The disturbing video of the assault by former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice brings the issue of domestic violence into full view. It also raises questions about why some women stay with their abusers and how churches should respond.

Churches of all sizes have sound problems, but finding an audio expert with a passion for ministry can be a frustrating uphill battle. ChurchMix gets it. Founded by GRAMMY® and Dove Award nominee Paul Dexter, ChurchMix is an interactive information hub that helps church sound mixers make the most of their ministry.

Cleveland, TN—The Pentecostal Theological Seminary has announced the creation of a new degree concentration in Church Planting and Development. The concentration will be added as an option to the Seminary’s Master of Arts in Church Ministries degree, which already offers students concentrations in Discipleship/Christian Formation, World Missions, and Ministry Leadership.

Genelle Guzman-McMillian was the last person pulled from the rubble of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 13 years ago. She said God has given her a miraculous second chance, which she is using to remind others that life is not promised.

A lone guitar chord echoes across the room as more than a hundred Israeli soldiers rise to their feet to ask for help. With outstretched hands they reach toward the heavens and like David the warrior Psalmist they cry, “We are surrounded by enemies, but you Lord are able to deliver us. With you O Lord, I can be a brave soldier.”

Billy Graham’s remarks given at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, brought hope and healing to the shocked nation. His words still are still powerful, 13 years later.

The General Overseer’s Office and Church of God Communications has released the fall 2014 issue of Engage. The 60-page document is available exclusively online.

Internationally known evangelist and founder of Christ for all Nations (CfaN) Reinhard Bonnke will host his first-ever Reinhard Bonnke Gospel Crusade at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, Friday and Saturday. The crusade begins at 7 p.m. both nights, and local churches are urged to help promote the event and bring the lost and hurting.

The popular Instapray application will be partnering with the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ), the largest global, grassroots prayer movement focused on prayer for Jerusalem. This year over 500,000 congregations in 175 nations are planning to join in prayer for Jerusalem on Sunday, October 5, 2014. This prayer movement is not affiliated with any one political or denominational slant; rather, it seeks to reflect God’s love and redemptive purpose for all people groups in the Jerusalem region by taking the time to pray for God’s peace and blessings on Jerusalem and all of her inhabitants.