Category: Ministry Resources
Author Mike Moore will transform the millennial generation with stories that are plainspoken, raw, and relatable in his new book, Love God Hate Church. Millennials are leaving the church in droves. A recent LifeWay survey showed that seven in ten young adults who regularly attended church as teenagers leave the church by the time they reach their mid twenties. While some remain nominally Christian, another recent Pew Research study shows that 36% of Millennials don’t affiliate themselves with any religion at all—over twice as many as Baby Boomers.
Category: Ministries and Organizations
A newly-launched ministry is offering both online and direct personal help for anyone experiencing spiritual pain and confusion such as lack of purpose and passion for life.
Category: USA National News
The “spin” from a number of sources Saturday night was that Democrats crossed party lines in large numbers and voted for businessman Donald Trump in the South Carolina Republican Primary to give him his huge win.
Category: Church of God News
Cleveland, TN—Jordan Smith, a Lee University senior who rose to nationwide fame capturing first place on ‘The Voice’ in December, returned to his alma mater for the first time since being crowned champion of Season 9 of the popular talent search competition.
Category: Events and Happenings
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, and the ministry, Christ for All Nations (CfaN), are excited to receive thousands of Atlanta guests at the upcoming Gospel Crusade. Attendees can anticipate two nights of powerful messages as well as praise and worship, healing, and thousands making salvation decisions. The Gospel Crusade features performances by the All City Choir and top Christian worship band Jesus Culture, led by Chris Quilala and Bryan and Katie Torwalt.
Category: Ministry Resources
Earlier this week on “Rainer on Leadership,” Dr. Rainer and I discussed eight Easter planning tips. Many of those tips were churchwide efforts or ministry specific ideas to aid in preparing your church for one of its biggest weekends of the year.
Category: The Persecuted Church
When John, a Syrian Christian, chose to stay in Raqqa after the Islamic State took control of the city in 2014, he had no idea how he would survive. Thousands abandoned the city, believing it better to save their lives than live at the center of the Islamists’ new “caliphate”. John survived in Raqqa for 18 months before escaping in the middle of the night. He told World Watch Monitor about a life of frequent harassment, witnessing weekly executions, and the sadness of ordinary Syrians who welcomed Islamic State fighters at first, but grew to regret giving them their support.
Category: Church of God News
Sevierville, TN– The Church of God Smoky Mountain Children’s Home recently completed a renovation of their campus gymnasium. Director of Communications and Campus Services, Coleman Peacock, provided Faith News with the following testimonial of the series of events that brought about the much needed upgrade.