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Relief Work

Nashville's Christian music stars join activists in push to save PEPFAR

By Filings on Mon, 07/07/25
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“Grant launched into an appeal for continued support to fund the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief—a George W. Bush-era federal program known as PEPFAR that the Trump administration has threatened to defund.” - RNS

50 Largest Foreign Missions Organizations

By Filings on Mon, 05/05/25
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“The total revenue for all 50 organizations exceeds $1.1 billion. The largest organization is Pioneers with $88.8 million in revenue and the smallest is International Care Ministries with just over $8 million in revenue.” - Ministry Watch

Should Christian Ministries Take Government Funds?

By Filings on Wed, 02/05/25
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“A lot of smart people—including many who have made a career helping the ‘least and the lost’ in our broken world—say the answer to that question is ‘no.’” - Religion Unplugged

Disaster Relief Efforts after Hurricane Helene

By Filings on Wed, 10/09/24
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“In a previous article on Proclaim & Defend, we discussed ‘The Biblical Approach to Disaster Relief,’ enabling churches to minister to others. The purpose for this article is to give you links to stay informed on the current efforts by Operation Renewed Hope after Hurricane Helene.” - P&D

Benefits of Being a Good Neighbor

By Filings on Fri, 08/23/24
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“during the Plague of Cyprian in the third century…. Christians stayed behind in the cities to provide medical care, community support, and God-centered conversation for sufferers. Pagans ran away from their neighbors. Christians moved near.” - TGC

Matthew 25, Humanitarian Work, and the Gospel Message

By Filings on Fri, 05/31/24
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“Matt 25 includes a formulaic repetition of six actions the nations must take to be judged as sheep. It is guidance on how the nations receive the messengers!” - SBC Voices

From pews to patients – churches have long served as hospitals, particularly in times of crisis

By Filings on Tue, 04/28/20
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“…in Alaska, a church’s pastor preached from the parking lot during a drive-in Easter service, while the interior of the church was being used as an alternate hospital site to manage the overflow of COVID-19 patients. The last time churches in the U.S. were turned into temporary hospitals was during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918.

"I want Southern Baptists to know that the radiation scare is a lot worse in the States than it is here now."

By SharperIron on Fri, 04/01/11
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“ ‘Look! I’ve been wearing this ever since I arrived in Japan and it hasn’t registered any radiation exposure levels yet,’ Hayes says, noting that all Southern Baptist workers and their children were issued a card to measure their exposure to radiation, allowing them to return to their ministries and homes. ‘Volunteers will wear one of these cards at all times, too.
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