Archive for June, 2009
Adult Ministry
Bible Ministries meet further during the recession
It is no secret that the U.S. economy is fighting for land aground. Large companies and brand-name ministries are cutting costs, cutting services and cutting jobs, all at an alarming rate.
In an article Christianity Today recently, nonprofit overload, "author John W. Kennedy writes that many ministries report drops in regular, large gifts and investment income. Some ministries have seen double-digit declines percent in their budgets for 2009.
"In the difficult economic climate, donors want to know who are having the greatest impact for the Kingdom, "said Jerry Jackson, founder and president of Worldwide Audio Bible ministry." People knows that the need for the Word of God is so great among the poor and illiterate in the world. And they are responding because they know the value of supporting the cause of the Bible. "
Audio Bible Ministry
Faith comes by hearing everyone Audio Bible Ministry, records and uses of audio Bibles to make disciples to the poor and illiterate people in the world. Its mission is to record the New Testament into 2,000 languages and two million to start listening groups of the Bible for the year 2016 to reach 50% of the world who can not read and are poor.
In February 2009, the Albuquerque, NM-based nonprofit in one of only a handful of charities to receive its second consecutive "Charity Navigator 4 Star rating for fiscal responsibility. Faith Comes By Hearing has an impeccable 36-year financial history.
Faith Comes By Hearing has its best year of the planned extension of the goal for 2009 is the application of 200,000 Bible listening groups worldwide. This ambitious goal would reach about 18 million people with the Gospel.
Jackson said the ministry partners around the world have seen the effectiveness of the strategy of the Bible is to listen and more than $ 30 million needed to finish this year.
Walter and Sherri Green of Waxahachie, Texas, are regular supporters Faith Comes By Hearing.
During a trip to Guatemala from donors, it is obvious that he felt God's call, pulling their hearts to help the poor and illiterate have the Word of God in the audio. Years later, are still emotionally affected and deeply moved after seeing what happened to people who hear the Word of God first in your own language.
Hundreds chatter of children and adults suddenly stopped and listened, Sherri said. The Greens were observed with appreciation that many gave their hearts to Christ.
"We were impressed with the transparency that provides Faith Comes By Hearing," says Sherri. "In any time you can ask for proof of dollars spent. Also continuously update us on how the mission is moving toward forward ".
When you give faith comes by hearing their dollars are used responsibly, Sherri said.
Typically, a gift of $ 157 provides audio New Testament in the language of the heart to an entire people. However, Wycliffe Bible Translators recently offered a matching challenge 334,000 dollars, doubling the impact of each gift.
"We are called to reach every nation, tribe, language with the Word of God in the audio. Please join us! "Jackson said.
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