Ministries
Pastors are more likely than not to encounter a domestic violence situation happening within the homes of their congregants. But are they prepared to handle the situation wisely? A non-profit in Los Angeles will be providing a sponsored training program this fall to equip pastors and seminarians with the knowledge they need to not only provide appropriate help to victims of domestic violence, but also be able to spread awareness of it and help prevent further cases.READ MORE
Church
Christ Central of Southern California, which is currently located in Artesia, CA, will be launching a multisite campus in Placentia, CA, and held a vision meeting regarding the multisite on July 24. The Placentia campus will hold Sunday services at Valencia High School, and will have one service each week prospectively between 9 and 9:30 AM, the church said. READ MORE
US
As the augmented reality game Pokémon Go is increasingly gaining popularity across the world, Christians have expressed varying viewpoints across the spectrum, with some calling the game a demonic influence, and others embracing it and putting up signs at their churches welcoming Pokémon Go players.READ MORE
US
A significant majority of white evangelical voters showed their support for Trump as the next president, according to the latest Pew Research Center study. 78 percent of white evangelical voters said they would vote for Trump if the elections were today, and 61 percent said they believe the controversial candidate understands their needs 'very' or 'fairly' well.READ MORE
Church
Family Chapel, the English ministry (EM) of Oriental Mission Church, has brought on Joshua Lim as its new associate pastor earlier this month. Lim, who preached his first sermon as associate pastor on July 3, will be working alongside Peter Yoo, who is also an associate pastor of Family Chapel. As Lim takes on the roles of teaching and developing small groups, Yoo will continue to take care of the administrative needs of the congregation.READ MORE
Society
Korean American Family Services (KFAM) is running its backpack campaign once again this year, making it the third summer that the non-profit has gathered donations and support to provide new backpacks and school supplies for foster children who face financial difficulties.READ MORE
Mission
How far has the Asian American church community come in the area of community development? According to about 30 leaders of churches, non-profits, and seminaries who gathered to discuss the topic, the Asian American church community still has a ways to go. The gathering, which convened in Cerritos, CA on June 30, was hosted by the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) as a pre-cursor to its national conference, which will be taking place in Los Angeles in August.READ MORE
Church
Through the approval of two separate overtures during last week’s 222nd General Assembly, the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (PCUSA) expressed “regret” and “sorrow” for the discrimination that LGBT individuals may have felt in the denomination over the years, and also directed agencies in the denomination to “refrain from” supporting or carrying out conversion therapy on LGBT individuals.READ MORE
Ministries
The Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (PCUSA) approved several overtures during the 222nd General Assembly last week relevant to the Korean community, two which involve historical and political issues related to the Korean peninsula.READ MORE
Church
The Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. (PCUSA) has approved a recommendation during the recent General Assembly that encourages synods in the Western region to consider creating a non-geographic presbytery for Korean-speaking congregations, and to create a staff position that would work as a connection point between the denomination as a whole to the Korean congregations and presbyteries.READ MORE
Church
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) approved overtures on June 23 that recognized and confessed of historical and continued racism in the denomination, called on churches to work toward racial reconciliation.READ MORE
Mission
According to Kamran Karimi, missions doesn't require going overseas or giving up a career. In fact, staying at home, and remaining within that lucrative job, could actually serve as a platform to share the gospel. But the key is, Karimi emphasized, being led by the Holy Spirit.READ MORE
Mission
As one of the speakers for the workshops at the recent Global Medical Missions Alliance (GMMA) Conference, Daniel Chae informed his listeners of the current status of the evangelical church in Europe and what Christians can do to 'reverse' the declining trends.READ MORE
Mission
Some 900 gathered in Irvine on Friday afternoon for the start of the Global Medical Missions Alliance (GMMA) Conference, which aims to encourage Christians to live missionally wherever they may be. This is the sixth such biannual conference that has taken place, but the first that has taken place under the name of GMMA.READ MORE
Church
A portion of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A (PCUSA)'s opening plenary session for its 222nd General Assembly has garnered criticism, as a Muslim offered up prayers to 'Allah' during a time of vigilance for the victims of the Orlando shooting.READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
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