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Young Influencers List - July

July 22, 2009


Here you go, the July Edition of the Young Influencers List. You can also check out the archives of past editions here. And again, no particular order. 

1. Judah Smith- powerful communicator and pastor in Seattle at The City Church

2. Phileena Heuertz- leader with Word Made Flesh, an amazing organization serving the poorest of the poor around the world. And soon will be releasing her first book. 

3. Jon Passavant- one of the world’s leading models, and the founder of the Model Home Project

4. Tony Kim- executive pastor at Newsong Church in Orange County, CA. Creative visionary with a great blog

5. Jordan Foxworthy- She is the 17 year old founder of the Bite Back Campaign in partnership with Compassion. Raising money and awareness to fight malaria in Africa. Check out the video on CNN. 

6.  Garrett Gravesen- one of the founders of the Global Lead Program. Also started an initiative called HERO, aimed at helping children infected by HIV/Aids.

Gift Card Giver: HOUSE PARTY!!!


GiftCardGiver.com - an innovative organization that re-purposes unused gift cards to help those in need - is putting on AWESOME House Parties to collect cards.

Meet your future business partner or spouse in 3 easy steps:
1. Dig thru your house and gather all your old, unused gift cards
2. Grab your friends
3. Run to a Gift Card Giver House Party near you: LIST OF UPCOMING PARTIES

Seriously, an estimated $8 Billion in unused gift cards is wasted every year. These guys are making a big difference in peoples' lives with money that basically no one is using. Even if you can't make it to one of the parties, you can HOST YOUR OWN, or be a part of the solution by mailing them your unused cards.

Get involved ... and check-out their new video!

Card Me. The Story. from Gift Card Giver on Vimeo.

New Single: Glory to God Forever

July 21, 2009


Worship leader Steve Fee just released the single, Glory to God Forever - TODAY! - on iTunes.

Here's a short video where Fee explains the sacrificial heart and history behind the song.

Check-out the new single here!

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USA Today - Portland & The Future of Christianity???

July 20, 2009


"Stereotypes simply don’t apply these days in Portland, Ore. A conservative Christian minister and an openly gay mayor of this progressive city provide a glimpse of what could be Christianity’s future. Welcome to 'Jesus’ favorite city,'" from USA Today...

Check out this article featuring Luis Palau and his team in Portland, OR.  This is beyond exciting!!!  Thanks to our friends, Luis, Kevin, and Andrew for continuing to blaze a trail on the front lines of ministry in America!

Click on the image below to read more:
USA Today

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/07/evangelism-20-.html

How Do You Handle Homosexuality?


No doubt, the homosexual lifestyle has become more and more accepted as normal in our culture - pressuring the Church to accept homosexuality as an appropriate, amoral lifestyle.

This question is especially popular in the media, & in light of the struggle in the Anglican Church.

The bible seems to be clear that homosexuality is sin (although this is debated by some). However, it is one of many sins, including divorce, lust and selfishness - which the Church seems to be pretty tolerant of.

The question of how to handle Homosexuality, homosexual seekers, homosexual Christians is not easy - and it's made more difficult by all the pressure from our culture.

How do YOU handle homosexuality?

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