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The National Day of Prayer Task Force (NDP Task Force) is an American evangelical conservative Christian non-profit organization which organizes, coordinates, and presides over Evangelical Christian religious observances each year on the National Day of Prayer. Mrs. Shirley Dobson, whose husband is James Dobson, an evangelical conservative Christian author and the founder of the politically conservative evangelical Christian organization Focus on the Family, has been Chairwoman of the NDP Task Force since 1991.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Day of Prayer Task Force website - Shirley Dobson bio )〕 The Vice Chairman of the NDP Task Force is John Bornschein, who is an author, speaker, and the co-host of Engage in Truth. He recently authored a new book for the National Day of Prayer entitled ''The Front Line: A Prayer Warrior's Guide to Spiritual Battle''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Day of Prayer Task Force website - John Bornschein bio )〕 The Task Force's theme for the 2013 Annual Observance was “Pray for America” and is based on the Biblical reference in Matthew 12:21, which states, "In his name the nations will put their hope."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Day of Prayer Task Force website )〕 The headquarters of the NDP Task Force is in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Offices were located at Focus on the Family until 2009. The website of the NDP Task Force states that “its business affairs remained separate” from those of Focus on the Family, but also that “between 1990 and 1993, Focus on the Family did provide grants in support of the NDP Task Force” and that “Focus on the Family was compensated for services rendered.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Day of Prayer Task Force website - FAQs )〕 ==Purpose and mission== In 2010, The National Day of Prayer Task Force's stated mission was to "communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, mobilizing the Christian community to intercede for America and its leadership in the seven centers of power: government, military, media, business, education, church and family."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Deseret News - "National Day of Prayer not without some controversy" )〕 In 2011, the stated mission and purpose of the NDP Task Force were modified. Currently, the NDP Task Force’s stated mission is “to mobilize prayer in America and to encourage personal repentance and righteousness in the culture.” 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Day of Prayer Task Force website - Mission )〕 The NDP Task Force’s current "vision", according to their website, is “to mobilize and encourage personal and corporate prayer, regardless of current issues and positions; preserve America’s Christian heritage and defend the religious freedoms granted by the Constitution; emphasize prayer for America and its leadership in the seven centers of power: Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family; foster unity within the Christian Church”.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Day of Prayer Task Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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