Iron Sharpens Iron (ISI), a nationwide men’s ministry, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with 33 men’s conferences this winter and spring in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. More conferences are planned for the fall.
Today, Best Christian Workplaces Institute (BCWI) honored 189 faith-based organizations as Certified Best Christian Workplaces for 2019.
America’s Christian Credit Union (ACCU), a faith-based financial institution headquartered in Southern California, wrapped up its sixty-first year with multiple acts of generosity, reinforcing its key corporate priorities of building stronger families, communities, futures, and ministries.
Faith Comes By Hearing, a nonprofit ministry that records and provides the Bible in languages of the world, was recently notified by Charity Navigator of its latest 4-star rating. This marks the 12th time in the past 13 evaluations that Faith Comes By Hearing has earned the highest possible rating. In a letter to Faith Comes By Hearing Founder Jerry Jackson, Charity Navigator President Michael Thatcher stated that attaining a 4-star rating verifies that Faith Comes By Hearing exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in its area of work. “Only nine percent of the charities we evaluate have received at least six consecutive ‘4-star’ evaluations,” wrote Thatcher.
Teleios Research evaluated whether those who adhere to several key foundational principles of Christianity by practicing their faith (through prayer, faith, praise, outreach, and Bible study as well as belief in salvation by grace and security of salvation) have better personal wellbeing compared to those who practice these measures less frequently.
Millions of “unwanted” children in Asia crave “the gift of love and hope” this Christmas, missions agency Gospel for Asia (GFA, www.gfa.org) said today — as the Texas-based organization launched a Christmas season campaign to help what it calls “the forgotten ones.”
