Monthly Archives: April 2011
People delaying religion due to longer lifespan: study
A new survey has linked decline in religious participation to longer life expectancies, saying people feel less rushed to make peace with God.
‘Nails of the Cross’ reignites debate on Jesus Christ
WELL, if news reports doing the rounds since yesterday are to be believed the iron nails that pierced Jesus’ hands to the wooden cross in Golgotha have been found.
Hindu activists attack two pastors in Kerala
ACCORDING to the Global Council of Christians in India (GCIC), Hindu activists attacked Pastor N V Eliyas and Pastor Milton George of New India Church of God on Kara Beach Road in Kodungallur, Kerala on March 31.
Proselytization charge: Four Christians arrested in Karnataka
FOUR Christian men were arrested by the Karnataka police following a false complaint of religious conversion against them in Bangalore.
Sangh Parivar activists beat up Christians in Karnataka
AS many as four Christians, including a police constable, were beaten on April 1 in Madikeri district of Orissa for allegedly helping people convert to Christianity.
Sweden’s youth in state centres sell sex for drugs: report
TWELVE percent of girls and four percent of boys placed in youth care homes in Sweden sold sex for drugs or money last year, according to a new report.
China cracks down on house church groups again
CHINESE police have arrested dozens of Christian worshippers from a ‘house church’ for allegedly trying to pray outdoors.
‘180,000 Catholics quit church last year in Germany’
AS many as 180,000 Catholics quit the church last year in the wake of persistent child sex abuse scandals, a media report said recently.
Beware! Mormon church is on an expansion mode!
THE Mormon church, considered by Protestant groups and evangelical Christians worldwide as a heretic sect, is on an expansion mode.
‘Living in the Spirit’ resources revitalize US church
PIONEER Valley Assembly of God in Huntington, Massachusetts, has been an intergenerational church for many years. Earlier this year, they even held a conference at their church, featuring an author.
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Key church management skills you need to know
For managing communications during your worship services, you will need to provide a physical location people can visit to ask questions and get information.
