Lightcast Brochure pdf. Easy to read break down of the company, people and ministry services.
For Lightcast Advocates meeting with Deacons, Elders, Committees, Councils, Church Leadership or Staff. We have worked with a few ministers around the country, and came up with some steps to presenting a new ministry. These could apply to many different types of ministries or technical ministries. We use Lightcast as an example to explain the methods.
By Diana Davis
By Clint Cooper Staff Writer
11/01/05
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Article June 16th 2005 The Alabama Baptist
By Carrie Brown McWhorter
Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist
Written by Richard E. Dodge
Written by Richard E. Dodge
Written by Richard E. Dodge
Building your Vision for a Ministry starts with a Theological Foundation
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. (Mathew. 7:12)
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. (John. 15:12)
We care because He cared and taught His people to care (Mathew. 25:35-45)
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.(Mathew. 25:35-40)
For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in. (Matthew. 25:35)
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. (Hebrews 6:10)
Faith Based Initiatives - Federal Grants - This inof may become dated and change quickly.
The United States Supreme Court has said that faith-based organizations may not use direct government support to support "inherently religious" activities. Don't be put off by the term "inherently religious" - it's simply a phrase that has been used by the courts in church-state cases. Basically, it means you can not use any part of a direct Federal grant to fund religious worship, instruction, or proselytization. Instead, organizations may use government money only to support the non-religious social services that they provide. Therefore, faith-based organizations that receive direct governmental funds should take steps to separate, in time or location, their inherently religious activities from the government-funded services that they offer. Such organizations should also carefully account for their use of all government money.
This does not mean your organization can't have religious activities. It simply means you can't use taxpayer dollars to fund them. Some faith-based organizations set up separate charitable organizations (so-called "501(c)(3) corporations") to keep programs that receive government money separate from those that engage in inherently religious activities.
This rule of thumb is different if your organization receives Federal money that comes in the form of "vouchers" or other so-called "indirect aid." In simple terms, an indirect aid program is one that gives funds or certificates to individuals in need, which can be used to obtain services from a number of qualified organizations. A good example of indirect aid is a child-care certificate that a parent can use for daycare at any participating child-care center. School vouchers are another example of indirect aid. Recently, the United States Supreme Court upheld a school voucher program in Cleveland where the vouchers were used for education at religious schools. However, the vast majority of programs affected by President Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiative involve direct aid to organizations (that is, money that goes directly to the organizations themselves), not vouchers or indirect aid.
Wyoming grants:
