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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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  • 'Call 2 Fall' issued for July 5
    by Erin Roach, posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (15 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP)--Churches and individuals are invited to answer the Call 2 Fall on Sunday, July 5. The initiative is aimed at praying for the healing of America and declaring dependence on God immediately after celebrating the nation's independence from Great Britain.

          "It's incumbent upon the church to assume the responsibility for where the nation is and leading us forward, not from a political standpoint but from a spiritual standpoint," Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, said. "If the spiritual things are in order, the political things seem to be a lot easier to solve."

          Shortly after Perkins announced the multidenominational initiative via conference call with Christian media May 19, more than 3,500 people had clicked "I'm in" on the website Call2Fall.com, which is hosted by the Family Research Council.

          Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, participated in the conference call and said the only real answer for America is spiritual renewal that must start with those who claim the name of Christ.

          "As Christians we have failed to live in a way that has been as pleasing to the Lord as we would hope, and we need to repent of that and we need to humble ourselves and we need to seek His face and seek His guidance and direction for ourselves, for our churches and for our country," Land said. Read More

  • Okla., Minn. take stand against cloning
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (15 years ago)

    OKLAHOMA CITY (BP)--The Oklahoma legislature has unanimously approved a bill to prohibit all forms of human cloning, while Minnesota's governor has signed a bill prohibiting the use of state funds for human cloning. Read More

  • Hunt: SBC needed 'shock' of GCR declaration
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (15 years ago)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The strongly worded 10-point declaration "Toward a Great Commission Resurgence" released April 27 was a needed "shock" for an unhealthy Southern Baptist Convention, according to SBC President Johnny Hunt. Read More

  • Church care plan for chaplains unveiled
    by Ken Walker, posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (15 years ago)

    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--The Southern Baptist Convention's first ministry care plan for churches whose pastors are called to active duty with the military will get its official launch at this year's SBC annual meeting ... Read More

  • RESOURCE: Book discusses challenges, rewards of multi-site churches
    by Shawn Hendricks, posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 (15 years ago)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Multi-site churches have grown in number from about 10 in 1990 to more than 2,000 in the United States last year, according to Scott McConnell, associate director of LifeWay Research.

    It's a trend many congregations find rewarding and/or overwhelming as they seek new ways to reach their communities, states and throughout the country, McConnell notes.

    "Adding a site does not simply add an address to your church," McConnell writes in a new book, "Multi-Site Churche... Read More