Director of Ministry to Israel (MTI) Michael Utterback offers an up close perspective on the turmoil that has unfolded in Israel in the last few days. Utterback leads MTI, a ministry within the Care Division of the Church of God, and lives most of the year in Jerusalem.

The White House condemned rocket attacks against Israel that reached as far as Tel Aviv and expressed support for Israel’s right to defend itself on Tuesday.

Putnam & Smith Publishing has announced a new book, The Cure for the Common Sermon, by Dr. Larry Richardson, Ph.D. in soft cover. The Cure for the Common Sermon should be required reading for church leaders, pastors, ministers, or anyone thinking about becoming a speaker at religious or indeed any event. The Cure for the Common Sermon offers simple proven strategies for turning sermons into eagerly anticipated opportunities to better connect with their congregations.

Over 350 kids and volunteers will demonstrate this week that you don’t need to be super hero in order to help with problems as widespread as hunger across our cities. Participants from Liquid Church’s Camp Rock program will work together on Friday, July 11 to break the Guinness World Record for most hunger relief packages assembled simultaneously. Liquid Church teams will assemble the hunger relief packages within a 3-minute time period to break the record.

A Church of God near Knoxville, Tennessee, is getting the chance to tell politicians what it thinks about hotly debated issues.

There is no shortage of pundits who are providing to us the gloomy and dismal state of American congregations, and, indeed, of many churches around the world. For sure, I am among the guilty.

On July 16th through 18th, pro-lifers from across the nation will gather in the Kansas City area to attend one of the most unifying and empowering pro-life conferences in the history of the movement: For the Life of the World 2014.

Real Life Books and Media is pleased to announce the launch of Jessie, an inspirational work of fiction by Rebekah Lyn, and the second installment of the Coastal Chronicles series. The release is timely, as July marks the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the successful mission of Apollo 11, and America’s first moon landing on July 20, 1969.

Cleveland, TN—On Saturday, May 31, 2014, Dr. Mark Williams, General Overseer of the Church of God, announced to graduates and friends gathered at the 39th Commencement Exercises for the Pentecostal Theological Seminary that Dr. R. Lamar Vest has been selected to serve as the tenth president of the Seminary. Vest was selected by the PTS Board of Trustees in consultation with the International Executive Committee of the Church of God. Dr. Vest will follow Dr. Steven J. Land who announced in January his intention to transition from the Office of the President to a role as “teacher, author, and consultant.”