Sunday, May 29, 2022

Churches Under Fire


DOMESTIC


Southern Baptists Release Sex Abuse Claims and Cover Ups

Southern Baptist Church Leaders Minimized Sex Abuse

Southern Baptist Victims of Sexual Abuse Faced Resistance and Hostility

Faith Leaders Shared Hope after Uvalde, TX Elementary School Mass Casualty

Indiana Pastor Confesses Adultery with Teen to Congregation

Connecticut Offering Security Upgrades to Churches

GA Church Pastor Brutally Murdered

Boston Church Application Approved after Religious Discrimation Case

Church Shooting Suspect took Issue with Taiwan U.S. Governments

Man Arrested for String of Vandalism at South Florida Churches

Biden Halts Transgender Mandates Crippling Christian Owned Businesses

Pastor Makes Threats about Violent Christian Insurrection

Former DHS Counter Terrorism official Calls on Faith Community to End Violence

Phoenix Firefighters Battle Downtown Church Fire

U.S. Attorneys in GA Host Protecting Houses of Worship Workshops

Panic over Food Shortages Mount for Faith Community


INTERNATIONAL


Christian Properties Attacked over Blasphemy

Islamic Cleric Defends Murder of Christian Woman

Nigerian Christians Killed over Blasphemy Cases

Christians Seek Justice Against Policeman Accused of Burning Church



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Let’s PRAY!


“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7


Father our Lord, we stand in awe of You, Creator of all things.  How we need Your constant instruction for life. Here Lord is our foundation that we must revere You; realizing You as the total source of all wisdom, knowledge and revelation. Truly there is none besides You, none compares with You the Ancient of Days. Father we grieve as we see our fellow humanity living without You as we have witnessed this past week in Uvalde Texas where so many young lives perished. Father those without you have no true wisdom to face these uncertain days and exist in peril. Renew the Hope of the Hopeless in this tragic situation. Help all who love and fear You to point those who are spiritually lost to You day by day. May they begin to live in the total submission and embrace of Your sovereignty.  In Jesus our Savior we ask. AMEN



For Such a Time as This! Prayer Call

Sharing Hope in Crisis


TUESDAY June 7, 2022 


8 PM ET/7CT/6MT/5PT 


Join with Christians around the world on Tuesday, June 7 where you will hear timely biblical insights about recent events from CEN Founder and President Mary Marr, a national faith community advisor to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Mary will summarize the serious threats and risks facing Christians today globally to help you pray fervently.


CEN’s National Prayer Officer, former executive for the National Day of Prayer Task Force and Focus on the Family, Lisa Crump, will facilitate a time of prayer for the Christian community at large to be ready in these uncertain times and for those facing persecution, attacks or threats globally AND locally.


Focusing upon prayer and mission opportunities worldwide, international ministry leader, John Robb, Chairman of Transformation Prayer Foundation and Coordinator of the Unreached Peoples Task Force, will share the status of the Great Commission globally and how to get involved in its completion. He will bring us into the “real world” of bringing the Hope of Jesus Christ to hopeless and lost people around the globe. John will provide helpful information so we can effectively pray and care for the unreached peoples in countries far and wide. And, he will inspire us with captivating stories to use these same principles of the “ministry of availability” in sharing the Gospel here at home. 


When you sign up you’ll also receive a FREE copy of the ReadyChristian Training Guide to know the answers to:

  • How Ready Are You? 

  • How do I Form a Response Group? 

  • How can I Bring Hope to the Hopeless in Crisis? 

  • How do I Make a Kit and an Emergency Plan? 

  • How to Respond Biblically to Any Crisis? and other helpful resources to pray and lead others ‘For Such a Time as This!’ 


Please encourage others to join you using the CEN LinkedIN, Facebook or twitter prompts! 


Sign Up “For Such a Time as This!” Monthly Prayer Calls to receive your FREE copy of ReadyChristian and other helpful resources to pray in these uncertain times!


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 Get READY!


Concerned about the increase in attacks on Christians locally and globally? God gave us a blueprint to stand stronger together and be READY to respond. Get started by mobilizing your family, church and city network for any crisis with a step-by-step self-directed training to find like-minded Christians, assess your capabilities, make a plan, build your supplies, and respond together sharing the Hope of Christ:


ReadyChristian

ReadyChurch 

ReadyCity


Learn from the tragedy in Uvalde TX this week by being ready. Bring CPPS ACTIVE ASSAILANT Video training into your home, church or city. 


Contact: CEN National Safety Security Officer dan.graeber@christianemergencynetwork.net  

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Be THERE!


Be AWARE, READY and THERE Sharing the Hope of Christ!



 Stand with CEN National Share Officer Dr Ed Smith sharing Hope in Uvalde TX




Readiness Resources:

Active Shooter Preparedness 

ACTIVE Assailant Response 

Active Shooter Planning and Response Guide 

Active Shooter: What You Can Do Online Course 

Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships

Employee Vigilance Through the Power of Hello  

Fire as a Weapon

House of Worship Website

Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA)

Houses of Worship Security Self-Assessment Tool 

Hometown Security 

If You See Something, Say Something®  

Insider Threat Guide

Mitigating Attacks on Houses of Worship Security Guide and Fact Sheet

Protect Your Privacy

Preventing Targeted Violence Against Faith Communities

Protecting Your Church from Vandalism 

Ransomware Guide

Responding to Civil Unrest

Securing Soft Targets and Crowded Places 

Security Guide

Security Fact Sheet

School Safety and Security 

Securing Public Gatherings

Ten Reasons why Churches are Soft Targets

School Security Guide 


CEN ALERTS, Advisories, ACTIVE Threat News, and FAQs provide timely actionable information to help you be AWARE - READY and THERE sharing Christ for such a time as this! 


CEN’s Weekly ACTIVE Threat News provides a weekly summary and analysis of threats and risks to the Christian community, in addition to expert training, guidance and resources for Christian organizations with 24-hour monitoring for regular coordination with law enforcement and local emergency management. 


CEN has served with the DHS National Faith-based Advisory Boards for twenty plus years because this security and emergency service helps Christian organizations keep apprised of every warning, potential threat, and incident of concern with a Christian worldview.


“Be READY to give an answer for the Hope of Christ within you.” 

I Peter 3:15



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