The Church of God has a program within the Division of Education called Calling and Ministry Studies (CAMS). In the state of Kentucky, the Church of God has made a concerted effort to train younger ministerial candidates. Last year, in Kentucky, the average age of the applicant was 39. This year, the average age is 29. At the recent testing date for the Exhorter exam, three teenagers passed the Exhorter exam, becoming credentialed ministers in the Church of God.

For a second straight month a top-two finish among 133 competitors was reported for Faithful Servant LLC’s flagship Newsletter, The Christian Value Investor by Hulbert Financial Digest ‘s February issue. The ranking was determined by the newsletter’s risk-adjusted performance over the previous 5 year period.

Sharefaith Magazine announces its 2016 Top Online Theological Seminaries and Schools.

A major gathering of Christian Denominational leaders, pastors, school administrators, teachers, parents’ groups, camp directors, and other ministry leaders will converge in Greensboro, North Carolina at the “Set Free Global Summit” (setfreesummit.org) on April 4 to 7, to learn from and interact with eminent Christian experts who will present practical advice on addressing pornography in the Church and among individuals. The Summit will also unveil a special study presenting detailed statistics about pornography use by denominations.

Frontier Kidfest will be the opening Kidfest event in the Kidfest season 2016 on April 8-10 at the Westin Hotel in Irving, Texas, the Frontier Kidfest will attract hundreds.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the January employment situation report. Unemployment dropped from 5.0 percent in December to 4.9 percent in January. The month-to-month change in private employment fell to 158,000 from 251,000 in December. Similarly, the month-to-month change in total non-farm employment fell to 151,000 workers (a drop of 111,000 jobs). The report was viewed as disappointing by most.

The first thing I noticed about my Ugandan friend Nelson Barigye was his smile. When Nelson greets you, it’s as if he switches on a 60-watt light bulb. His smile is so bright that during a visit to England a few years ago, a woman told him: “You smile like God.”

When David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress released undercover videos documenting Planned Parenthood’s callous exploitation of the bodies of aborted babies, people were horrified. The Pro-Life Action League invites those who respect human life to turn that shock—even anger—into prayer for those at the center of the scandal.

When delegates of the 76th International General Assembly of the Church of God gather in Nashville, Tennessee this July, there will be features unique to this venue that are poised make the gathering one of the most enjoyable and productive in recent years.