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The War Cry | AUGUST 2014
AWARD-WINNING WORDS
Audie Award for
Leadership Secrets
L
eadership Secrets of The Salvation
Army received the prestigious
Audie Award in the Business
and Education category at the Audie
Awards this spring held at the New
York Academy of Medicine. With over
1,100 submissions in 30 categories, it is the
preeminent event honoring the spoken word and
audiobook category.
"The recognition is a testimony to the ministry of The Salvation
Army, the excellent writing by retired National Commander
Commissioner Robert A. Watson and co�writer Ben Brown
and the outstanding narration of Bob Souer," said Cory Verner,
president of eChristian and Christianaudio. Christianaudio.com
currently has more than 900 audiobooks available.
Sharing Faith is Easier
Said Than Done
A
survey by Nashville�based LifeWay Research
released earlier this year reveals a disconnect
between what churchgoers say about sharing
their faith and what they do about it. While more than
four in 10 churchgoers (43 percent) say they feel a
"personal responsibility to share my religious beliefs
about Jesus Christ with non-Christians," 78 percent had
not shared that faith with anyone over the 6 months
preceding the survey.
Researchers interviewed 1,086 Canadian lay people
who attend church at least once a month.
About one in 10 of those surveyed say they'd prayed for
non-Christians every day, while three out of 10 prayed for
non-Christians a few times a week or once a week.
Millennials the Exception
Born�again Millennials share their faith more
than any other generation today, according to a
Barna survey of 2,083 adults randomly chosen
from the United States. Their faith-sharing practices
increased from 56% in 2010 to 65% in 2013.
Nearly two-thirds (65%) have presented the
Gospel to another within the past year, in contrast to
the national average of about half (52%) of born again
Christians. "There are proportionally fewer born�again
and evangelical Christians among Millennials than is
true among older generations," says David Kinnaman,
president of the Barna Group. "So part of the explanation
may be that those who remain committed to these
theological perspectives are all the more motivated to
make a case for their faith among their peers."
Carry Your Judgment?
A
ntony Micalief entered his drawing "Kill Your
Idol" in an art contest in London based on
a painting he was commissioned to do for
the Stations of the Cross. "I thought it would be a good
idea to have a modern�day version of a [reality show] judging
panel in the place of Pontius Pilate... Our popular culture is very
unforgiving. I thought the painting would be an interesting way of
implying that."
"Jesus faced judgment. He was rejected," writes Renee Davis
in her article about the painting in the United Kingdom War Cry.
"He was put to death on a cross. But He died so that we can be
forgiven. His death created a way for us to have eternal life. His
resurrection is an assurance that no matter how many times we
fail, we can get back up. Our personal failures don't have to be
the end of the story. If we ask God for forgiveness for the wrongs
we've done and follow Jesus' teachings, we can look forward to a
life with God that begins today."
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In the past 6 months,
how many times have
you shared "How to
become a Christian?"
= Zero times
= 1-2 times
= 3 or more times