As you read this, the United States Supreme Court is deliberating on the future of marriage for the United States. It is being deliberated as if the definition of marriage should allow for same sex relationships to be equal to the traditional view of marriage. As believers, whichever way the Supreme Court responds, we must be equipped to respond to the radical and negative changes coming to our culture.

Cleveland, TN–At the recent quarterly meeting of the Church of God World Missions Board, a highlight was the announcement by Director Tim Hill that churches, states, and donor giving to Marcelly’s Dream has exceeded $2,000,000 in donations.

Liberty Institute and volunteer attorney Paul Clement asked the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF)—the highest military court whose cases are subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States—to review the case of Lance Corporal (LCpl) Monifa Sterling, USMC. LCpl Sterling was convicted at a court-martial for putting a Bible verse on her computer when she was stationed at Camp Lejune, North Carolina.

A megachurch in New Jersey is launching a social media outreach on Sunday, June 14th at 7:00 p.m. online at http://tiny.cc/45degrees.

Masterworks announced that the Metropolitan Ministries website was awarded top prize in web design at the annual AGRM National Convention.

Cleveland, TN–As part of the recent Ministerial Internship Program (MIP) Commissioning weekend, the 2014-2015 MIP Leadership Seminar was held at the Leadership and Communications Center at the Church of God International Offices.

Throughout history the church has, at different times, emphasized power and neglected purity or emphasized purity and neglected the Biblical promise of power. It is not, however, an “either/or” proposition but “both/and.” Jesus linked the two together when he said, “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God” (Matt. 5:8).

Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), the largest Christian mission agency to children in the world, announced this week that it had shared the gospel of Jesus Christ through their teaching ministries with 19,914,335 children in the United States and around the world in 2014. This represents a 27.6% increase from the 15,612,330 children reached in 2013 and includes 6.7 million professions of faith by kids worldwide.

Recently in Uganda, a small school of theology was approached by a denominational leader to inquire if they could train their pastors. The president of the school naturally asked how many pastors needed training. The response – “30,000!” An impossible task for this small seminary that trains 15 students a year.