How Christian Mission Can Contribute to Halting Poverty

December 21, 2013 ...

There are nearly 50 million impoverished people in the United States, according to the federal definition of poverty. Fifteen percent of the people in our country don’t have enough money for basic things like food, clothing and shelter. And this overwhelming number speaks only to physical poverty; it doesn’t address other — arguably more important …

Building the Church in Hispanic Populations

Article • Luis Cortes, Jr.,

June 21, 2013 ...

With presence comes influence. Hispanic growth — and the increase in cultural influence — is manifesting itself within the evangelical church. A growing number of Hispanics identify themselves as evangelicals. Ninety-nine percent of Latinos who profess religious faith identify as Christian, and 39 percent of those use the terms “born again” or “evangelical” to describe …