The Church of God in South Georgia has taken a huge step forward in the training of its ministers for the 21st century.

A demonic tide of destruction has been unleashed upon our nation, and is taking ground at an increasingly rapid rate. Politically, economically and humanistically, there is an agenda to make this nation never again look the way it has looked before. Yet, God has not given up on America! He has great a plan and a purpose for this nation and He is calling on us to partner with His heart and His strategy in this critical hour.

1. Islam is not the fastest-growing faith family in the world. Pentecostalism is. While Islam has gone from zero in 610 AD to 1.6 billion today (1,403 years), Pentecostalism went from zero to (about) a billion from 1906 to the present day (107 years).

As the terror group identifying itself as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) sets its sights on Baghdad to the south, thousands of Iraqi families have fled to the Kurdish area of Iraq—just 65 miles from Mosul.

June 17, 2014–After months of research, debate, consideration, and editing, the Church of God International Executive Committee has released the International General Council Agenda. The 92-page document was posted on the Church of God website today and will be considered at the 75th International General Assembly (GA2014) on July 29-August 1, 2014.

International evangelist Luis Palau and his evangelist son Andrew wrapped up a six-month-long initiative in Alaska this past weekend, partnering with hundreds of faith, business, and civic leaders to serve the state and share a clear message of hope through Jesus Christ.

Gospel Music has grown by leaps and bounds in the last twenty years. Gospel Music has spread beyond the Church walls to reach mainstream America. Gospel has grown from the sounds of Walter Hawkins, Shirley Caesar and Albertina Walker. Gospel is heard on R&B radio stations, television and internet streaming services such as Pandora and Iheart Radio.

As millions gather around the globe — in person or via television — to watch the FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer, Reach Beyond (www.reachbeyond.org) is using pint-size, solar-powered technology to spread the gospel to some of the most remote places along the country’s Amazon River.

Dr. Bryan Cutshall, pastor of Twin Rivers Worship Center in St. Louis and a member of the Church of God International Executive Council, has accepted the post of founding president of Redemption School of Ministry in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to be located on the former campus of Tennessee Temple University.