They are the largest generation in history. In the United States alone, they number more than 78 million, even larger than the seemingly ubiquitous Boomers.They are the millennials. They are changing our nation, our world and our churches.
In teaching people how to reach their communities for Christ, pastors and missional living experts Ben Connelly and Bob Roberts Jr. have gone to the dogs … literally.
Pastor Wilfredo De Jesús, named to Time magazine’s 2013 list of the 100 most influential people in the world, carries a burden for the poor and disenfranchised. Now he has written a book that explains the biblical case for social activism, In the Gap: What Happens When God’s People Stand Strong.
Cokesbury, the retail division of The United Methodist Publishing House, today announced its strategic partnership with NCS Services, Inc. This joint venture will offer technology-based stewardship services provided through NCS Services, Inc., to all Cokesbury customers. NCS supplies web-based solutions in the areas of online and text giving, giving kiosks, online registrations and payment processing to over 2,400 faith-based nonprofits.
With only a short time to recover from their jet lag, a group of 51 Evangelical Christian pastors representing every U.S. state and the District of Columbia embarked on a journey to the frontline of the recent Gaza conflict as part of a three-day mission organized by Christians United For Israel (CUFI).
Present conditions in the church and nation demand united, decisive action. We need more than one positive election … one godly, Supreme Court decision … one good sermon series or one significant, local church revival. America is desperate for a change. Overall church attendance is declining. An entire generation is emerging with little understanding of absolute truth. The only hope for change is in the spiritual climate of our nation, and it begins at the grassroots level.
