NAE Launches Campaign to Bless Your Pastor

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1 Aug 2019
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The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) launched a new national campaign in July to help congregations “show and share God’s love” for their pastors in creative and practical ways. The Bless Your Pastor (BlessYourPastor.org) campaign is part of a larger initiative to address financial challenges faced by pastors and is funded by a $1 million, 3-year grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The Bless Your Pastor campaign will encourage and equip churches to consider creative ways to bless their pastors and to take up a special appreciation offering for their pastors. Some churches may decide to extend this campaign to church […]

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Students Share Their Faith in the South Pacific

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Students and leaders from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church traveled to the island nation of Fiji for two weeks in July on their 2019 Fiji Student Missions Trip. After two semesters of enriching Evangelism Explosion (EE) training, students were encouraged by this opportunity to respond to our Savior’s Great Commission and share their faith in the South Pacific coordinated through the D. James and Anne Kennedy Center for World Evangelism in Fiji. Director of Student Ministry Caleb Koornneef, said, “The highlight of the trip was seeing God use our students to help equip local pastors and lay leaders be able to […]

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4KIDS and Calvary Chapel Named Among Best Christian Workplaces in the Country

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Christian Workplaces Institute honored eighty-nine organizations, churches, and Christian-led businesses as “Certified Best Christian Workplaces” from January-June 2019. Of the 89 new honorees based primarily in the U.S. and Canada, three are from South Florida: 4KIDS of South Florida, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale and Calvary Christian Academy. Two additional employers in Florida included Celebration Baptist Kinderschool, in Tallahassee, and St. Matthew’s House, in Naples. Since 2002, more than 300,000 employees from 1,000 organizations, churches and Christian-led businesses have completed BCWI’s Employee Engagement Survey. This online instrument provides an objective, quantifiable measure of a flourishing workplace culture based on eight factors: […]

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PALAU the Movie to Release Digitally

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31 Jul 2019
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The Luis Palau Association, Ollawood Productions and Rivka Entertainment Group announced today the forthcoming digital release of PALAU the Movie, a feature film based on the life of international evangelist Luis Palau. The film will be available on iTunes and Amazon on August 6, 2019, followed by DVD release on September 10, 2019. The film, which premiered to significant acclaim, was produced to honor the legacy of Luis Palau and directly support his ongoing global ministry. The digital release comes shortly after its limited theatrical release throughout the United States and Central and South America in April 2019. The film […]

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Good News Wants to Know… What was your life like before cell phones?

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30 Jul 2019
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In today’s world if you forget your cell phone, you’re likely to panic. Good News Wants to Know… What was your life like before cell phones?   When I started my career thank goodness there were beepers and pay-phones. If you were calling back long distance, you had better have a pocket full of quarters and good eyes to spot a payphone as you drove down the street, and hopefully there was not too big a line to use the phone and it worked. Don Campion, Founder/CEO, Banyan Air Service   Wow! Life before a cell phone…? I remember having a […]

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Kanell Encourages Fathers at Men’s Breakfast

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17 Jul 2019
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Former NFL Athlete and ESPN sportscaster Danny Kanell was the quest speaker at a Father’s Day Men’s Breakfast hosted by Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, June 15. Kanell shared his testimony about growing up in Fort Lauderdale where he attended Westminster Christian Academy, then Florida State University where he was coached by Bobby Bowden. More than 200 men were inspired by his message of putting family first.

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Broward Education Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Scholarships

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12 Jun 2019
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More than 300 Broward County public high school students will start college with a scholarship thanks to Broward Education Foundation. More than $1.5 million in college scholarships, ranging from $500 to four-year tuitions, were recently awarded to deserving seniors during Broward Education Foundation’s 2019 Scholarship Award Ceremony presented by BrightStar Credit Union. “Each year, this event highlights the determination of our students to reach for their dreams,” said Broward Education Foundation Executive Director Shea Ciriago. “We also see firsthand the unwavering commitment to education by our donors and Broward Education Foundation’s impact on student achievement. We applaud the hard work, […]

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Calvary Christian Academy Graduates Entering Military Academies

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1 Jun 2019
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Three seniors graduating from Calvary Christian Academy will be entering military service academies in the fall. Jack Farley has been accepted to West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York. Jonathan Hardy will attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, and Daniel Jones plans to enter the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The three students received special recognition for their accomplishments during their graduation ceremony in May.

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Top Athlete Returns to Highlands Christian Academy as Athletic Director

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Highlands Christian Academy recently announced that Paul Pridemore, ’79 graduate and top athlete, will be returning as the new Athletic Director in June. Paul began attending Highlands in 1972 as a 6th grader, and in 7th grade came to know Jesus Christ personally in a school chapel service. In high school, Paul was a top athlete in both basketball and football. Playing Knights basketball, Paul was named to the All-County and All-State teams his sophomore through senior years; Player of the Year twice by the Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald; and MVP of the 1979 State Basketball Tournament. In Knights […]

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Food For The Poor Responds to Crisis with Venezuelan Immigrants in Colombia

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30 May 2019
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Food For The Poor is responding to a critical situation in Colombia, where tens of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants have fled to escape shortages of food, water and medicine.   A Food For The Poor team recently visited Cucuta, Colombia, with staff from longtime partner Feed My Starving Children and saw firsthand how aid is getting to desperate families.   Food For The Poor has shipped three tractor-trailer loads containing 450,000 MannaPack meals to the border city of Cucuta.   In one shelter, grateful people of all ages, including mothers with children, each received a bag filled with cooked MannaPack […]

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