"Nearly 200 years after the industrial revolution, it is a tragic
fact and demonstrably unnecessary that half the world's population is
living in abject poverty and misery," he said, "and yet there already
exists a wealth of both science and practical examples of the kinds of
solutions that would end world poverty.org/enterprisesolutions

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Prominent Oakland Think Tank Wins John Templeton Foundation Award For ''What Works in Enterprise-Based Solutions to Poverty''

The mission to which God's army has ultimately been called is the Great
Commission .

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The Foundation's "What Works in Enterprise-Based Solutions to
Poverty" program is a new initiative created to promote public
understanding of how entrepreneurship and market reforms can alleviate
poverty and accelerate its disappearance in areas of the world where
it has been most oppressive and endemic.com),
the world's largest Christian Internet website, encourages all Christians
to read the latest book by Pastor Bobby Welch.

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templeton. He returned from the war in
Vietnam , a decorated hero and put aside dreams of a military career for the
life of an evangelist and minister .

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The Institute's award-winning proposal is for a project to create
a new "Center for Global Prosperity," under the leadership of Alvaro
Vargas Llosa, author of Liberty of Latin America, to examine how
market-based institutions are helping to reduce poverty in Latin
America and elsewhere.

ChristiaNet's website currently receives around two million visitors per
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Using military strategies to combat spiritual warfare, Welch describes how
Christian leaders can form a multiplying army for the Kingdom. He is the founder of the FAITH Sunday School Evangelism Strategy,
which combines evangelism and Sunday School growth.

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His book is a road map for
Christians engaging daily in the spiritual war, and it teaches them how to
become warrior leaders for God's army.

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He indicated that the Center's scope would
include case studies on how and why central economic planning has
failed as well as how enterprise-based solutions have succeeded in
advancing the economic welfare of the poor. And Welch is
no stranger to the military battlefield .

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Institute has been selected as one of three recipients of $500,000 in
John Templeton Foundation's "What Works in Enterprise-Based Solutions
to Poverty" competition. (http: //www. Pastor Bobby Welch,
President of the Southern Baptist Convention, authored a captivating book
"You, the Warrior Leader." Welch believes as Christians, we are at war, but
the spiritual battlefield is much larger and much more intense than any
news station will ever report.

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His challenge is to
witness, win and baptize one million into the Kingdom. "You, the Warrior
Leader" can be purchased at your local Christian bookstore or online at
Amazon.

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Welch says what is needed most in
the church today are "warrior leaders to lead charges into battle.

Bobby Welch is the Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Daytona Beach,
Florida.

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Theroux, founder and president of The Independent
Institute, noted that the critical role of entrepreneurs has been
largely ignored in analyses of approaches to eliminating poverty in
developing countries."
The new Center for Global Prosperity will focus on redefining and
redirecting public debate toward ending poverty as we know it today ,
he said. For more information:
www. Welch plans to kick off
the "The Everyone Can Kingdom Challenge for Evangelism" campaign in June
2005 at the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville.

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The John Templeton Foundation actively supports research and
programs that encourage a greater understanding of the free enterprise
system.

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Founded in 1987, John Templeton Foundation annually provides more
than $60 billion in funding on behalf of work in human sciences and
character development , science and theology research, as well as free
enterprise programs and awards worldwide. And, Christian leadership training is one of
the most lacking resources for the church today. Through leadership principles found in Welch's book, Christians
in God's army can launch an effective campaign to win and disciple the
national, local and international world to Christ.

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org , specializes in
scholarly research, publications and communications on issues of
development worldwide.christianet. Christians should be on
the offensive, ready for attack and prepared to go to battle at any time.

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"You, the Warrior Leader" will help enable Christians to expand their force
in a unified, focused, mobilized and intentional army for the Kingdom of
Christ.

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The Independent Institute, www. Throughout his book, Welch uses
military terminology to connect the spiritual battle to the physical one,
believing the two are greatly intertwined.