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Kansas City-based non-profit helps 60 million people worldwide access safe water

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A local group, Kansas City-based Water.org, has helped 60 million people around the world gain access to safe water or sanitation. “This remarkable achievement is marked by our team and partners’ unwavering ...

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Churchgoers and leaders find value in ministries serving women

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Ministry leaders and women churchgoers believe ministry to women is working in their congregations, but both feel there’s room for improvement. Lifeway Research surveyed 1,001 evangelical and Black Protestant female churchgoers in the ...

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Arab children find hope, assurance in Christian satellite ministry

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As conflict rages across the Middle East and Africa, young Arab children are turning to the Arabic language SAT-7 for inspiration, hope, and assurance. Andrea El-Mounayer, SAT-7 KIDS Channel manager, calls the ...

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Kanakuk sues insurer for refusal to defend it in sex abuse claims

Kanakuk Kamps is suing its insurance carrier, ACE American Insurance Company, for breach of contract and fiduciary duty and for bad faith refusal to defend Kanakuk over the lawsuit brought against the ...

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IHOPKC community, others grapple with Bickle allegations

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The Christian community continues to react to explosive charges of sexual misconduct by Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC). Both Christian (including Metro Voice) and ...

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Christian banking institution, Crown Ministries partnering to provide stewardship education

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AdelFi, a Christian banking institution in California, is teaming up with Crown Financial Ministries to provide biblical stewardship information. The exclusive banking partnership with Crown enables AdelFi to offer customized courses on ...

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Caught in Love

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At 17, Tina was already too old for her years—and too young to be a mom. We met Tina as she was finishing treatment for alcohol addiction in a rehab facility. Even ...

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City Union Mission needs “helping hands” for annual Christmas Store

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City Union Mission is gearing up for its annual Christmas Store, a cherished tradition set to open its doors in November. As an integral part of the organization’s “Mission: Christmas” initiative, the ...

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Tributes pour in for Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With a Mission

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Loren Cunningham, the influential founder of Youth With a Mission (YWAM), died last week in Kona, Hawaii, at age 88. He also was the author of several books, including “Is That Really You, ...

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Pastors should avoid this during sermons

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Kids do say the darndest things, and with decades of pulpit experience, the Rev. Joe McKeever has learned that these revelatory remarks about sermons often happen just after church. In one case, ...

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What Can I Do?

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The heart and mission of If Not For Grace Ministries can be found in Isaiah 61:1-3, where we are called to “bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives…to comfort ...

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Selah Freedom helps victims rebuild their lives after sex trafficking

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The faith-based organization Selah Freedom has helped thousands of sex trafficking survivors find a place of healing thanks to three women who heard horrendous stories and decided they wanted to make an ...

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“I confessed my hypocrisy” admits Max Lucado about alcohol

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Pastor and author Max Lucado admits he once turned to alcohol to help him deal with the stress of ministry. “The staff needed me. The pulpit required me. The publisher was counting ...

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Andy Stanley’s church criticized for LGBTQ conference

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A prominent evangelical leader is calling an upcoming conference sponsored by Andy Stanley‘s church for ministry leaders and parents of LGBTQ children a “clear and tragic departure from biblical Christianity.” North Point ...

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Missouri’s Child Evangelism Fellowship aims to reach 100 million each year

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Most people are never more receptive to hearing the gospel than when they are children. Yet, evangelism aimed at children is often overlooked. “One of the most beautiful passages in the Bible ...

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Churchgoers “inoculated” to the gospel, says evangelist Michael Youssef

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Evangelist Michael Youssef is issuing a wakeup call to the church as he tries to bring one million people to Christ by 2025. At an evangelistic event in Macon, Ga., earlier this ...

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Volunteers from area churches help remodel Smithville building to serve veterans

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A former nursing care facility in Smithville is being remodeled to provide services to aging veterans, thanks to the help of Baptist Homes and Healthcare Ministries. Volunteer disaster relief workers from the ...

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Moody Bible Institute seeks court protection for its view on women in ministry

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Moody Bible Institute in Chicago has asked a federal appeals court to protect its religious beliefs regarding men and women in leadership. It is in response to a lawsuit by a former ...

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Christian author challenges churches to address porn addiction

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Many churches avoid discussing pornography although more than half of Americans admit they watch it. An estimated 91 percent of men and 60 percent of women nationwide consume porn at varying degrees ...

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Missionary nurse and child kidnapped in Haiti

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A missionary nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, as the U.S. warns Americans to leave. El Roi Haiti said in a statement that Alix Dorsainvil, who serves as a ...

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Majority of pastors feel lonely and isolated at times, Barna study finds

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Two-thirds of pastors felt lonely or isolated at times last year, a new survey by the Barna Group found. That number is up significantly from 42 percent in 2015. At the same ...

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New language developed by Wycliffe now serving deaf African students

A new language for the Deaf and Deaf-Blind is now being used in both public and private schools in Africa. It was developed by Wycliffe Associates, known for empowering mother-tongue Bible translators ...

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A lifeline for those that have chronic pain

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Chronic pain is more prevalent than many people realize. This ministry helps churches across the country offer support. Their elbows, knees and ankles throb. Fatigue wrecks their ability to move at times. ...

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Greg Laurie continues baptisms at Pirate’s Cove in California

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The recent film “Jesus Revolution” introduced many Christians to Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. His SoCal Harvest Crusades, such as the most recent one in Anaheim, ...

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Well-being of pastors has dropped in several key areas since 2015, study finds

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The well-being of pastors in several key areas has significantly declined since 2015, a new report from Barna Research found. When it comes to having true friends, 20 percent of pastors in ...

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