Cleveland, TN—Jordan Smith, a Lee University senior who rose to nationwide fame capturing first place on ‘The Voice’ in December, returned to his alma mater for the first time since being crowned champion of Season 9 of the popular talent search competition.
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, and the ministry, Christ for All Nations (CfaN), are excited to receive thousands of Atlanta guests at the upcoming Gospel Crusade. Attendees can anticipate two nights of powerful messages as well as praise and worship, healing, and thousands making salvation decisions. The Gospel Crusade features performances by the All City Choir and top Christian worship band Jesus Culture, led by Chris Quilala and Bryan and Katie Torwalt.
Earlier this week on “Rainer on Leadership,” Dr. Rainer and I discussed eight Easter planning tips. Many of those tips were churchwide efforts or ministry specific ideas to aid in preparing your church for one of its biggest weekends of the year.
When John, a Syrian Christian, chose to stay in Raqqa after the Islamic State took control of the city in 2014, he had no idea how he would survive. Thousands abandoned the city, believing it better to save their lives than live at the center of the Islamists’ new “caliphate”. John survived in Raqqa for 18 months before escaping in the middle of the night. He told World Watch Monitor about a life of frequent harassment, witnessing weekly executions, and the sadness of ordinary Syrians who welcomed Islamic State fighters at first, but grew to regret giving them their support.
