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Posted Friday, February 14, 2020 4:11 pm

Scott Barkley

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Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Church planting is not a one-size-fits-all process — neither is training church planters. Each church planter has a unique calling that must be fostered by established ministry leaders who are properly equipped to guide them in their ministry context.

Fusion Program at Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College commissions 13 teams for overseas service

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thirteen teams of students from Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College will spend summer 2025 serving the Great Commission in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Truett McConnell College of Life and Health Sciences hosts annual research symposium

CLEVELAND, Ga. — Truett McConnell University’s College of Health and Life Sciences will host its 2nd Annual Research Symposium on April 30, 2025, in the Harris Athletic Complex.

Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks, a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what is becoming the most dramatic cost to the Pentagon of the military campaign against the Iran-backed terrorist group.

RFK Jr. recounts heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, urges focus on prevention and community

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening, and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday and emphasized that young people need a sense of purpose in their lives to prevent them from turning to drugs.

Commentary: An emotional affair

What is an emotional affair and why must pastors, elders and ministry leaders fight against succumbing to this temptation? According to one online source, “An emotional affair is a non-sexual relationship involving a similar level of emotional intimacy and bonding as a romantic relationship.”

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