Film production company Christian Walk Alive, is set to produce a documentary on Christian films. The title of the project, Breaking Good: The Counter Culture of Christian Film, is a play off of the title of the popular TV show, Breaking Bad. The film is set to explore not only the impact and history Christianity has had on films but will delve into some of the more difficult questions surrounding the status and future of Christian filmmaking. The fundraising campaign for the film can be found at www.breakinggoodfilm.net.

(NOTE: The following is an interview with the new director of People for Care and Learning, or PCL, Travis Johnson. Johnson addresses many topics of the transition, the most important of which is the exciting future ahead for PCL).

Sevierville, TN– On the evening of March 2, 2017, a large number of people gathered in the Church of God Smoky Mountain Children’s Home (SMCH) Moffett Dining Hall to honor Dr. Coleman and Bonnie Peacock, who have literally given their lives to the ministry of SMCH.

One of most urgent needs facing Christians today involves effectively dealing with unprecedented confrontational encounters between diverse faith groups and their devotees.

Cleveland, TN–March 7, 2017—A group of 32 people from five states spent the day in southeast Tennessee, remembering and praying over the ministries of the Church of God.

A new project aims to tap into millennial Christians’ strong social conscience and release a new wave of support for efforts to bring lasting spiritual change to needy parts of the world.

Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF®), the world’s largest missions organization dedicated to children, will turn 80 this year, and continues to grow. The organization is active in most nations of the world.

A delegation led by Church of God World Missions Director, Dr. David Griffis and Assistant Director, Dr. Thomas Propes, recently returned from a trip to Bangkok and Southeast Asia. Bishop Ronnie Hepperly, Church of God Superintendent of Southeast Asia, worked with Field Director Andrew Binda in planning the excursion. Others attending were Missions Administrator Bob McCall, Pastors Terry and Kaye Harris with a delegation from their church (The Crossing) and state bishop of Tennessee, Mitch Corder.

Throughout my Christian journey, God sent special people to be my role models and mentors. One of those, a youth pastor named Barry, invited me to his home for a weekly Bible study when I was just 15. He taught me how to have a private prayer time with God—and now, many decades later, he’s still a close mentor and an example of how to be a man of God.