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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

A Case for Compassion

Dr. Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer PCA in New York City, has a new online video entitled The Gospel and the Poor: A Case for Compassion. See the video and download the outline at http://hereslife.ning.com/page/case-for-compassion

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Faith for Healing

President Obama will be joining CCDA and other religious organizations from around the country to discuss issues of health care reform Wednesday, August 19 at 5pm EDT. The live web-cast call-in will also include a time for questions and answers with Senior White House Staff. Go to http://faithforhealth.org

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Preparation for Ministry

MercyNet presents its 2009-10 training one Saturday morning a month from September 19 through May 22. The series features workshops by David Apple, Tenth Pres. Church’s Mercy Ministry Director plus presentations by various ministry leaders. The first session offers Dealing with the Con Artist and Homelessness. The cost of the nine part series is $90 or $20 each. For the registration form go to http://www.activecompassionphilly.org/ and click on "Training."