Inspiration
Full-time senior pastors tend to work 55 hours or more in a typical week, according to a new survey. While the median number of work hours for Protestant pastors is 55 hours. 42 percent work 60 or more hours, LifeWay Research found. When including bivocational pastors, part-time senior pastors and
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By Dr. Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif., Regarding the Pending Anti-Homosexuality Bill Before the Ugandan Parliament LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 10 -- Dear fellow pastors in Uganda, I greet you in the name and love of Jesus Christ as I send this encyclical video (http://
Community
[http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/imagecache/home_hero_new_foundation/hero_feature/hero_image/hero_jointaddress_PS-0690.jpg]Our Nation joins the world in celebrating the extraordinary advancements we have made in the battle against HIV and AIDS, and remembering those we have lost. Over
HIV/AIDS
[http://www.balmingilead.org/images/Ad.jpg]A primary source of support to those living with HIV/AIDS in the Black community is the Church. Many churches offer faith-based HIV prevention programs. To help your church set up an HIV/AIDS Prevention Ministry, you can start by following these five steps:
Inspiration
You recognize this? "Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back...and they do not rest day or night saying, "Holy, holy, holy. Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is t
Bay Area
[http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/h/images/horn_cornucopia.th.jpg]Thanksgiving baskets and dinners are available for families in need throughout the Bay Area along with various Thanksgiving services in a number of congregations.
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[http://www.shapefit.com/holiday-eating-tips.jpg]Holidays can be a time of celebrating but also a challenging time of endless gifts of food and holiday gatherings. It’s time to take action now and construct the ultimate plan to manage your eating and exercise routine during the Thanksgiving to New Y
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HIV/AIDS
Fourth Annual “Don’t Turn Your Back on AIDS” Competition Increases Disease Awareness Among Youth OAKLAND, Calif.--Students from more than 15 Bay Area high schools are participating in the Flowers Heritage Foundation’s Fourth Annual “Don’t Turn Your Back on AIDS” art competition to highlight the
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[http://blogs.sohh.com/videos/bet_logo_000.jpg]NEW YORK, Nov. 10 -- African-Americans are killing themselves, slowly, and quietly, little by little, every day and the killer is not likely to grab headlines or to bloody the streets. The murderous weapon is food, and many African-Americans are, quite
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[http://faithinthebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/hsts2009_winner.jpg]Verizon Wireless' How Sweet the Sound Competition Concludes in Detroit; Choir from Atlanta Brings Home National Title and Receives $30,000 in Cash and Prizes BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-- Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir from Atl
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Buy Tickets Now for the 2010 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL Taking Place July 2, 3 and 4 in New Orleans! SPECIAL WEEKEND TICKET PACKAGES AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 18TH TO COMMEMORATE ESSENCE MAGAZINE'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH NEW YORK-- It's time to buy your tickets f