On Tuesday, September 29, the first on-line Pastoral Covenant Group (PCG) took place in the state of New Mexico under the guidance of Administrative Bishop Bill Claypoole and State Director, Chuck Ferrell.

Christians gathered this fall for the Defending Truth Conference in Murfreesboro, TN, will be trained to effectively and respectfully defend their faith in an increasingly hostile and immoral culture.

Each faced a moment of decision—an opportunity with eternal impact.

Many said, “Yes,” but their choice often came at a great cost. They took action when others cowered in fear. Some gave up their careers, and others died poor and forgotten.

Weeks before his 95th birthday, Billy Graham said, “I am ready to start my next book!”

Cleveland, TN–The International Council of the Church of God has completed meetings at the International Offices of the Church of God. The group of world leaders was in session from September 27-29, where they discussed matters of global significance to the Church of God. On Tuesday, September 29, the International Executive Council came together for a joint session between the two bodies.

Brian Hardin, author and host of the highly successful DailyAudioBible.com podcast, which has 80 million downloads and 150,000 daily listeners, encourages readers to rethink, reframe and restart their relationship with God in his newest book, “Reframe: From the God We’ve Made … to God with Us.”

The Orange Conference, a conference for entire family ministry teams, will be held April 27–29, 2016, in Atlanta. Over 6,000 key influencers—senior, NextGen, student, children’s and preschool leaders—will gather to learn new insights into influencing the faith and character of the next generation.

With faith-based films bringing in record numbers of sales at the box office, the fervor for this category of film is not showing signs of slowing down anytime soon. With more than one dozen films slated to be released through the 2015-2016 year through various studios, EchoLight Studios is on the forefront of that trend.

Lee University took a big jump upward in the 2016 college rankings which were released by U.S. News & World Report earlier this month. The popular guide once again ranked Lee in the “Top Tier” of master’s level universities in the South.