November
2013
Do
Evangelicals Like Being Called Evangelicals?
For
the most part, evangelical leaders like the label “evangelical,” but not all
do. Among the board members of the NAE, 88 percent said they like being called
an evangelical while 11 percent said they do not. (read more)
Contraception
Mandate Should Go to Supreme Court
The
NAE joined with several other organizations to ask the Supreme Court to hear
two cases involving the mandate in the Affordable Care Act requiring employers
to cover contraception for their employees even if it violates their moral
beliefs. (read more)
Advent
Conspiracy
World
Relief and Advent Conspiracy have created resources including sermon notes,
children’s curriculum, bulletin inserts, small group materials and a video to
help churches worship fully, spend less, give more and love all this Advent
season. (learn more)
Bible
Reading Guides
The
NAE’s Thru the Bible Guides offer a chronological list of daily Scripture
readings with Psalms on Sunday. The 2014 guides are available in packages of
50, 250 or 500. Order some for your church, stocking stuffers or Christmas
cards. (order now)
Member
Spotlight: Christian Reformed Church in North
America
The
Christian Reformed Church in North America has recently been recognized for the
generosity of their members who on average gave 6.1 percent of their incomes to
the church. This is dramatically higher than other Protestant denominations. (read more)
Article
Spotlight: Supreme Court Divided on Prayer
CNN – Should prayers
to God open government meetings? That's the controversial question a divided
Supreme Court debated on Wednesday. At oral arguments about whether public
prayers at a New York town's board meetings are permissible, the high court
took a broad look at the country's church-state history and even the Supreme
Court's own traditions. (read more)
Event
Spotlight: National Marriage Week
It’s
not too soon to plan for National Marriage Week USA, February 7-14. The annual
campaign asks churches to host a marriage class or event and post it on the
national calendar. Showing national growth for marriage education will get the
attention of national media! (read more)
For
more events, go to www.evangelicalevents.com.
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