Compassion South Africa is a Conference on Care sponsored by Beyond Borders, in association with the Church of God’s Operation Compassion, Bethsaida Church of South Africa and Church of God Care Ministries. The conference is underway at the 10,000 member Bethsaida Church, pastored by Emmanuel Moodley.

Today the NRB Network announced a partnership with Silent Blessings Ministries, of Indianapolis, Indiana, Deaf Video Communications in Chicago and Deaf Missions in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The groups will bring “Dr. Wonder’s Workshop” to over 16 million viewers Saturday’s at 8:00am (ET) on the NRB Network.

This year at the U.S. Assembly of God (AG) annual youth conference “Indy07?Experience the Dream,” more than 7,000 young people answered the call to become missionaries on their middle and high school campuses.

Texas entrepreneur and philanthropist, Red McCombs, has added another project to his long list of successful business ventures with Faithvine.com, a Christian collaboration website that blends content with community.

(August 2007)

Navy Chaplains at War – A Test of Faith

For churches, attracting and retaining people has always been more of an art , rather than a science; but these days churches are using the power of the internet to provide them with feedback about their ministerial services; thanks to an Arlington, Texas based company called MyChurchSurvey.com.

By J. Lee Grady

In many ways the American church has become more like a business. We must shift from power suits and CEOs to wet feet and holy kisses.

Hurricane Dean plowed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico on Tuesday, August 21, as a roaring Category 5 hurricane, the most intense Atlantic storm to make landfall in two decades, before weakening to a Category 3 storm within hours. It lashed ancient Mayan ruins and headed for the modern oil installations of the Yucatan Peninsula.

NASHVILLE, TN–Christian Country Music Association is proud to announce the Top 10 category nominees for the 13th Annual Inspirational Country Music Award Show (ICM Awards) which will be held at the historic Acuff Theater, Sunday, November 4th, 2006, at 6 PM CST. The member-voted ICM Awards Show is the keynote event of Inspirational Country Week, slated for October 31st through November 4th in Nashville, TN.