Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd., a Michigan-based investment advisory firm, announces today the launch of their newest addition to the Principled Investing strategy line-up: Faith Focused Investing.

There is no doubt that these are extraordinary times. Highly volatile market conditions and ongoing uncertainty have made it duly challenging for the church construction industry and its trade partners. Amid the current economic downturn, now may not seem like a good time to build. However, while perspectives may differ, there are many benefits of building in a bad economy, which can present unique opportunities.

A small congregation in Puerto Rico reminded me that we can’t build the New Testament church without supernatural love.

When delegates gather in Atlanta, Georgia May 12 and 13 for the 2011 Engage Conference, they will be in for two days of intense training and spiritual uplifting. The first day begins at 1:00 p.m. and there will be three general sessions and five breakouts before the day is complete.

Spiritandsong.com’s newest bilingual resource, Come, Follow Me/Ven Sígueme brings spiritual navigation to pilgrim groups planning events around this year’s World Youth Day.

In honor of the 400th Anniversary of the King James Version Bible, YouVersion is organizing the largest and fastest Bible-reading event in history.

Samuel Lee calls the Church to attention . . . giving Christians a launching point from which a long and enriching conversation will ensue . . . a conversation with the goal to see the Body of Christ, and in particular the Pentecostals & Charismatics press to the mark . . . to see themselves as a unique part of the whole revelation of who God is and how God is made known in our world.

The United States has deployed over 2,000,000 troops overseas to Iraq and Afghanistan since September 2001. According to the Archives of General Psychiatry (June, 2010), “A growing body of literature has demonstrated the association of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan with post deployment mental health problems, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.”

At a recent meeting of the International Selection Committee, Madrid was unanimously recommended as the site of World Congress of Families VI — May 25-27, 2012. The recommendation was subsequently accepted by the WCF Management Committee.