How should churches view holiday-only visitors?
Church leaders try a variety of methods to stay in contact with holy-day-only visitors—social media, direct mail, deacon family ministry programs—with varying degrees of success.
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Alternative gifts counter holiday-related consumerism
Churches and nonprofits report increases in shoppers who want to give meaningful gifts. The practice involves making contributions toward the purchase of goods and services for people in need domestically or internationally.
MLK holiday a day of service for church
BALTIMORE (ABP) – Observing a national holiday honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., members of a Baptist church in Baltimore took advantage of their day off from work for service opportunities as a way to live out the legendary minister’s dream.
Labor Day no holiday for disaster relief volunteers
Labor Day was no picnic for Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers involved in responses to flooding along the East Coast and in North Dakota.
Christian charity warns about danger of holiday debt
BRADFORD, England (ABP) -- A Christian debt-counseling charity in the United Kingdom is calling on people to avoid using credit cards and loans to pay for their Christmas shopping this year.
Holiday gift-giving alternatives
By Ken Satterfield Word&Way Water • About one out of every six humans lack access to an improved water supply, and a child dies from a water-related disease every 15 seconds. Water Partners International (water.org), based in Kansas City, has worked
Even the kitchen sink: Baptist holiday gift-giving ideas in Missouri
By Ken Satterfield Word&Way There are many ways to benefit Baptist-related organizations here in Missouri. The Baptist Home (thebaptisthome.org, 573-546-2709 or desk@thebaptisthome.org) Resident gifts - $50 supplies a