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*Before families in Miami’s black communities bury loved ones killed by violent shootings, they call a pastor, says the Miami Herald. Then pastors console grief-stricken mothers and fathers. And on the day of the funeral, usually a Saturday, they look into the tear-streaked faces of mourners and deliver a eulogy that touches on the value [...]
*There are some freaks out there, and sad to say, many of them wear crosses and carry Bibles. As police frantically worked to figure out how his fiancée’s 24-year-old daughter had vanished, a Michigan pastor who had turned to God to shed his violent past went to his flock with a request: pray for her, [...]
*Clergymen across the nation answered the challenge presented by Pastor Jamal Bryant (pictured) and the Empowerment Movement to register members of their congregation. Over 100,000 new voters were registered nationwide; an impressive number by any standards. The Empowerment Movement, a voter registration campaign was created to move the African American community forward in politics, education [...]
*The Christian Post says the late Zachery Tims’ church, New Destiny Christian Center, revealed on Friday one of the requirements needed for applicants looking to take over the senior pastoral role the charismatic preacher left vacant when he died in August. Following a report last week that NDCC was about to announce its basic requirements [...]
*On Oct. 11 at the Sunset Station in San Antonio, the Blackbook Directory and Yearbook will present Black Worship – A Snapshot of Men in Religious Leadership. It’ll be a landmark photo-shoot that will include over 185 invited bishops and pastors from the greater San Antonio area. Some of the most influential African American religious based leaders will come together [...]
*The Christian Post reports that depression was once a topic reserved for “other people.” It certainly was not something those in vocational ministry experienced. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that ministers rarely admitted that they were depressed. After all, weren’t these servants of God supposed to have their acts together? How could [...]
*Churches seem to be doing all the wrong things lately, from settling sex lawsuits to telling folks to prepare for the rapture. one church pastor is falling in the same vein and worse. The Associated Press reported that a who woman says she was sexually assaulted as a teen was told by the pastor of [...]
*”Prayer is not easy,” the spiritual writer Henri Nouwen constantly reminded his readers. Hearing what he called “the still, small voice of love” amid the cacophony of secular voices calling for attention needs special effort: “It requires solitude, silence and a strong determination to listen.” The Internet has not made the spiritual life any easier. [...]
*Just before Thanksgiving, the leadership of the nine largest historically black denominations announced the launch of The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC). These evangelical and mainline denominations, representing nearly 30 million churchgoers and 50,000 congregations in the United States, have joined forces to address myriad issues in the black community. The CNBC will hold [...]
*Being a pastor of a church pays, especially a megachurch. While hundreds of churches across the U.S. have experienced some hardship, along with their congregations, others have apparently prospered. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: “In metro Atlanta and elsewhere, the number of megachurches, which have long been defined as having a weekly attendance of 2,000 or [...]
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