Faith News Network

Along with her husband, Bishop Raymond Hall, Pastor Arlene O. Hall founded the Deliverance Temple Worship Center in 1999. Built on the pillars of consistent prayer and Spirit-filled worship, Pastor Hall has innovated new ministry strategies that keep the church on the cutting edge. Her church leaders are well-versed in logic models and measurement tools for ministry. “Outcomes,” she says, “are simply the fruit of the ministry. It’s not a “corporate” thing; it is what Jesus requires. Every ministry should know whether it is producing fruit for the Kingdom. If it is not, we know what area we have to address.”

The ongoing and unprecedented #BoycottTarget pledge from the American Family Association (AFA, www.afa.net) has reached a staggering one million signatures, just a week after AFA first alerted consumers of Target’s controversial bathroom policy.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam recently signed Senate Bill 1556, which prevents counselors and therapists from being forced to counsel in a manner that conflicts with their orthodox religious beliefs provided they refer to another counselor or therapist.

Gospel for Asia (GFA) is calling on the world to pray for those experiencing a drought, aggravated by rising temperatures. More than 300 million are affected.