THE PULSE What people ar e saying, doing and believing | Compiled by Sara Shelton


A Sending Nation T


Source: Christianity Today, April 2012


The Only Way? W


he United States sent more than 127,000 Christian missionaries to serve around the world in 2010, making it the largest sending nation in the world that year. However,


that same year 32,400 missionaries were sent to the U.S. from other countries, making the U.S. also the largest receiving nation in the world. As the need for the gospel is pressing both within the United States and around the world, consider God’s calling on your life and where you might best serve Him by living on mission. To fi nd out how you can serve as a missionary in North America, visit namb.net/mobilize-me.


hen asked if they agree that a person can sincerely seek and fi nd God and receive eternal life through religions outside of Christianity, almost


eight out of 10 Protestant pastors strongly disagree. A total of 77% of pastors surveyed fi rmly believe that Christianity alone contained the truth about God and eternal life. A much smaller 7% only somewhat disagree while about 12% believe those seeking God may fi nd Him and, ultimately, eternal life through other religions.


Source: Baptist Press, April 12, 2012


Graduation Rate A


ccording to a report by the Broad Foundation for Education, only 70% of students in the


United States graduate from high school. Addition- ally, only 50% of African-American and Latino students will graduate on time. Consider how your church can come alongside these students through new areas of ministry to serve them both academi- cally and spiritually. Visit namb.net/loveloud to fi nd out how your church can help neglected children.


Source: Christianity Today, April 2012


By The Numbers


Have you ever asked yourself the question: “If I were to die tonight, do I know for sure that I would go to heaven?” The following said yes:


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