'ANGLICANS ABLAZE'-History,Growth And Testimonies in SA

Anglicans Ablaze is one of Africa's largest and most popular Christian gatherings. What began as a two day meeting to "seek and listen to God's will" for the Church in Southern Africa has become a major conference for the whole Church.In 2010, around twenty leaders from across the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) met in the city of Kloof in South Africa reports allAfrica. After time spent in prayer and worship they received words and pictures regarding this conference.

"God spoke to us and we began to plan," said the Revd Trevor Pearce, Director for the provincial church growth institute called Growing the Church (GtC) which is organising the Anglicans Ablaze conference."Our first conference was a provincial leaders conference and took place in the city of Durban in October 2011. The aim was to listen to the needs of our people, share the vision for a life-changing event, inspire people and prepare for a much larger event to take place in 2012," he added.The team's common denominator was having a passion for mission, evangelism, church planting and church growth. "This was the challenge that we put before them: 'What is it that God wants us to do together, which we will not be able to accomplish on our own?'"

Primate of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said the first conference in October 2012 had been "a wonderful and inspiring time.""It was an amazing celebration of the goodness of God, and of our distinctive though challenging Anglican calling," he added. More than 1,400 Christians gathered at the New Life Conference Centre in Johannesburg South Africa to be "anchored in the love of Christ, committed to God's mission and..more brief

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A Califonia pastor has been arrested for having sex with one of the teenage girls he took into custody, injuring his dog too

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Bishop Dennis Leonard preaches the prosperity gospel during a Sunday morning worship service at the Heritage Christian Center in Denver in 2006|| BCCN1 Dennis Leonard built Heritage Christian Center into a flourishing multiracial church by connecting with hurting people.From the pulpit, the preacher mined his past life frequenting nightclubs and recovering from divorce. Members volunteered at a church food bank and fed the homeless. The choir was top-notch. Leonard also preached a gospel of prosperity suggesting a bountiful return for those who gave generously to the church — that has been criticized for preying on the vulnerable.Then he walked away, retiring in 2010 and moving to California. Leonard is about to embark on a second act in Colorado, announcing plans to open a Heritage Christian Center in Aurora with a 1,500-seat sanctuary in a former sporting goods store the church bought.“I want you to know we are coming back for you,” Leonard said during a Friday night guest appear...

Weeping Virgin Mary Statue In Tarshiha, Israel, Draws Hundreds To See 'Miracle'

Hundreds of people have flocked to a small town in northern Israel to view a statue of the Virgin Mary that residents say "weeps" oil. Members of a Christian family from Tarshiha, near the Lebanon border, say they have witnessed a miracle in their living room. Osama Khoury said Tuesday that his wife Amira found the statue "covered with oil" recently. Amira said the statue "spoke to her" and told her not to be afraid. After a neighbor witnessed the oil, word soon spread.Parts of the statue appear to be slick with moisture, even after it is wiped off.The family says it is most striking when a "tear" seems to roll down the statue's cheek.. more brief more image below: courtesy: huffpost

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