunity."   

You, too, can get in on the gift: You must show up between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Boise City Hall. There, a Christian coalition will reprise a 2004 event and pay off up to $10,000 in tickets, said Dennis Mansfield, a former board member of Mission Media, a nonprofit helping to organize the event.  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Her faith springs from deep within, much like the rich voice that entertained dancers when she sang with a band in nightclubs. The church she pastors in Rand, Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church, onc...  

In this issue ... Pastor, as you prepare for the Sunday after Christmas, don't miss the opportunity to challenge your listeners to grow in their commitment to Christ as they go into 2010 ... Access a PowerPoint template and other sermons to help youread more  

Their families? Left to fend for themselves. So tomorrow more pastors jailed by Chinese atheists will string fine wire for Christmas light insertions into hard plastic containers. A workday: 16-20 hours. Then the items will be marketed global for believers to have Christmas lights for one more December. It goes on and on and on.  

Qur'an (9:29) - "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."What should Christian pastors think? Two out of three Protestant pastors believe Islam is a "dangerous" religion, according to a new...  

Dear fellow pastors in Uganda,I greet you in the name and love of Jesus Christ as I send this encyclical video (http://www.youtube.com/saddlebackchurch) to the pastors of the churches of Uganda with greetings from your fellow pastors around the world. May grace and peace be with you this Christmas season.We are all familiar with Edmund Burke’s insight, “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” That is why I’m...  

A survey by the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church has revealed that more than half of the Helsinki region’s female pastors have been unwilling recipients of offensive sexual advances from their parishioners. The survey was conducted in November and received responses from around one-fifth of female pastors based in Vantaa, Espoo and Helsinki. Inappropriate conversations were the [...]  

On December 10 of this month, I will be attending a meeting that will inform a number of pastors and legislators about the problems that many of us see with the sustainability movement. Here is a summary of what I intend to share with them. My concerns regarding sustainability, New Urbanism, the “Green” movement, and form-based [...]  

China (MNN) -- "The wonderful news about China today is that the church is exploding all over the place, but they don't have enough Bible schools and seminaries to train their emerging Christian leaders." China Partner recently returned from Jiangxi Province where they helped provide a solution to this problem. Erik Burklin, president of China Partner, says they are working with churches to develop training centers that invite lay pastors to...  

Victory Declaration – Pastors Vow That IRS Will Not Control Them In that my first article ever written for Freedom’s Phoenix did not appear until September 28, 2007, the Victory Declaration which appears below was never released to Freedom’s Phoenix when it was circulated to the media in February of 2006. Therefore we are making it available to FP readers on this occasion. It is an update of the Redress of the 1983 Chicago Declaration that...  

The Director of the Lutheran Media Ministry Ghana Pastor John Donkoh has deplored the attitude of selfstyled prophets who have invaded the Christian church taking their members for a rideWe have countless examples of reported cases where supposed men of God have duped members they are supposed to shepherd he saidAddressi ...