The 74th International General Assembly of the Church of God (GA2012) is scheduled for July 24-27, and preparations are well underway. Church of God World Missions will conduct a Pre-Assembly Conference which will be held July 21-23 in the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The theme for the conference is “Wake Up – The Fields are Ripe for Harvest.” The focus will be on career missionaries.

I may be one of Christian TV’s loudest critics, but one of the most disturbing trends in the ministry world is the disappointing lack of interest in using TV as a tool for impacting today’s culture with the message of Christianity.

In a mixed-bag ruling for conservatives, the Supreme Court on Thursday was unanimous in its decision to toss out fines and penalties against broadcasters that violated a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policy that regulates profanity and nudity on television.

From the perspective of the nation’s professional prison chaplains, America’s state penitentiaries are a bustle of religious activity. According to “Religion in Prisons: A 50-State Survey of Prison Chaplains,” a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, 73 percent of chaplains say that efforts by inmates to proselytize or convert other inmates are either very common or somewhat common.

During the first five months of this year, more than 1 million pairs of shoes have been shipped around the world through Operation Compassion.

On a Father’s Day Weekend when meteorologists were telling people to stay inside, more than 75,000 central Californians packed three events at a Luis Palau Festival in Sacramento.

In discouraging news for church leaders, giving to religious organizations is still down.

Sunday, June 24th, is recognized by the Church of God as Honor the Widows Sunday. It is the only day throughout the year where Church of God congregations are asked to do two things: 1) recognize and honor the widows in their local congregations and 2) receive an offering for the Iris B. Vest Widows Ministry Center in Sevierville, Tennessee.

The election of a black leader for the Southern Baptist Convention is a huge step forward. But we still have a long way to go.