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07/25/2010Lutheran World Federation Elects Palestinian Bishop as President
Bishop Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has been elected president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) by the church body’s highest legislative body.
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07/23/2010Lutherans Seek Forgiveness for Persecution of Anabaptists
The 11th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation approved a statement on Thursday calling on Lutherans to express their regret and sorrow for past actions against Anabaptists and asking for forgiveness.
1 comments - 07/22/2010
Council for World Mission Selects Next General Secretary
The general secretary of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands has been selected to serve as the next general secretary of the Council for World Mission.
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07/20/2010Salvation Army Leaders Bring Social Justice to the Fore at World Youth Convention
The head of the Salvation Army Women’s Ministries urged more than 1,000 young Salvationists over the weekend to join the fight against human trafficking and reminded them to join in the upcoming day of prayer for victims of the sex-slave trade.
- 07/20/2010
Delegates Gather for Lutheran World Federation's 11th Assembly
Over 400 delegates from Lutheran churches around the world have convened in Stuttgart, Germany, for the 11th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation.
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07/19/2010Retired Lutheran College President Appointed to Interim Spot by 4th School
A former Lutheran college president who has served as interim president at three other Lutheran colleges since his retirement in 1998 will serve at another college, according to an announcement Monday.
- 07/18/2010
YMCA Unveils New Brand Strategy
For the first time in 43 years, the YMCA has unveiled a new brand strategy that includes a new logo and a new label - "the Y."
- 07/13/2010
'My Hope' Helps Nearly 70K Turn Over to Christ in Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Christians across the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico this year opened their homes for meetings and witnessed a combined total of 69,188 make commitments to Jesus Christ, reported the ministry behind the evangelism outreach.
- 07/11/2010
Anglican Congregations Ask Va. High Court to Reconsider Property Ruling
Nine conservative Anglican churches that have been wrestling for three years with The Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia over disputed church property has asked Virginia’s Supreme Court to reconsider a narrow, but critical portion of its ruling last month.
- 07/11/2010
Survey: 7 in 10 Christian Households Eliminating, Avoiding Debt
Seven in 10 Christian households say they actively pay off their credit cards in full every month and nearly 8 of 10 Christian households say they continue to give ten percent or more of their income to local churches and ministries.
- 07/01/2010
Joni and Friends: Tada's Cancer Surgery Successful
Quadriplegic disability advocate Joni Eareckson Tada has emerged “successfully” from breast cancer surgery and is hopeful of a positive prognosis, a leader with her ministry reported Tuesday.
- 06/24/2010
Joni and Friends Founder to Undergo Surgery for Breast Cancer
Quadriplegic disability advocate and Christian ministry leader Joni Eareckson Tada has been diagnosed with breast cancer, announced a ministry official on Wednesday.
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06/15/2010ELCA Leader Honors Concordia College President at Memorial Service
The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was one of several speakers who offered words of comfort Monday to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Pamela Jolicoeur as they remembered her life and mourned her sudden death.
- 06/14/2010
Bible Groups Forge Alliance to Spark Bible Reading Revival
Two U.S. Bible organizations have joined forces to fight the decline of Bible engagement in America, where only 46 percent of people say they read the Bible in a given a week outside of church.
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06/13/2010Newberry College Names New President
Newberry College in South Carolina announced the name of its next president on Friday, just weeks before the contract of its departing president was set to expire.
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