Peru is located on the western side of South America next to Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia. Twenty-nine million people live in Peru, with one-third in Lima, the capital city. The country is divided into three regions: the coast, the mountains, and the rainforest.

The parent company of Zondervan, HarperCollins, announced that it plans to publish next year the inspirational memoir of outspoken Christian athlete Tim Tebow, the e-newsletter Christian Retailing Update reported Monday.

When a young pastor challenged his megachurch to abandon all for Jesus, few expected such a radical response.

Members of the newly-appointed Church Planting Task Force met last week at the Church of God International Offices.
Consisting of a cross-section of pastors and leaders, the group met to cast vision and assess how the task force can best meet the church planting needs of the Church of God in the future.

Recently, I attended the Ohio State Ministers Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. It was a great time of ministry and fellowship. While there, I had the privilege of seeing one of my old college buddies, James E. Valentine, of Wooster, OH. Jim shared with me the creative way that he was able to turn a disaster into a blessing. Here is his story in his own words.

Counsel & Capital (“C&C”), a non-profit organization focused on building bridges of trust and accountability between ‘left-brain’ donors and Christian ministries, announced today that they have selected Faith Comes By Hearing (“FCBH”) to receive their 2010 Ministry Award.

The Southern Baptist Convention’s own research arm reports that SBC membership will fall nearly 50 percent by 2050 unless its aging denomination does more to strengthen evangelism, particularly to young people.

All Christians in the Middle East are now “legitimate targets.” That warning from al Qaeda in Iraq was issued on Wednesday coming in the aftermath of the Oct. 31 massacre of 64 people, mostly Christian worshippers, in Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad.

Pathway Press and the International minsitry of Youth and Discipleship are coordinating the annual Teacher of the Year nomination program in the Church of God.