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CAROL STREAM, Ill., March 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- The global media ministry of Christianity Today is asking men and women to share their hopes for the church in a creative new online campaign combining story and video.

The just launched "Hope for the Church" campaign is designed to encourage online visitors with all that the global church is doing to positively engage communities and cultures in Jesus' name.

"The global church is thriving," says Harold Smith, Christianity Today President and CEO, "and its multiple stories speak of the transforming power of the Gospel as it permeates all spheres of life."

"And we want to tell more of those stories."

For example, one young couple shared, "Our hope is that people will be drawn to the church because it is very different from the world."

Visitors to ChristianityToday.org/hope are therefore being encouraged to share their stories and their individual hopes for Christ's church in postings on the site. The first 1,000 contributors will receive a free subscription to the ministry's flagship magazine, Christianity Today.

"We know Christ has a word for the world's cultures, and we now have an opportunity to speak that word by showcasing what the church is -- or can -- do in the days to come," Smith says.

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