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Hong Kong Christian Services Reports Signifiant Increase in Counseling Vistations
According to Ming Pao, following the waves of financial tsunami that spurred the companies to lay off employees, Hong Kong Christian Services “Employee Development Assistant” (EDS), which provides professional personal consultation and counseling for corporation employees and those who were laid off, reported a significant increase in the number of visitations made in the last two months. The monthly average rose from of 40 visitations to 70 visitation, an 80% increase.
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Celebrity Roger Kwok Says With Faith Everything Can be Overcome
In recent news reports by the mainstream media, series of suicides attempts begin to surface as the global financial crisis heavily damages the economy. Chinese Celebrity Roger Kwok in Hong Kong expressed his sentiment towards these incidents and encourages everyone that he has also experienced low points in his life, but if we can model after Nick Vujicic, who is without arms or legs, then we can live on with hope.
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CCCOWE to Collabroate with Lausanne III Congress in Cape Town 2010
The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2010. Lausanne leaders has recently met its regional director, who is also CCCOWE's leader, to discuss about the Lausanne III Congress preparation.
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Relationship-Building is a Must in Youth Ministry, says Youth Pastor
In a pastoral-sharing article published on Chinese Coordination Centre on World Evangelism (CCCOWE)'s website, a youth pastor ministering at a Chinese-American church based in San Francisco wrote the key to ministering the youth is relationship-building.
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Taiwan's 8th National Prayer Breakfast Confirms Conference Theme
Shortly after the Taipei Franklin Graham Festival, Taiwan ministers are diligently preparing for the 8th National Prayer Breakfast Meeting, which shall feature the country’s president and over 750 leaders from churches and all levels of society.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
