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Spokane’s religion wrap-up: Father’s Day, changing religions, evangelism and ministry

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Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! I hope your weekend is filled with barbecues and sunny weather.

I’m not surprised many churches, like Mount St. Michael, are showing “Courageous” this Father’s Day. The Christian film is about the importance of fatherhood. St. Michael’s will be showing of the movie on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

In case you missed the live show on Monday, Revolutionary Spirituality hosted Andrew Bowen. You remember him. We ran his story a while ago about his experience practicing 12 different religions in 12 months. You can listen to the hour-long episode “Project Conversion” here.

In case you’re not interested in practicing other faiths, and instead would like to practice your evangelism techniques, you may interested in knowing about His Touch Seminar: Presenting Lifestyle Evangelism Through Gentle Persuasion. The seminar, led by Jerry Larson, is designed to help Christians, use their “spiritual gifts, natural talents, and abilities to effectively impact the secular, non-church culture,” according to an announcement. It will be at Valley Bible Church June 20 and 27 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost is $10.

July will be here before you know it, so it’s probably wise to make plans now if you want to attend the Whitworth Institute of Ministry. The week-long program begins July 9. The conference is, “for pastors, laity, and their families to refresh and renew while hearing from Biblical scholars and preachers.” This year’s theme is “Our hope for year’s to come.” For information click here.

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Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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