Voting is now officially open for the 2015 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award. The Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award honors books produced by small publishers for outstanding contribution to Christian life. All retailers selling Christian products and all readers of Christian books are invited to vote for the Book of the Year.

Christianity Today and Leadership Journal have announced details about their three events on vocation and calling in 2015. The Redeeming Work events will be in Portland on March 10, Pittsburgh on May 7, and Los Angeles in September.

Cleveland, Tenn.–Members of the Church of God Canadian National Council are gathered this week for their annual meeting. This year, for the first time, their meeting is being held at the Church of God International Offices.

“Are you a poet?” Bible scholar and translator Dr. Joel M. Hoffman wants to know. “If so, we want your help translating Isaiah.”

Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME), the original faith based marriage enrichment program in the United States, announced today the national winners of the 2015 Longest Married Couple Project. They are Dale & Alice Rockey of Olathe, KS. The Rockeys have been married 81 years as of Dec. 29, 2014.

Christianity Today International is conducting a national survey on church staff compensation now until March 15, 2015. Survey findings will appear in the 2016-2017 Compensation Handbook for Church Staff.

During the North American Roundtable On Biblical Preaching in Melbourne, Florida last month, Mark Williams, general overseer of the Church of God, received the Global Synergize Award for 2015 from the Billion Soul Network.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Christians shouldn’t be punished for opposing same-sex marriage as they stand for traditional Christian beliefs.

After three years of having the most Bible-minded city in America, Tennessee has relinquished the title to Alabama. Birmingham moved up from the second spot in 2014 to the top spot in 2015 in American Bible Society’s annual ranking of America’s Most Bible-Minded Cities.