Robert Stearns has been unanimously voted as successor to pastor Jack Hayford’s leadership role at the Israel-Christian Nexus, it was announced Monday. The Nexus is a historic interfaith cooperation organization based in the Los Angeles area.

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Cleveland, TN—The Pentecostal Theological Seminary will host its inaugural annual Norris Church Planting Conference on its Cleveland, Tennessee campus, October 6 – 8, 2014. “Church Planting: Methods and Strategies” will offer five learning tracks featuring presentations by proven, seasoned church planters.

There are great churches with great programs, great ministries, and outstanding volunteers. We all love churches like that. But more than what a church has to offer me, what I really want is to feel connected with a group of people, to find a place of belonging, and do life together.

“Proclaim” is the theme for the NRB 2015 International Christian Media Convention, sponsored by the National Religious Broadcasters, to be held February 23-26, 2015, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Christian media and ministry professionals are invited to join the thousands who will attend to network, to discover new resources, and to expose themselves to the latest tips, trends, and insights in communications.

Barbara A. Perry, pastor and author, latest book “The Blessing of Numbers 6: 22 – 27” imparts insightful teaching that opens one’s understanding to what the Blessing is, the source of it, and how you can have it bestow upon your life, now.

Church of God USA Mission has released two updated free and downloadable resources from the USA Missions website.

“Proclaim” is the theme for the NRB 2015 International Christian Media Convention, sponsored by the National Religious Broadcasters, to be held February 23-26, 2015, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Christian media and ministry professionals are invited to join the thousands who will attend to network, to discover new resources, and to expose themselves to the latest tips, trends, and insights in communications.

Led by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), the U.S. Senate added its voice to the national celebration of the 200th anniversary of our National Anthem with unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution (S. 550) for a “Year of National Thanksgiving” commemorating the writing, designation and symbolism of the song. The Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 after seeing the American flag raised high in the air above Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, after the Americans withstood 25 hours of bombardment by the British Royal Navy. The song was officially designated as the American National Anthem in 1931.

The Duggars—all 21 and counting—are not big fans of Halloween.