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How senior are senior adults? Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
Thursday, January 27, 2011

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) -- Jan. 1 not only marked the beginning of a new year, but also saw the first Baby Boomers turn 65 years old. And congregations face the evolving challenge of finding ways to minister with and to them.

Boomers -- born between 1946 and 1964 -- comprise the largest generation in U.S. history at 78 million strong, and they don’t approach growing older in the same way their parents did.

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School board votes to keep graduation at Southern Baptist church Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Friday, January 21, 2011
CANTON, Ga. (ABP) -- A Georgia school board voted Jan. 20 to keep its high-school graduation ceremonies at a Southern Baptist mega-church, ignoring threats of a possible lawsuit.
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Churches turning to Facebook, LifeWay Research says Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
By Bob Allen   
Friday, January 21, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- Nearly half of more than 1,000 Protestant churches polled by LifeWay Research in September indicated they are using Facebook as a ministry tool.
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Westboro spokeswoman: Message, not messenger, the issue Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
NEW YORK (ABP) -- A spokeswoman for Westboro Baptist Church said on national radio Jan. 17 that people should be less concerned about the group's presence near funerals of fallen soldiers than with their message that America faces God's judgment for sins including acceptance of homosexuality.
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Church gives away new home Print E-mail
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By Vicki Brown   
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
DEXTER, Mo. (ABP) -- As the area's economy continued to decline, Missouri Baptist pastor Steve Easterwood asked himself, "What can our church do to help?" The church where Easterwood is senior pastor, responded, "Let's give away a house."
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Blooming where they're planted
Downtown churches are an idea whose time has come, some observe. The revitalization of America's urban cores and the migration of people to renovated downtown apartments and condominiums have positioned these congregations in some of the country's most energetic neighborhoods. [Read More]

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