Cleveland, TN–Lee University has once again been named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Church of God Youth and Discipleship is committed to successfully raising up the next generation of effective, Christian leaders. The EAGLES LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE / DC-’13 Experience another step forward in their commitment to do so. During the week of July 4th, a group of almost 40 young adults, (target age 17-24) gathered in Washington, D.C. for a leadership training experience that combined lecture, history, discipleship, motivation, learning, site-seeing, experience, prayer, patriotism, the Word of God and fun into five unforgettable days.

Leaders from the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), which represents more than 16 million evangelicals and over 40,000 U.S. churches, conducted meetings in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to discuss comprehensive immigration reform.

A 2012 report by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reveals that Christianity is growing at a rate of 1.3 percent annually in the Holy Land. Clerics, however, recently expressed a concern about the life challenges faced by the Christian population there.

A song about ascending to heaven written by a dying 18-year-old, has gotten 7.7 million YouTube hits and at one point reached No. 1 on the iTunes music charts.

July 24, 2013–One hundred years ago today Missionary Carl M. Padgett established the Church of God on Green Turtle Cay, a small island in the Bahamas. Now the oldest continuing Church of God outside the United States, the local church was set in order on July 24, 1913. According to Bishop Johnny T. Lowe, the congregation will continue its centennial celebration tonight with a culminating service featuring Dr. Jerry J. Jeter.

Thousands of Christians are saying that “faith comes first in my day-to-day purchasing decisions” by signing up to join an exciting new digital community by Faith Driven Consumer, the nation’s premier organization empowering Christians to connect their biblical worldview to their wallets through engagement with faith-compatible companies. In the week since the Faith Comes First campaign launched on July 16, the www.FaithDrivenConsumer.com digital community has seen 500 percent growth in participation by people across the nation.

Cleveland, Tennessee–Jake Stum, Director of Programming and Development for People for Care and Learning, is one of “40 Under 40 Changemakers” featured in the latest issue of Rejuvenate magazine.