Christian music artist Kari Jobe recently joined a group of worship leaders for a special meeting at the White House, and she posted some profound thoughts about the kingdom of God being seen on earth and the urgent need for prayer for America’s leaders.
Leaders, members and friends of All Nations (www.allnations.us), an international Christian missions training and sending organization, are mourning the death of one of its missionaries, 26-year-old John Allen Chau of Vancouver, Wash., U.S.A.
A woman called 9-1-1 after her parents allegedly suggested that she attend church with them. South Carolina woman Ashley Shanell Fuller told deputies from the Union County Sheriff’s Office that she felt she was being harassed by her parents, who had simply asked whether she would consider coming to worship service with them.
Famed evangelist Billy Graham, who died Feb. 21, would have celebrated the centennial of his birth on Wednesday (Nov. 7).
On October 30, over 700 theaters nationwide debuted Director Rick Altizer’s new documentary, “I Still Believe.” The film chronicles the life of one of Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music’s all-time vocal legends, Russ Taff, by outlining his childhood, rise to stardom, subsequent hidden struggle with alcohol, and ultimately his path to recovery. “I Still Believe” is not only a story of redemption, but one that also shares the intimate tale of the unending support of his wife, Tori, his family, friends, and the Christian community as a whole.
At a tender age, Denis Mukwege accompanied his father, a Pentecostal church pastor, as he moved around the villages of Congo’s South Kivu Province praying for sick parishioners.
It is a good day for religious liberty in America.
The city of Atlanta has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a former fire chief who was fired for writing a Bible study book for Christian men that some thought was anti-gay.
The multiple award- winning singer CeCe Winans has emerged from the studio with a glorious arrangement of tracks just in time for the holiday season. Once again, Winans team up with son Alvin Love III to present, Something’s Happening! A Christmas Album (Puresprings/Thirty Tigers). The mother-son team walked away with two Grammy awards for their collaboration on, Let Them Fall in Love earlier this year. The duo snagged Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song in top categories. Love penned five new songs for this spirit-filled Christmas album, incorporating five classic tunes with a distinctive musical twist.
Dr. Grant McClung, President of Missions Resource Group (www.MissionsResourceGroup.org) and International Missionary Educator with Church of God World Missions, will bring the opening plenary address to the Pentecostal European Mission (PEM), convening in the week of October 15 – 20 in Madrid, Spain. He will assess “Global Missiological Challenges Toward 2020 and Beyond.” PEM is a broad coalition of Pentecostal missions leaders in Europe and Eurasia, meeting annually for consultation, peer resourcing, and strategic planning.
A Church of God of Prophecy minister was gunned down at his own church in Jamaica, according to reports.
