The Church of God International Offices has released the three featured speakers during the upcoming 75th Church of God International General Assembly next year.

Liberty University kicked off their bi-annual Global Focus Week with a unique missions goal — reach at least 1 million people with the Gospel, with a special focus on the “10/40 Window” where 60% of the world’s population lives, but one of the least reached areas in terms of sharing Jesus. By partnering with online ministry Global Media Outreach (GMO), Liberty not only achieved the goal, but reached a new milestone when more than 2.4 million people experienced the Gospel message online in one day — the highest one-day total in GMO’s history.

From tiger moms to helicopter parents, popular models of parenting are constantly changing, making it more difficult for parents to find guidance for talking with their children openly about sexuality. Answering many questions that parents and children often ask, Sex + Faith (Westminster John Knox Press) offers a unique, progressive approach to discussing difficult topics such as birth control and sexual orientation. Author Kate Ott helps take the intimidation out of the “talk” by providing parents with a how-to guide for discussing faith and sexuality with their children at different ages.

Scott Brown, director of the National Center for Family-Integrated Churches, questions whether modern-day youth ministry is remotely Biblical.

General Overseer Mark Williams delivered a ‘state of the church’ report last week to the Church of God International Council, which was in session at the International Offices in Cleveland, Tennessee. Williams’ address was the highlight of the opening session of the Council and set the tone for the agenda of the group of Church of God world leaders from all parts of the globe. The following is the address in its entirety:

It’s a question that nags at every parent: “Have I successfully prepared my child for life on their own?” Just One More Thing is a practical guide to help teens transition out of their parents’ home and into the rest of their lives.

Will we have wings in heaven? Will the boy in my class who doesn’t believe in God go to Hell? Does God really have a beard? These are just examples of the many questions parents regularly get asked by their kids about religion. And while church and Sunday school can be a vital place for little ones to learn about God, do parents have enough resources to share with young children about Christ in the home?

Churches today are feeling the pressure of an increasingly complex legal landscape. Each month laws and judicial decisions are made that affect the way they operate and manage a ministry. In many ways, the timing of the all-new www.ChurchLawAndTax.com couldn’t be better. The site, featuring decades of legal, financial, and risk management insights from noted church law and tax expert Richard R. Hammar and other church management leaders, is the first of its kind to provide such extensive resources in one location.

Two church dedication services were recently held in the Leogane District, 30 miles from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. According to Missionary Jim Hudson, the two congregations were the Trou Julot and Dessables churches.