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Recently, I spoke at the Church of God Triennial meeting in Decatur, IL. One of the things I talked about was my belief that there is no such thing as "the gift of evangelism." Part of my concern is that I hear many people saying they don't have the "gift of evangelism" and thus believing it is not their responsibility to do evangelism (since they don't have the "gift"). And, since evangelism can be a challenge at times, that seems to be a "gift" that people don't want.
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Tony Dungy no longer needs the game-day apparel and gear of an NFL head coach, but that doesn't keep him from donning distinctively different attire when the occasion calls for it.

Tony Dungy gathers his family, including the newest member, and their fourth adopted child, Jason. Back row: Eric, 18, wife Laren with 10-month old Jason; and Dungy with Justin, 3. Front: Tiara, 24; Jade, 8; and Jordan 9. 
chinese-youth-PR.jpgAlongside China's astonishing economic boom, an almost unnoticed religious boom has quietly been taking place.

Pictured: A group of young Christians preach on the streets in a rural Chinese village. China's constitution protects freedom of religion but prohibits proselytizing in public places.
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At a time when the prospects for immigration overhaul seem most dim, supporters have unleashed a secret weapon: a group of influential evangelical Christian leaders.

President Obama with the Rev. Bill Hybels, an evangelical pastor from Illinois, before a recent immigration speech in Washington.
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Each year, there are countless cases around the nation challenging believers and their constitutional rights. In a recent example, Christian teacher Maureen Rigo and her students were told by police to stop praying outside the U.S. Supreme Court because it was against the law.
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Praising the late Bishop Walter Hawkins as an American icon who touched many hearts with his gospel music, Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) released a statementmourning Hawkins' recent death.
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Between "sexting," cyber bullying, and bikinis with padded tops for 7-year-olds, James Dobson thinks mainstream culture doesn't offer girls a pretty picture. Dobson's Bringing Up Girls (Tyndale) is the sequel to Bringing Up Boys, which has sold more than two million copies to date.
ava_hunter-300x192.jpgThe five-year-old granddaughter of Northland Church pastor Joel Hunter has undergone surgery to remove a tangerine-sized tumor from her brain. 

Pictured: Ava Hunter
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Pastor Ted Haggard is moving his burgeoning new St. James Church out of his Old Ranch Road barn in Colorado Springs to the city's Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts beginning July 25.
dd-HAWKINS_0046a_0500702026.jpgWalter Hawkins, a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, composer and pastor from Oakland, died Sunday. He was 61.
sheila-jim schuller-crystal-cathedral.jpgCrystal Cathedral's senior pastor Sheila Coleman expressed outrage in an interview Sunday after rumors spread across the media and Internet that her father, famed televangelist Robert H. Schuller, was stepping down.
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The success of the Academy Award winning motion picture "The Blind Side," put the real life family on which the movie is based into the national spotlight.
greg1[1].jpgIn preparation for the 21st annual Southern California Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, August 6-8, 2010, some 6,000 volunteers will be mobilized, 100,000 bumper stickers will be handed out, and upward of 12,000 Bibles will be available to be given away.
mohlershow.100w.tn.jpgLast Friday marked the final live broadcast of The Albert Mohler Program. Delivering that program was one of the great privileges of my life, and one for which I will always be thankful.
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As Americans celebrate July 4 and remember those who fought and died for our freedom, we need to take time to pray for our soldiers.

 

They deserve it, and they dearly appreciate it. My wife, Jane, and I pray daily, not only for our son, but also for those he serves with, and for all our armed forces.
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Americans see the Fourth of July as the time to celebrate their nation's freedom. But some say it's also an excellent time to remember the faith that made them free.

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Remember that mini-media blitz of 2008 stories saying hard times prompt people to attend a church, synagogue or mosque more often? A few booming churches were shown to present a case that recession had a spiritual silver lining.

The popular notion that more folks turn to church in hard times takes a hit with new statistics from Gallup showing attendance rises, rather than declines, with higher levels of confidence in the economy.
ergun-caner-1811.jpgLiberty University is expected to release a report next week on whether Ergun Caner, president of the school's Baptist Theological Seminary, fabricated or exaggerated his account of being a former Muslim extremist rescued by Jesus.
buenos-aires-church-5246.jpgFacing its final sunday as a church, a small Pentecostal congregation e-mailed Norberto Saracco on a Wednesday in 2007 asking for prayer. They would lose their Buenos Aires property unless the church paid an impossible US$25,000--nearly a year's worth of offerings--to resolve a long-standing property lawsuit.
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A Baptist church in northern Haiti has made an unprecedented gift of 20,000 gourdes ($506) to aid in the recovery from the Jan. 12 earthquake.
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The first step that a man can take to free himself from the prison of pornography is to confess. Confession moves beyond denial, minimization, normalization, justification and rationalization to a right understanding of one's own brokenness. It refuses to celebrate and revel in the sin, and is the first step toward reestablishing communion with God and others. 
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Has a small irritation with the father of your children turned a mole hill into a mountain? It's not insurmountable. Use this Father's Day as an opportunity to see a man for who he really is. Your children will thank you for it.
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The Census Bureau reports the Hispanic population in the United States has more than doubled in the last 20 years, from 22 million in 1990 to a projected 47 million in 2010. In 40 years, experts project that one American in four will be Hispanic.

Students from Primera Iglesia Bautista in Fort Worth worship during the second general session at Congreso, an annual event for Hispanic teens and young adults sponsored by the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
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On the closing day of their annual meeting, Southern Baptists approved resolutions denouncing those responsible for the massive gulf oil spill, opposing pro-gay legislations, and lamenting the "scandal of Southern Baptist divorce."

 

Pictured: More than 11,000 Southern Baptist messengers vote during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
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The King's College and Seminary, one of the first charismatic seminaries founded on the West Coast, announced its university status Sunday during graduation ceremonies held at its main campus in suburban Los Angeles.

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