San Antonio, Texas–After wrestling with the thorny issue of church finances for the last two General Assemblies, the General Council of the Church of God, meeting this week in San Antonio, took definitive action in an attempt to resolve the issue.
Wednesday Service Celebrates Church Planting
By Jonathan Martin, special correspondent
Celebrating the past but embracing a missional future, the Wednesday night General Assembly service focused on church planting. With guest music from Jason Crabb, the worship experience featured Michael Knight, the director of the National Office of Church Planting, who highlighted the stories of planters from diverse contexts on the “mission field” of North America.
A book that highlights the message of Christ will be distributed to journalists and athletes during the upcoming 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
8.8.08 will signal the start of the long-awaited 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Friday with the elaborate opening ceremonies.
The Chinese consider eight a lucky number because in Cantonese it sounds like the word for “get rich” or “prosper.”
By Steve Strang, publisher, Charisma magazine
August 5 is a special day for me. Thirty-three years ago the first issue of Charisma magazine rolled off the press. It was our August/September 1975 issue. Thurlow Spurr was on the cover. It had 32 pages and sold for 50 cents.
Members of the General Council of the Church of God have finished nominating leaders for departments at the International Offices. By the close of the Tuesday afternoon business session, the Council had selected all the executive and department leaders slated to be nominated.
