WRAP-UP: 23 states strengthen global missions | Baptist Press
23 state conventions have increased their Cooperative Program allocations to be sent beyond their borders for Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries.
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Montana Baptists increase CP giving | Baptist Press
Montana Baptists will send one percent more of their Cooperative Program receipts to national and international Southern Baptist Convention causes in 2015 than in 2014.
Metro L.A.'s daunting challenge to church planters | Baptist Press
God called D.J. Jenkins to reach a community with a population of around 40,000. In many ways Studio City is like a thousand other communities of around 40,000 people throughout North America. Except that it's very different. Studio City is in the heart of Los Angeles, Calif.
MISSIONS: The relevant call of Lottie Moon | Baptist Press
Randy Davis harkens back to 1887 in China to underscore the ongoing relevance of missionary Lottie Moon's vision for Christmastime giving for global missions. Davis, executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, also notes how faithful stewardship by Southern Baptist churches is "an eternal investment rather than a budget line item."
MISSIONS: Our obligation to the nations | Baptist Press
IMB President David Platt, adding his voice to this year's prayer emphasis for international missions in the Southern Baptist Convention, writes that global mission is "the purpose for which each of us was created." Through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions, he writes, "you are fueling and sustaining a missions movement with eternal ramifications."
Christ Cathedral Receives $20M From Anonymous Donor; Catholic Diocese to Renovate Former Crystal Cathedral
A California Roman Catholic diocese that owns the property that once was the Crystal Cathedral has received a 20 million donation for its renovation work
Cooperative Program 2% above budget projection | Baptist Press
Cooperative Program gifts for Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministry are 2 percent above budget projection -- and 6.35 percent ahead of last year's pace.
'Hard to argue with' CP success, pastor says | Baptist Press
Small Baptist church in Pleasant Grove, Utah -- in the middle of a mostly Mormon community near Brigham Young University -- overcomes economic and local challenges while seeking to honor God with its increased giving to Southern Baptist missions and ministry through the Cooperative Program.
FIRST-PERSON: Lay your nose on the altar | Baptist Press
Author and teacher Rhonda Kelley underscores a key element in witnessing for her faith: "Keep Jesus on your mind and He will come out of your mouth." Jesus is teaching her that "I am the PERSON in PERSONAL evangelism."
National Cathedral Hosts Islamic Prayers; Lone Protester Interrupts Service
The Washington National Cathedral will be hosting it first Muslim prayer service Friday in an effort to promote interfaith prayer and improved global relations between Muslims and Christians. The Episcopal church set in Washington, D.C. will alter its visitor tour schedule to host traditional Islamic Friday prayers called Jumu'ah led by South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool.
