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Christian Journalism Course Launched in UK

A groundbreaking Christian journalism course has been launched in the UK with the aim of equipping Christian believers to make an impact in the secular media, reports Assist News..

  • Salvation Army Offers Chance to Bring Hope at Christmas to Those in Poverty

    The Salvation Army in the UK has this season launched its first ever catalogue of gift ideas that will go towards helping support communities across the developing world. The new initiative has been launched in time for Christmas, with the catalogue entitled, ‘Gifts that keep on giving’.

  • WARC’s Scholarship Scheme Raises Women Ministers Across the Globe

    This past year the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) has awarded scholarships to the worth of CHF71,708 (£31,500) to eleven women from Africa. The scholarships have been given out as part of WARC’s continued efforts to bring theological education to more people in the South.

  • LifeWay Partners with Pure Online in Blight of Rising Sexual Addictions

    LifeWay announced its partnership with Pure Online to help millions suffering from sexual addiction and pornography in an age where pornographic web pages are increasing at an unprecedented rate.

  • Proponents of Intelligent Design Fight Back Against Media Inaccuracy

    Calling it a misrepresentation of Kansas curriculum standards, a senior fellow at the pro-intelligent design Discovery Institute criticized the reporting in a recent story that appeared in Sunday’s New York Times.

  • Australia: Chaplains to be Renamed as 'Christian Volunteers'

    The South Australian Opposition has decried the announcement by the Liberals in Parliament that state school chaplains will no longer be able to call themselves chaplains.

  • Revamp of LifeWorks Launch in Sydney

    On the 21st November 2005 the Sydneyanglicans.net has reported a ministry of Ambassadors for Christ International (AFCI) known as LifeWorks has been revamped and presented for 120 guests composing of multi-cultural denominations and media in Sydney. The focus of LifeWorks is focus on pre-evangelism due to the large presence of non-church going Australians with a motto of ‘Walking with people towards Christ.’

  • Growing Debate About Intelligent Design

    On the 18th November 2005 the Sydney Morning Herald has reported a growing debate among the different church denominations regarding a new theory known as Intelligent Design which is being actively pushed by the Campus Crusade for Christ Australia. The theory of Intelligent Design espouse that Darwin’s evolution theory is wrong because life is so complex that there must have been a higher intelligence involved.

  • Christian Schools Defend Teaching Intelligent Design Despite Protest of Scientists

    Christian schools and teachers in Australia defend introducing the theory of Intelligent Design (ID) into Science classes following a massive protest of scientists more than one week ago.

  • World Evangelical Alliance Opens New IT Centre

    The World Evangelical Alliance recently opened a Centre of Information Technology in San Francisco, USA in continuing its ongoing efforts to expand its internal and external communication.

  • Bible Receives Latest Translation for Text Message Generation

    The entire Bible has been translated into SMS format by the Bible Society in Australia. The latest version of the Bible enables 31,171 verses in the abbreviated text style to be sent direct to mobile phones. The verses are available free of charge on the internet.

  • World Church Bodies Mourn for the Poor, Call for Action to Eradicate Poverty

    Two of the largest global Christian bodies have made an urgent call for world governments to live up to their commitments and for churches to rise up under the banner of justice and poverty eradication.