By J. Lee Grady

For weeks the blogosphere has been sizzling with comments, pro and con, about the unusual ministry style of Todd Bentley, the leader of the Lakeland Revival in Florida. Thousands of people have watched the tattooed evangelist shout “Bam! Bam!” as he prays for the sick and interviews those who say they were instantly healed.

By Chaplain Wayne Roberson, Training Coordinator Assistant, Church of God Chaplains Commission

The Chaplains Commission held its 5-day Community Service Chaplaincy training seminar on June 2-6, 2008, at the Church of God Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee.

By Chaplain Wayne Roberson, Training Coordinator Assistant, Church of God Chaplains Commission

The Chaplains Commission held its 5-day Community Service Chaplaincy training seminar on June 2-6, 2008, at the Church of God Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Evangelist Andrew Palau brought a two-day festival of music, action sports and family fun to South Carolina’s Grand Strand over the weekend with more than 19,000 in attendance. “BeachFest” was a partnership with area churches, local businesses and close to 1,000 volunteers who assembled a free, family-friendly festival on the grounds of the former Myrtle Beach Square Mall.

The exhibit hall at the 72nd Church of God General Assembly in San Antonio, Texas, will portray how the collective ministries and services of the Church of God unite to focus our denomination on fulfilling the vision of reaching the world with the message of Christ. The exhibit area will consist of interactive and informational booths featuring the various ministries/programs of the Church of God, including Global Evangelization.

This Volunteers in Medical Missions team was comprised of seven members from California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina—including three doctors, two nurses, a nurse’s aide and a computer consultant. The team was led by Dr. Richard Fry.

Tom Scott, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sky Angel U.S., LLC, a national provider of faith-based and family-friendly television and radio programming, proudly announces four executive promotions. Each individual was promoted from vice president of their respective department to senior vice president

Tyler Carver

On June 9, 16-year-old Tyler Carver, son of Hugh and Nona Carver, was tragically killed in an automobile accident. Hugh Carver is director of Men and Women of Action, a ministry of the Church of God which has assisted in restoring the lives of untold hundreds of individuals and families through disaster relief, construction of churches, homes and repairs.

Gospel Music Channel (GMC), the fastest growing cable network in the nation, announced today an expansion of original programming along with highlights of the network’s 2008-09 programming slate – a schedule highlighted by both new and renewed series and original specials and events.