January 22, 2019–Cleveland, TN—The Church of God International Executive Council will be in regular session beginning Tuesday night as they gather for a dinner function with members of special task forces.

Rethink Leadership, an event exclusively for senior church pastors, has just announced an incredible lineup of speakers for this year’s event. Featuring a not-to-be missed group of pastors, authors, researchers, and leaders, attendees will hear from those in the trenches of ministry as well as those with their eyes on the future of the Church. To be held May 1-3 in Atlanta, this unique and innovative event will deliver on its promise of content, conversations, and community unlike any other leadership event in the country.

In a LifeWay.com blog post “Twenty-Five Signs of a Healthy Church,” Marvin Owen points out, “There’s no question that church health is a work of God. But there’s also no question that He uses people to accomplish it. As a healthy person gives attention to proper diet, adequate rest, and regular exercise, healthy churches give attention to those things that are most important for their vitality.”

An exciting event will take place during April 30 through May 2 as hundreds of senior adults will meet at the Smoky Mountain Gathering in Gatlinburg, Tennessee for three days of special services with anointed speakers and singers, talent competition, and many other opportunities for fun, fellowship, and spiritual renewal.

Author of “Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment,” Gerri Edwards, has identified five integral steps to not only making it to the other side of great loss and grief but to come out praising God. As a serial survivor, she has overcome seemingly insurmountable odds and emerged as a vibrant voice in Christian culture.

Singer and songwriter R. Kelly has been an American music sensation since the early 1990s. He’s sold 30 million albums, and he’s worth $150 million. But now, millions of his fans are suddenly purging his music from their playlists and asking radio stations to “mute R. Kelly.”

“Go Beyond” is the theme of the 25th annual FOCUS Church of God Children’s Ministries Leadership Training Conference to be held February 28-March 2 at the Marriott Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Religious Freedom Day was celebrated earlier this week. It was a day to celebrate the ability to live out the Christian faith and freely share the Gospel. On this day of celebration, Christians are encouraged to recognize that religious freedom protections are being challenged across the country. Fellow churches are experiencing legal challenges relating to the use of their facilities, employment regulations, gender identity and sexual orientation laws, and more.

The Send is an epic, day-long stadium event that will draw more than 60,000 people to Camping Stadium in Orlando, FL on February 23, 2019. The heart behind this tipping-point gathering is to help spark the greatest era of evangelism and missions in history. Now is the time to catalyze action – to inspire everyday Christ-followers to share the Gospel in their everyday lives. If every believer in America lead just one person to Jesus this year, the Church would grow by more than 100-million people.