Cleveland, TN—Church of God General Overseer Timothy M. Hill formally announced the inauguration of a 40-week emphasis toward intense and focused prayer culminating next summer at the 78th International General Assembly in Indianapolis.

Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. (“Kairos”), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, announced today that it has been named a “2019 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.

American Heritage Girls, Inc. (AHG) is launching its new one-minute daily radio feature: Raising Godly Girls (RGG) this month. RGG is the ministry’s multimedia Christian parenting resource platform. It’s designed to offer advice to parents through a biblical lens from AHG’s savvy CEO and mother of four, Patti Garibay. The one-minute daily radio feature will make its Amb-OS debut for radio stations on Sept. 30, 2019.

September 23, 2019—Cleveland, TN—The International Council, a group of leaders from around the globe who represent the ministries of the Church of God, are gathered in session through tomorrow, September 24. They will conclude their time in a morning joint session with the International Executive Council, which is scheduled to meet through Thursday.

TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts University cut the ribbon on its new apartment-style housing in a guest-filled celebration last Friday. The ribbon-cutting not only officially opened the new residence hall but also signified the completion of the University’s five-year, $50 million fundraising campaign, the largest and most successful comprehensive campaign in ORU’s history.

In one of my first Bible college world missions courses, I was introduced to pastor, author, and missions advocate Oswald J. Smith and his enduring classic, The Passion For Souls. Like many missions leaders with many years on this missional journey, our challenge is to maintain this passion and fulfill the only prayer request of the Lord of the Harvest.

The Fall 2019 issue of Church of God Engage has been released and available digitally at www.cogengage.org

In an era in which places of worship have become, too often, targets for violence, United Nations officials and religious leaders gathered in New York City on 19 September to talk over plans for preventing attacks against people of faith.

Grand Canyon University has been awarded a $3.2 million grant from the Kern Family Foundation to develop an accelerated pastoral training program that will supply the Phoenix metropolitan area and greater Southwest with resources to meet the growing need for pastoral leaders.