The International Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem welcomes the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, current president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, as a partnering leader in the annual global prayer movement for Jerusalem.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Truth For a New Generation, a nationally hailed apologetics conference, with heavy hitters Eric Metaxas, Josh McDowell and Lee Strobel, will take place in Charlotte, N.C. this week, September 27-28, 2013.

In a gathering of the World Missions leadership team and staff today, Director Tim Hill enthusiastically announced that gifts to Marcelly’s Dream projects have surpassed the $700,000 mark and continue to come in.

Pastor Mark Driscoll is encouraging Christians to evangelize in these days when “the church is dying.”

Christian music legends Amy Grant and Kirk Franklin have been announced as the hosts for the 44th Annual GMA Dove Awards.

On National Life Chain Sunday 2013 — October 6, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM in each time zone across America and Canada — sidewalks in 1500 cities and towns will again proclaim Life Chain’s irrefutable messages, among them Abortion Kills Children, Adoption: The Loving Option, Jesus Forgives and Heals, and Abortion Hurts Women.

September 24, 2013–Cleveland, TN–The International Council of the Church of God, meeting in session at the Church of God International Offices, concluded their biennial gathering today with a joint session with the International Executive Council, comprised of the Council of Eighteen and the Executive Committee.

Open Doors USA is calling for prayers for the victims and families of a massacre at a church in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sunday and for the ongoing attack and hostage situation at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya.

Dr. William M. Wilson—better known as Billy—was inaugurated Friday as the fourth president of Oral Roberts University. I had the privilege of enjoying the pomp and ceremony, and of being reminded of the special vision that birthed this great educational institution.