Fresh Vine, the intuitive online church software and Stewardship Technology, the online giving solution for churches have formally joined in partnership to offer online solutions to each other’s customers. This agreement includes a seamless premium integration of their software so that church members’ online contributions at Stewardship Technology will automatically be posted to the church’s Fresh Vine data base.
For the first time, Christian churches now have access to a suite of field-proven tools that enable local churches to establish a team of people (Life Team) capable of equipping the church leaders and members to be gospel-centered champions of life. The Churches for Life (CFL) unique, thriving model is anchored by establishing and actively supporting effective Life Teams that in turn help their local church be effective champions of the sanctity of all human life in their community.
In response to increasing incivility, bullying and disrespect for others within society, nationally recognized leaders have launched of the worldwide Imago Dei campaign, an alternative discourse of truth and civility centered around recognizing and elevating the image of God in every human being—without exception.
The National Prayer Center is hoping to spark a nationwide revival with its new initiative to pray for and with the country’s elected officials.
Worldwide Mom’s Day of Prayer (MDOP), a non-denominational gathering of women across the U.S. and around the world one day in January for the past 17 years, has connected with a special group of women in 2014-the mothers who lost their children in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012. Two of those mothers have formed a school safety awareness group named Safe and Sound Schools that is joining MDOP in the mission of bringing mothers together to pray for their children in churches, schools, community centers and social media sites on January 18, 2014.
JERUSALEM — Empowered21 held the opening session of its Global Council meeting with leaders from around the world at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem the evening of January 14, 2014. William Wilson, global co-chair for Empowered21 and president of Oral Roberts University laid out the vision for Empowered21 and set the stage for the Global Congress to be held in Jerusalem May 2015. George Wood, general superintendent for the Assemblies of God USA and the chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship was unanimously affirmed by the global council as the new global co-chair—replacing Jack Hayford, chancellor of Kings College. Hayford will move to be an honorary member of the Global Council. Wilson also announced the appointment of Ossie Mills, Executive Vice President for University Advancement at Oral Roberts University, as the Global Director of Empowered21.
