{"id":176,"date":"2009-02-13T15:57:46","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T15:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=176"},"modified":"2010-12-22T13:11:21","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T18:11:21","slug":"6868","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2009\/02\/13\/6868\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermons Requested in Fight Against Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC (February 13, 2009) \u2013 Evangelical Covenant Church ministers, as well as preachers of other faith traditions, may submit sermons related to global poverty as part of the <a title=\"ONE Sermon Challenge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.one.org\/onesabbath\/sermonchallenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">ONE Sermon Challenge<\/a>, which began Wednesday and runs through April 15.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/_T\/oe\/_Toeq5Xlv05gMK3fI0SxWA\/onesermonchallenge.jpg\" border=\"2\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" align=\"right\" \/>The challenge is part of ONE Sabbath 2008-9, ONE\u2019s effort to mobilize people of faith to speak and take action for others struggling with poverty and disease around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The sermons must be original and related to global poverty, says Adam Phillips, a Covenant minister who works with ONE. Sermons may be submitted in video, audio, and written form, and could be featured on the ONE Sermon Challenge website.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the challenge will receive a ONE Sabbath Action Pack with materials that will assist congregations to host their own One Sabbath events. 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