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4. When Robertson retires, who's next in line? | Is Gordon Robertson, the son who co-hosts ``The 700 Club,'' destined to fill his father's shoes? (The Virginian-Pilot, alt site)
   
   
5. Perpetuity in mind, Rogers sets new goal | Adrian Rogers has reached what he calls the "transfer zone" of his illustrious career (The Commercial Appeal, Memphis)

1. Southern Baptist membership reaches all-time high |Total membership in Southern Baptist churches reached 16,247,736 in 2002—a 1.21 percent increase, or 194,816 additional members, over 2001 (The Charlotte Observer)
   
   
2. Divided church settles dispute | Brownsville pastor mediates case between group, congregation (Palladium-Item, Richmond, Ind.)
   
   
3. Preaching from the rooftops, and other post-Easter news | Last Sunday, the Rev. Leslie Shelton of Sunnyside Pentecostal Holiness Church preached his post-Easter sermon from the roof. And people did pull off the highway to hear him (The Roanoke Times)
   
   
4. Church learns from ex-POW | Pfc. Patrick Miller, who attended services at Olivet Baptist Church with his family Sunday, is the focus of the day's sermon (The Wichita Eagle)
   
   
5. From dream to reality | Archbishop breaks ground for Greek Orthodox church (Newsday, New York)
   
   
6. A movie title? No, it's your local church | Many of our historic churches have become Temples of Doom (Don Rittner, The Troy Record)
   
   
7. Shiloh Baptist Church gets and gives a new start | For many people, it isn't just a $6 million, 1,480-seat church. It's a sign of the revitalization of Easton's South Side (The Express-Times, N.J.)
   
   
8. Mainline Protestants reeling | A review of the five most prominent mainline denominations shows that their membership in New York City and the surrounding suburbs has fallen by 45 percent since the heyday of 1960 (The Journal News, Westchester, N.Y.)
   
   
9. In Scarsdale, Yonkers, churches try new approach | Ezequiel Herrera-Rodriguez, 33 years old and Dominican born, is trying to spread the word, or at least a softer version. He is Calvin's man in Yonkers. (The Journal News, Westchester, N.Y.)

1. Fab Four's friend lives by different tune | Music veteran Ken Mansfield to tell of his long journey from Beatles to Jesus Christ (The Tennessean)
   
   
2. Music with a message | Christian music for the masses isn't exactly music for Mass (The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, Calif.)
   
   
3. Evanescence has faith in live show | Guitarist Ben Moody tells Billboard.com he's unsure how the band became embroiled in this "Are they" or "Aren't they" Christian rock controversy, but all is good as far as he is concerned (Billboard)
   
   
4. 'Angel' stirred spirited, spiritual debates | It was a condition spelled out before even one soft-focused close-up of Roma Downey had been filmed: mention of God was OK, Father in Heaven, maybe, but not Jesus (The Salt Lake Tribune)
   
   
5. Faith helps Hunter, Koskie, teammates touch all the bases | Some of the Minnesota Twins say they have the ultimate fan (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
   
   
6. God's fave flicks? | Conservative Christians look to Hollywood to project values (Boston Herald)

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