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June 2016
Jesus Culture is a community of worship leaders and musicians whose heart is to see a generation impacted by encounters with the presence of God. Jesus Culture will be coming to the USF Sun Dome on Monday, June 27 at 7 p.m. Originating out of the Jesus Culture movement which began in 1999, they recorded their first album in 2005 at their youth and young adult conference in Redding, CA. It is noted on their Website, “In the summer of 1999, our youth group at Bethel Church in Redding, California, pastored by Banning Liebscher, launched the very first Jesus Culture Conference. With staff included, about 500 attended. God showed up in a powerful way. We continued to host gatherings and each year the conferences continued to grow. Always at these conferences, Kim Walker-Smith, Chris Quilala and Melissa How, who were the worship leaders in our youth group, would lead. Their heart was to serve and be a part of what God was doing.” Since then Jesus Culture has released nine annual live albums and over 20 solo artist albums. Jesus Culture leads worship both at their local church in Sacramento, CA and abroad through conference events and worldwide tours. Their latest release, Let It Echo (2016), climbed to the Top 10 on the
iTunes overall chart and debuted at number one on the Christian/Gospel chart. Jesus Culture has sold more than one million albums worldwide since their debut project in 2005 and garnered more than 3.8 million followers on social media and over 34.5 million views on Tickets are on sale for Jesus Culture, appearYouTube. ing at the USF Sun Dome on Monday, June 27. Jesus VIP Pass to receive all the information you Culture is need about this event and others at focused on www.SunDomeArena.com. equipping a Jesus Culture’s artist lineup is subject generation to to change city to city. All Sun Dome tickettransform ed events are available through chargesociety by bringing people into an encounter with God’s love through worship by-phone at 1-800-745-3000, Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster.com, or in and discipleship. The songs they release person at the Sun Dome Box Office. capture the heart of the movement. Follow the USF Sun Dome on Tickets are on sale now for $49.50, Facebook at www.facebook.com/ $34.50, $28.50, and $26.50. Additional USFSunDomeArena and on Twitter at fees may apply. Tickets are available www.twitter.com/USF_SunDome. For through Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster more on Jesus Culture, visit www.jesusculoutlets, by calling 800-745-3000 or at the ture.com. Sun Dome Box Office. Sign up for the SD
Florida Baptist Children’s Home Offers Foster Care Training, Seeks Participants
Vacation Bible Schools Page 10
New Christian Comic Book Debuts Page 16
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By Bonnie Mentel
The Florida Baptist Children’s with our parents and really get to Home has been providing care for know them; get to know their children for the past 112 years. It heart for children and why they’ve has headquarters in Lakeland, but chosen to foster. We do some offices and ministries throughout background screening in that the state of Florida. It runs many process,” Bennett said. foster care ministries throughout There is a monetary the state and recently expanded its allowance for foster parents, program to the Tampa Bay area. which is just about enough to take “Foster care is the heart of the care of the child’s need. The church. There’s no doubt about Florida Baptist Children’s Home that. It’s Christ’s calling – it’s what pre-qualifies applicants to ensure He calls us to do and we stand that they are financially stable. behind that mission whole-hearted“We believe that Christian ly. It’s a major need in the families are the absolute answer. Florida Baptist Children’s Home brings hope to hurting children We want these children to know Hillsborough County area and through its foster care program. many people living in Hillsborough the love of Christ, especially when don’t, that’s when the children have to County don’t realize that,” said Director of they’re going through such a traumatic sitenter into foster care and that’s where we Foster Care Ministries for the Florida uation. We obviously believe that Christ step in,” Bennett said. Baptist Children’s Home Jodi Bennett. has the power to heal and that is exactly In order to become a foster parent Bennett said that there is a huge what these children and these families through Florida Baptist Children’s Home, deficit of foster care providers in the area. need,” Bennett said. the applicants should be a Christian who Hillsborough county has more children in There is a huge need for foster homes attends an evangelical church where foster care per capita than anywhere else that will accept a sibling group. Not many they’re fairly active. The applicant must be in the state. The Hillsborough County places can keep siblings together and it Sheriff’s Office receives information regard- 21 years of age, whether married or not. If can be traumatic for the children to be split the person is single, he/she must have ing potential abuse or neglect of a child or up. There is also a major need for homes someone who can provide emergency children in a home. that will care for teenagers. back-up care. “At that time, they’ll go out and perThe Professional Parenting Training There is also a mandatory 21-hour form an investigation. If they determine class is typically offered quarterly, but if a course called “Professional Parenting that the child can no longer remain safely church wanted to hold a session with three Training” and one three-hour training sesin the home, they will remove the children. to five families, the staff would go to that sion. These can be completed during Initially, when they remove the children, church. The next regular session starts in weeknights in three-hour increments or on they will look for a relative or non-relative July. For more info on becoming a foster three consecutive Saturdays. caregiver; someone who the child is comcare parent or to register for training, con“During that time we start the home fortable with. Unfortunately, many families tact Jodi.bennett@fbchomes.org or visit study process. That’s when we sit down don’t have that option and when they www.fbchomes.org/our-care/foster-care.