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U.s. Charitable Giving Rose 11.6% In '04 Over ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

U.S. charitable giving rose 11.6% in ’04 over ’03, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The United Way topped the list with $3.9 billion received followed by The Salvation Army at ...read more

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More Than 4 Out Of 10 Evangelical Adults Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

More than 4 out of 10 evangelical adults are involved in an alternative form of church on a regular basis. (Foster ...read more

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Alternative Church: In A Typical Week, 22% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Alternative Church: In a typical week, 22% of American adults engage in spiritual encounters outside the traditional church, 9% participate in a house church while more than 10% turn to the Internet as their foundation for interactive faith experience (Most in tandem with another form). Revolution, ...read more

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Multi-Site Churches There Are Now At Least 1,500 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Multi-Site Churches There are now at least 1,500 multi-site churches in the U.S. finds a new Leadership Network survey. 51% say their reason for going multi-site was evangelistic outreach, and 21% did it to get closer to their target audience. The remaining 19% view it as a solution to overcrowding ...read more

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Consumers Intend To Spend An Average Of $248 On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Consumers intend to spend an average of $248 on gift cards this holiday season, up from $223 in ‘04 and $183 in 2003 finds a Stored Value Systems ...read more

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The Graduate School Of Ministry Management (Gsmm) ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Graduate School of Ministry Management (GSMM) has launched a graduate program designed to support top level Christian ministry and marketplace executives. Modeled after Executive MBA programs established by major universities, GSMM’s mandate is to empower and equip Christian leaders with ...read more

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Half Of All New Churches Since 1945 Were Started ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Half of all new churches since 1945 were started in the ‘90s, and the majority meet in rented facilities. (Foster ...read more

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10 Million People (8% Of U.s. Coupled Households) ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

10 million people (8% of U.S. coupled households) are cohabiting with a partner of the opposite sex. (Foster ...read more

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Don Quixote De La Mancha  PRO

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 27, 2006

Have you ever heard the story of DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA? Don Quixote was called the KNIGHT OF THE SORROWFUL COUNTENANCE! Don Quixote was a knight, he had a horse, he had full armor, and knew important people. Don seemed to have some mental problems. Don decided to go to battle, he grabbed his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12

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Denomination: Assembly Of God

Marriage In A Recent Religion & Ethics Newsweekly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Marriage In a recent Religion & Ethics Newsweekly poll 71% of Americans agree “God’s plan for marriage is one man, one woman, for life.” Only 22% think divorce is sin while 49% say cohabitation is acceptable. Only 34% of evangelical Christians and 30% of traditional ...read more

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Unwed Mothers Birthed 1.5 Million Of The 4 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Unwed Mothers birthed 1.5 million of the 4 million total births in the U.S. last year. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 55% percent of births for those ages 20-24 were to unwed mothers; almost 28% for ages 25-29. Unwed couples seem to have a positive ...read more

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Crime: Gallup's Annual Crime Poll Reports Nearly ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Crime: Gallup’s annual crime poll reports nearly 1 in 3 households experienced some type of crime during the past year, including 18% with one incident and another 14% with two or ...read more

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The Church & Education: The Average Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Church & Education: The average Protestant church offers classes, or education on 4.6 different topics in a typical year. The most common topics taught are for new members (60%) followed by basics of Christianity (47%) how to study the Bible (43%), evangelism (39%), spiritual ...read more

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The U.s. Has More Than 300,000 Protestant ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The U.S. has more than 300,000 Protestant congregations and some 20,000 Catholic parishes. (Foster ...read more

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Donors Give To Your Charity In Patterns. It Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Donors give to your charity in patterns. It is your job to figure what those patterns are and contact them appropriately. Todd Baker, Masterworks V.P., notes, “Personalization means more than putting a donor’s name on the envelope. It means analyzing donor behavior and then presenting ...read more

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13 Million Americans Made Donations Online After ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

13 million Americans made donations online after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 7 million set up their own hurricane relief efforts using the ...read more

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34% Of U.s. Evangelical Protestants Believe ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

34% of U.S. Evangelical Protestants believe divorce is a sin while just 20% of the total population holds this view. (Foster ...read more

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A 1% Difference According To George Barna's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

A 1% Difference According to George Barna’s annual giving survey, the typical Christian gives approximately 3% of gross income to charitable causes. It is estimated that a 1% increase in giving in American churches would result in approximately $20 billion per year in ...read more

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Record Giving: All U.s. '04 Charitable Giving ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Record Giving: All U.S. ’04 charitable giving totaled a record $248.5 billion, according to the Giving USA Foundation. That record is expected to be broken in ‘05.by a special one-time tax break for major donors enacted by Congress allowing donors to deduct gifts up to ...read more

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Marital Fights: A New Poll Reveals The #1 Thing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Marital Fights: A new poll reveals the #1 thing married couples fight about is sex. 23% of couples flagged this one. Fights related to money are second with 18% of votes. Third is a spouses habits’ (15%) and fourth ...read more

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