America's Rising Hispanic Church – Part 1

“Every leader and every believer needs to ask some probing questions: Do we focus virtually all of our attention and resources on the people who sit in our pews each Sunday? Or are we called to be God’s representative to the whole community—even the foreigners? What does it mean, and what does it cost, to care for those who can’t give much back?”

Wilfredo “Choco” De Jesus in Amazing Faith: How to Make God Take Notice. De Jesus is senior pastor of New Life Covenant Church in Chicago, America’s largest Assemblies of God congregation.

Understanding the Opportunity: The Latino Community by the Numbers

#2
Ranking of the size of the U.S. Hispanic population worldwide. Only Mexico has a larger Hispanic population.

8
Number of states with a population of 1 million or more Hispanics: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas.

More than 50%
The percentage of the Hispanic population living in California, Florida and Texas.

21
Number of states in which Hispanics are the largest minority group.

—U.S. Census Bureau

Latinos Surpass Whites as the Largest Racial/Ethnic Group in California

This makes California only the second state, behind New Mexico, where whites are not the majority and Latinos are the plurality. With more than 14 million Hispanic residents, California has the nation’s largest Hispanic population.

James P. Long
James P. Longhttp://JamesPLong.com

James P. Long was formerly the editor of Outreach magazine and the author of a number of books, including Why Is God Silent When We Need Him the Most?

Reviving Personal Evangelism

If we are going to see more people saved in North America and more people engaged in personal evangelism, then we desperately need the Holy Spirit to work in all our hearts. Simply put, we need a mighty move of God in our land.

Oak Park Church: Outreach in the City

Rather than solely coming alongside communities following major natural disasters, the church decided to use the ministry’s life-saving—and life-giving—equipment year-round.

The Moment of Exposure

On Judgment Day, I won’t hide. I won’t run. Not because I’m innocent, but because I’m forgiven. Jesus paid it all.