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HeadlinesAddressing Today’s Worldview Crisis
By Dr. Glen SchultzDr. George Barna found that the percentage of adults that have a biblical worldview has declined over the past few years. Adults who possessed a biblical worldview dropped from 10% in 2016 to 9% in 2017 and 7% in 2018. According to this trend, the percentage of adults who have a…
News and UpdatesFree Will Baptist Association of Christian Schools
Jeff Keaton was honored to speak at the Pastors and Principles Conference for the Free Will Baptist Association of Christian Schools in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Jeff was very blessed by the passion for Christian education he witnessed among the pastors and school leaders of this denomination.…
HeadlinesWorldwide Leading Cause of Death in 2019: Abortion
By Ken Ham What was the leading cause of death in 2019 worldwide? If you asked someone on the street, they are likely to point to things like cancer, heart disease, malaria, HIV/AIDs, or gun violence.Well, did you know that the major physical cause of death is completely preventable? The lives of…
HeadlinesWorldview Work Isn't Optional We Were Saved to Be Truly Human
By John StonestreetSome are saying that Christians have lost the culture. But what if it was never a war to win, instead it was a calling to embrace?If there is an overarching theme for BreakPoint—starting with Chuck Colson and now with Eric Metaxas and me—it’s culture. Specifically, how Christians…
Have Your Best Year Ever in Funding Your Ministry
We will be hosting our next Donor Development Boot Camp with Zach Clark on February 27-29. If you are looking to grow the impact and financial stability of your Christian school or ministry, this training will be a great help to you. Click here to view a powerful testimony from one of our recent…
News and UpdatesRenewanation Offers Biblical Grandparenting Conference
Salem Covenant Church in New Brighton, Minnesota, invited Renewanation to host a Biblical Grandparenting Conference on Saturday, January 4. Hannah Jacobson, the Children’s and Family Director, has caught a vision for the multi-generational discipleship of the next generation and is launching a…
HeadlinesHarvard Student Says Cutting Down 100-Year-Old Oak Tree Akin to Murder
By Bradford BetzA century-old tree is at the center of a bitter fight between administrators of Harvard’s Divinity School and some students --including one who says cutting down the tree is comparable to murder, The Harvard Crimson reported.Removing the red oak is necessary to comply with a planned…
EventsWant to Grow the Spiritual Life of Your Middle and High School Students?
We have two dynamic worldview weekends planned for middle and high school students in March. These retreats will be held at Manderley Christian Camp and Conference Center in Pikeville, Tennessee, and will challenge the students in your care to love Christ and see His great plan for this world and…
News and UpdatesBiblical Worldview Week at Metrolina Christian School
Jeff Keaton was privileged last week to come alongside Metrolina Christian Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, and speak to parents and students on the importance of developing a biblical worldview. Almost 200 families purchased a copy of our new book, Biblical Worldview, at the close of Jeff’s…
HeadlinesDragging Our Kids into It: The Sexualization of Children Has Begun
By John StonestreetIn the whole runup surrounding the push for same-sex marriage and LGBT “rights,” some predicted that the normalization of homosexuality would open the door to other deviant practices. Usually at the top of the list of things being warned against was pedophilia, but we were told…
EventsDonor Development Boot Camp: February 27-29
Over the last couple of years, more than 100 organizations have gone through our donor development boot camp at Manderley Christian Camp and Conference Center. These camps have had an amazing impact on many organizations. Click here to see just one of the many testimonies we have heard as a result…
HeadlinesThe Birth Rate is Falling. But Why?
By Daniel HartHere in the United States, we are not having enough babies to replenish our population.In the latest numbers from the CDC, there were just under 3.8 million births in 2018, down 2 percent from the previous year. This marks the fourth year in a row that births have declined in the U.S.…