Cleveland, TN – The Awakening America Alliance and Great Commandment Network (Austin, TX) are excited to announce the recent launch of Preach2Engage, a collaborative ministry initiative for resourcing and serving the American Church.

Recently a testimony was received from Tommy Mitchell, the state Ministerial Internship Program (MIP)coordinator for the Heartland Region of the Church of God:

One of the Church of God’s most powerful evangelistic efforts, Winterfest, begins the 2014 season next weekend with Midwest Winterfest, slated for Indianapolis, Indiana on January 24-26.

Winterfest is a power-packed weekend for young people. The agenda is full of music, fellowship, recreation, and Spirit-filled messages from some of today’s well-known speakers. Contemporary Christian singers and bands all combine to leave a lasting impact on thousands of youth from across the nation.

Worldwide Mom’s Day of Prayer (MDOP), a non-denominational gathering of women across the U.S. and around the world one day in January for the past 17 years, has connected with a special group of women in 2014-the mothers who lost their children in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012. Two of those mothers have formed a school safety awareness group named Safe and Sound Schools that is joining MDOP in the mission of bringing mothers together to pray for their children in churches, schools, community centers and social media sites on January 18, 2014.

PreachingToday.com, a ministry of Christianity Today, announced the release of a previously unpublished sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “Guidelines for a Constructive Church.”

She was living in New York on 9/11/2001, pursuing a career in musical theatre. After experiencing the horror of the fateful terrorist attack, she decided to head west to follow her dreams. Maria Vargo ended up in Hollywood, playing roles in secular theater, television and films. Then she had a deep spiritual conversion.

Cleveland, TN—In a statement released by the Pentecostal Theological Seminary to students, alumni and friends, Dr. Steven Jack Land announced his decision to transition from the Office of the President to a role as “teacher, author, and consultant.”

Now available for churches in the U.S., Incredible Islands is already changing children’s ministry paradigms by engaging kids with Scripture and biblical principles in a familiar and entertaining way. Incredible Islands is a digital ministry tool designed to help the church extend its impact beyond on-site programming to disciple children throughout the week, wherever they may be.

The share of countries with a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion reached a six-year peak in 2012, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.