Cleveland, TN—Jordan Smith, a Lee University senior who rose to nationwide fame capturing first place on ‘The Voice’ in December, returned to his alma mater for the first time since being crowned champion of Season 9 of the popular talent search competition.

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, and the ministry, Christ for All Nations (CfaN), are excited to receive thousands of Atlanta guests at the upcoming Gospel Crusade. Attendees can anticipate two nights of powerful messages as well as praise and worship, healing, and thousands making salvation decisions. The Gospel Crusade features performances by the All City Choir and top Christian worship band Jesus Culture, led by Chris Quilala and Bryan and Katie Torwalt.

Earlier this week on “Rainer on Leadership,” Dr. Rainer and I discussed eight Easter planning tips. Many of those tips were churchwide efforts or ministry specific ideas to aid in preparing your church for one of its biggest weekends of the year.

When John, a Syrian Christian, chose to stay in Raqqa after the Islamic State took control of the city in 2014, he had no idea how he would survive. Thousands abandoned the city, believing it better to save their lives than live at the center of the Islamists’ new “caliphate”. John survived in Raqqa for 18 months before escaping in the middle of the night. He told World Watch Monitor about a life of frequent harassment, witnessing weekly executions, and the sadness of ordinary Syrians who welcomed Islamic State fighters at first, but grew to regret giving them their support.

Sevierville, TN– The Church of God Smoky Mountain Children’s Home recently completed a renovation of their campus gymnasium. Director of Communications and Campus Services, Coleman Peacock, provided Faith News with the following testimonial of the series of events that brought about the much needed upgrade.

Bob Elder and Brian Lange announce the establishment of Collide Media Group, a marketing agency specializing in brand development, campaign management and strategic partnerships. Elder and Lange most recently served as president and director, respectively, of the Nashville-based agency Propeller. Elder served at Propeller for the last decade where he and Lange brought their experience in music, film and strategic partnerships to bear.

During a pre-construction survey prior to building a new road, Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists excavated a 7,000-year-old settlement in a northern Jerusalem neighborhood.

Even if you were never taught to believe in God, your brain could still recognize His existence. Such is the premise of Romans 1, and a roundtable discussion set to air on National Geographic.

The Phoebe Grey Orphanage in Liberia, Africa, stands at the center of Church of God efforts to help a nation still gripped by the reminders of a long and tragic civil war, a nation ravaged by disease, a nation that continues to need moral examples, and a nation that must hear the message of Jesus’ love for them.