Hamburg, Germany–A prominent group of European Christian leaders has formed an Empowered21 Europe cabinet and they have announced their preliminary focus. Empowered21 Europe, a unique, history-making movement, will assist in focusing select Spirit-filled, Christian leaders, next gen voices and leading scholars from across Europe on the future of Spirit-empowered Christianity.

For 11 years, Youth and Discipleship has been coordinating Kidfest events in various locations. The 2011 season opened with Frontier Kidfest in Irving, Texas on April 8-10.

It’s quite a day when a multi-artist event that promotes Christian bands drives a bigger audience than secular rock stars like Bon Jovi, U2, Justin Bieber and, yes, Lady Gaga.

Pastor Larry Stockstill is throwing his mantle to the next generation.

In the Kingdom of Bhutan, where Christianity is still awaiting legal recognition, Christians have the right to proclaim their faith but must not use coercion or claim religious superiority to seek conversions, the country’s prime minister told Compass in an exclusive interview.

The two guest keynote speakers at the upcoming Engage Conference in Atlanta are pastors who have built dynamic, life-giving churches.

“The new donor report released by Target Analytics gives fundraisers and non-profit organizations a half-a-loaf, as only left-of-center groups were examined, while Evangelical Christian and conservative organizations were completely sidelined,” said Matt Waters, president of TrafficJamDirect, a firm specializing in direct response mail for Christian and conservative organizations.

LifeWay Christian Resources announced today the release of the Resurrection iWitness iPad app into Apple’s App Store.

Open Doors has confirmed fresh reports that the deadly violence erupting across the northern states of Nigeria since results of the April 16 presidential election were announced is taking a deadly toll on churches, Christian homes and businesses, mission compounds and pastors.