Life after Northland Church
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Evangelicals Join Forces in October to Pray for Victims of Gun Violence on Survivor Sunday
Evangelicals Join Forces in October to Pray for Victims of Gun Violence on Survivor Sunday - Standard Newswire
The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute joins with prominent church leaders and the Prayer Warriors Against Gun Violence social network to launch nationwide remembrance on October 15, 2017"God bless Prayer Warriors Against Gun Violence, Rev. Rob Schenck and the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute for organizing a national prayer effort appropriately titled Survivor Sunday.
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.
What I learned after the Pulse nightclub shooting (COMMENTARY)
What I learned after the Pulse nightclub shooting (COMMENTARY)
ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) Our natural tendency after a horrific event is to rush too quickly into blame and explanation. After the Pulse nightclub shooting here in Orlando, the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, which targeted the LGBTQ community and left 50 people dead including the shooter, I was probably not alone in asking, "Who did this and why?"
Dr. Joel C. Hunter Speaks at Prayer Breakfast for Florida Anti-Human Trafficking Day 2017
Anti-human trafficking day at the Capitol
Religious leaders seek new trial for Texas death row inmate
Religious leaders seek new trial for Texas death row inmate
February 17, 2017 By Ken Camp / Managing Editor More than 500 religious leaders nationwide-including a Texas Baptist seminary professor-have endorsed a petition seeking a new trial for Texas death row inmate Christopher Young because a prospective juror was excluded on the basis of her church membership.
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.
