John 17: 13
"I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.\
CCM Artists Lend Voices for Children
Contemporary Christian music artists don't just sing about God’s love, grace, and compassion to those suffering; many are actively conveying that message through their lives. And one of the ways some music artists have chosen to share their blessings is by participating and encouraging others to take part in child sponsorship.
One CCM artist who has been...
Jaci Velasquez Wows Joel Osteen's Church
Platinum selling Christian artist Jaci Velasquez has wowed congregants at the US' largest church, Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, at a recent concert.
Lakewood Church, the largest and fastest growing church in the United States, is led by the popular pastor, author, and speaker Joel Osteen. M...
20,000 Attend First Weekend of Shoutfest '07 Over 20,000 people attended the first weekend of America’s annual Christian youth concert event, the Shoutfest ’07 tour.
In addition, it has been reported that 15,000 Books of Hope were distributed, while hundreds of people came forward for ministry with 123 first time decisio...
China Catering for Olympic Religious Guests, Not Citizens
A temporary church will be set up in the Olympic Village during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, a state-backed church official has reported.
"All will be arranged in accordance with the practices adopted by other Olympics host cities," said Liu Bainian, vice-president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and a Chinese political adviser, according to the official China Daily newspaper.
Furthermore, Olympics organisers reported that a religious service centre will be set up in the Olympic Village with professional religious personnel providing services to meet the needs of athletes with various religious conviction...
Purpose of Unreached Peoples Resource Network
To work with Christian leaders of all demoninations and organizations, to encourage existing or form new cooperative ministry task forces and prayer networks for unreached peoples, concentrating on the 2,500 least evangelized ethnolinguistic peoples (clusters of peoples) less than 2 percent Christian to the end that holistic mission-minded church planting movements may emerge in them by the year 2000.
Progress Since 1989
Through the efforts of INTERDEV there are now 30 active and developing partnerships focused on the unreached. These involve hundreds of agencies working in an integrated way. Unreached Peoples Seminars and consultation supported by World Vision have included approximately 10,000 Christian workers to 50 countries, producing several hundred coope...
