Entries for the 'Ministry' Category
By: Elaine Ham
Early one morning in the spring of 2000, I sat behind my desk in the pregnancy center where I worked, stared up at the ceiling, and silently asked God, "How will I ever raise that much money?"
The previous evening I had listened as the chairman of our board announced to the audience at our annual f...
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By: Tera Hilliard
"I am a Black American and a great-granddaughter of Booker T. Washington, who led the poorest and most illiterate among his race up from slavery shortly after the end of the Civil War. When I speak on his legacy, I reflect on the fact that the history of our race in the United States has always been...
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Encouragement,
Leadership,
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Pregnancy,
Statistics,
STIs/STDs,
Testimony,
Tera Hilliard,
Prayer,
Sexual Purity,
Teens,
Culture
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By: Sydna Massé
But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. He is the ...
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Teens,
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By: Tammy Tate
Heartache
Few events in a family's life bring more excitement and joy than the anticipation of a new baby. Suddenly, conversations are all about babies — baby names, nursery themes, baby showers, and the list goes on. However, for some parents, joy suddenly becomes heartache when the unexpe...
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Post-Abortion,
Pregnancy,
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Tammy Tate,
Prayer,
Teens,
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By: Anna Somers
A strange sound interrupted our evening meal.
"What's that?" my husband asked.
We stared at each other in confusion. Finally, it hit me. "The hotline phone!" I had been carrying it around for a month, but tonight was the first time anyone called. My husband and I scrambled to find it.
"CareNet Pr...
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Counseling,
Encouragement,
Leadership,
Ministry,
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Prayer,
Mentoring
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By: Jennifer Barnes Maggio
She walks into the church and cautiously looks around with her four-year-old daughter in tow. She hesitantly makes her way to a pew at the back of the church and sits quietly, thumbing through her Bible, avoiding eye contact at all costs. She has contemplated this day for months. She wonders if she ...
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By: Thomas Glessner
Successfully working through board and staff conflict within a Pregnancy Resource Center organization has been a challenge over the years. Many PRCs have suffered serious decline after going through destructive personnel conflicts, and some have faced serious legal issues resulting from failed effor...
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By: David Whitaker
Having a calling and passion to reach men through the pregnancy center has driven me to find every opportunity to share the importance of this outreach. As I talk with directors of many centers, I find an alarming reality — services for teenage men are not a high priority. Centers are often fo...
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Abortion,
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Counseling,
Ministry,
Statistics,
David Whitaker,
Communication,
Men,
Teens,
Culture
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