Life after Northland Church
Life after Northland Church
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Northland church Pastor Joel Hunter trades pulpit for nonprofit to aid homeless
Northland church Pastor Joel Hunter trades pulpit for nonprofit to aid homeless
Joel Hunter has been one of Central Florida's foremost religious leaders, synonymous for more than three decades with Longwood's evangelical megachurch Northland, A Church Distributed. But within the next couple of months, Hunter, 69, plans to step down from the calling he once thought he would devote the rest of his life to and start a new ministry for the poor and homeless.
Pastor Joel Hunter steps down as megachurch leader to minister to the poor and homeless
Pastor Joel Hunter steps down as megachurch leader to minister to the poor and homeless
Joel Hunter has announced that he is stepping down as a senior pastor in Orlando megachurch Northland Church to go beyond the walls of the house of worship and minister to the poor and the homeless.
Orlando Sentinel Snapshot: Pulse nightclub shooting: One year later we focus on victims, survivors, faith, preservation and the community
Opioid epidemic: Central Florida leaders confront rise in overdoses
Daniel Kelsey, 32, and Heather Kelsey, 30, were found dead on the side of I-4 near DeLand, their three sons were buckled into their SUV with its engine still running. The two died from lethal doses of fentanyl, a drug that is at least 50 times stronger than heroin.
Seminole County Residents Form Solar Cooperative
Seminole County Residents Form Solar Cooperative
Seminole County residents have banded together to form a solar co-op to make it cheaper and easier for homeowners to install solar panels, which can produce major saving on power bills.
Ministry after the Massacre
Ministry after the Massacre
On Sunday, June 12, 29-year-old Omar Mateen stormed into Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, and gunned down 49 people and wounded 53 others. Shortly before the attack, Mateen called 9-1-1, pledging allegiance to ISIS.
Praise for Pope's encyclical, "Laudato Si'"—Clean Water for All
An Evangelical Christian Pastor Is Called to Support a Values-Aligned Bank
All Children Deserve a Healthy Climate
All children deserve a healthy climate
Pope Francis' increasingly powerful statements on global warming highlight that climate action is becoming a growing moral imperative for all people of faith. Why? Because climate action is about saving people. The pope's highly anticipated encyclical will come after a long history of the Christian community pushing for climate action.
What the Climate Movement Must Learn From Religion
Last September 40,000 people attended London's largest ever climate march. This was a big achievement for an issue that struggles to catch people's attention. After all, as psychologists point out, it is notoriously hard to mobilise people around issues that are invisible, uncertain, set in the future and require them to make sacrifices.
