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	Those who have read my articles or heard me speak probably know at least two things about me: 1) I'm an avid college football fan, and 2) I am devoted to my family. I have always respected the football tradition of Penn State University. But the …
Research: Church Giving and Offerings Decline in Nearly 40 percent of Churches
	The 2nd annual www.STATEofthePLATE.info research shows that nearly 40% of churches across the country experienced a decline in church giving and offerings in 2009, representing two consecutive years of significant decreases, according to the by …
5 Major New Trends in Church Giving, Budgeting, and Generosity Identified in Latest Research
	5 Major New Trends in Church Giving, Budgeting, and Generosity Identified in Latest Research 2nd Annual "State of the Plate" research surveys show new trends impacting churches in a down economyBY BRIAN KLUTH, Pastor, Author, Speaker, and Media …
Church forgives vandal
	Tucked away in a tiny corner of the vast, sprawling and largely irrelevant world-wide web I found this small story of redemption. It happened in a little place called Gardnerville, Nevada, population 5,400. A 19-year-old who was living in his car at …
Reflections on 'Pulpit Freedom Sunday'
	Despite various attempts to clarify the lines regarding acceptable political involvement by the Church, which Church Central wrote about recently, the waters appear to remain muddy. A recent story in the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch chronicled an …
Could church sex offender list keep congregations safe?
	I wrote a column last year about the Baptist General Convention of Texas posting a database of pastors who may have served Texas Baptist churches and had been convicted of various sexual crimes. Now there is a call for a national database, aired in …
Keeping a confidence a quality worth embracing
	Back in the early 1990s, a friend loaned me a copy of "Integrity" by Richard Dortch, an account of the problems at the now-defunct PTL Network that wound up with founder Jim Bakker and the author going to prison. Years later, an anecdote from that …
How to avoid lawsuits by knowing the law and remembering Christian teaching
	News of a contentious dispute surfaced this week from Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., where several dozen members filed a lawsuit seeking to remove Pastor Jerry Sutton. As a former first vice president of the Southern Baptist …
How churches can mix religion and politics legally
Is it permissible for a minister or other member of the clergy to endorse a candidate from the pulpit? No. To speak on political issues of interest? That depends on whether the issue could be tied to backing a particular candidate. The Pew Forum on …
Stewardship: How giving prevents a church from being taken
Second in a series A choir member at Crossroads Christian Church in Corona, Calif., stole more than $50 million from church clients through a fraudulent investment firm he named JTL or Just the Lord. Although the staff knew nothing about it, a …

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