[ag-news] AG NEWS #1800: April 9, 2010

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**CMN/AG Trust reach 100th church milestone

Church Multiplication Network and AG Trust announces 100th
church plant to benefit from CMN Matching Fund. To date,
$3,090,000 has been matched to 103 new churches -- with 98
percent success rate. In addition, Matching Fund Churches have,
so far, given $1 million toward ministry efforts. For more
information about CMN, call 417.862.2781, extension 3500.


**Just for moms and grandmothers . . .

National Women's Department has just released a new
publication, "Moms: Biblical Insights for Mothers and
Grandmothers." Magazine filled with impacting articles for
women and designed to be given by church to women on Mother's
Day or for leaders to give at women's event. Click
http://s2.ag.org/moms for more information.


**Launch of Heart and Soul prayer initiative coming soon

Sunday, May 2, 2010, is launch date for 20-week initiative,
"Praying through the Heart of the Year for the Soul of Our
Nation." Endorsed by AG National Prayer Center, event
encourages believers to pray for fulfillment of the 20
indicators of spiritual awakening outlined by the Awakening
America Alliance. See http://prayer.ag.org for more information.


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**CMN/AG TRUST REACH 100TH CHURCH MILESTONE

Recently the Church Multiplication Network and AG Trust announced
the 100th church plant to benefit from the CMN Matching Fund. Lead
planter Nathan Kollar received a check for $30,000 toward the launch
of Clarity Church in Santa Monica, California. Nathan and his core
team are going into the Hollywood area in an effort to impact the
arts and movie industry in the hopes that influencing those who help
create culture will eventually have an impact nationwide.

Since implementing the CMN Matching Funds program in Fall of 2007,
the impact has been significant. In the two-and-a-half years since
the Church Multiplication Network and AG Trust began awarding
Matching Funds to church plants, $3,090,000 has been matched to 103
new churches. Churches who participate in the CMN Matching Funds
Program have a success rate of 98 percent.

"I'm grateful for the partnership of AG Trust who is raising the
monies needed to partner with church planters," says Steve Pike,
National Director for the Church Multiplication Network. "The
process of a structured partnership between planters, partner
churches, districts and the National Office has proven that it
really does make for a more effective church."

In Fall of 2007, Todd Bishop, lead pastor of The Point Church in
Westbury, New York, was the first church to benefit from the
Matching Fund. In May of 2009, The Point Church completed
replenishing the $30,000 they received and paid it forward to Paul
Stewart and The Gateway Church in Des Moines, Iowa.

Since the inception of the CMN Matching Fund, there have been 4,855
confessions of faith and over 200,000 face-to-face contacts with
previously unchurched people. The Church Multiplication Network
believes that missions is a vital part of a healthy church and has
stressed the importance of missions giving with Matching Fund
Churches. To date, Matching Fund Churches have given $688,604 to
missions and paid forward $422,798 to the Matching Fund, for a total
of over $1 million given toward ministry efforts.

"Looking ahead 20 years," Pike says, "based on today's figures, this
means every $30,000 investment will produce: four churches funded,
4,895 confessions of faith, 906 water baptisms and 635 Spirit
baptisms, and $876,000 given to missions. Now imagine these results
multiplied by 500!"

The Church Multiplication Network's short-term goal is to fund 500
Matching Fund Churches over the next few years. Currently, the
average is 270 per year, but more will have to be done in order to
outpace the population growth. To fund these 500 churches,
$15,000,000 is needed. For more information on the CMN Matching
Funds and how to get involved, call 417.862.2781, extension 3500.

--Jerilyn Osborn


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**JUST FOR MOMS AND GRANDMOTHERS . . .

The National Women's Department has just released a new publication,
"Moms: Biblical Insights for Mothers and Grandmothers."

According to Managing Editor Darla Knoth, the publication is
designed for pastors to give as a gift to women in their
congregations on Mother's Day, May 9, or for leaders to give at a
women's event.

"'Moms: Biblical Insights for Mothers and Grandmothers' delves into
areas of keen interest to women," Knoth says, "such as working moms'
challenges, family devotions, teaching a biblical worldview, a
grandmother's spiritual impact, how to bring up children who become
grateful and generous adults, as well as other topics of great
interest to women."

Knoth shares that an exclusive feature of this year's publication
for moms is an interview with Dr. James Dobson, concerning the
release of his long-awaited book on raising daughters. "Bringing Up
Girls" releases to the public April 14.

Dobson says, "Although our daughters are doing rather well
academically and on some measures of social and personal health, I
am extremely concerned about them in many ways. Girls are under
enormous pressures rarely experienced by their mothers, grandmothers
and previous generations." The question-answer article with Dobson
gives further insight on parenting daughters.

The publication also includes articles about raising an autistic
child, homeschooling, raising children in public schools, advice for
mother-in-laws, discussing sexuality with children, ministering to a
mother who has just lost a child and more. "The magazine also lists
many suggested parenting resources," Knoth adds.

National Women's Director Arlene Allen says, "We hope you enjoy this
issue of 'Moms: Biblical Insights' and allow each article to speak to
the women of your church about their important role as mother or
grandmother." Allen points out that, unlike giving a consumable
item, giving a gift with this content can have an eternal effect on
the women of a congregation ? and the magazine sells for only $1 per
copy.

To learn more about this publication, including brief summaries of
all the articles, the cover design and a link to the ordering
information, visit http://s2.ag.org/moms.

--AG News


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**LAUNCH OF HEART AND SOUL PRAYER INITIATIVE COMING SOON

Sunday, May 2, 2010, is the launch date for the 20-week initiative,
"Praying through the Heart of the Year for the Soul of Our Nation."

Believers in the Assemblies of God and other church bodies are
encouraged to pray for fulfillment of the 20 indicators of spiritual
awakening outlined by the Awakening America Alliance. An
informational article, brief video, plus a flier with the indicators
of awakening and implementation guidelines and prayer guides for
each week can be downloaded free from the National Prayer Center Web
site (http://prayer.ag.org).

"Our prayer is that many people will individually participate by
going online to review or print the prayer guides," states NPC
director John Maempa. "We also hope that prayer groups in our
churches will form around this initiative during the 20-week period.
Our nation and the Church desperately need a Christ awakening in
this day.

"We also trust that believers across our Fellowship will participate
in praying for our nation on the National Day of Prayer, Thursday,
May 6," Maempa says. "Prayer points developed by the National Day of
Prayer office are incorporated in the Heart and Soul prayer
initiative."

Information about the Heart and Soul prayer initiative can be found
at http://prayer.ag.org or http://ag.org and clicking on the Heart
and Soul banner.

--AG News


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