History was made on Monday 7 October 2013 at the Annual National Church Leaders Meeting, held at Lambeth Palace, when Jamaican born Bishop Eric Brown was installed as the first Pentecostal President of Churches Together in England (CTE). Rev Brown is the Presiding Bishop of the New Testament Church of God, a black majority Pentecostal church celebrating its 60th anniversary in the UK since being planted here by Caribbean migrants during the 1950s.

If you’re reading this then you are about to get a glimpse of the future… the future of choir music that is. The multi-gifted Deitrick Haddon is at the helm of a new choir out of Los Angeles, the League of Xtraordinary Worshippers (LXW) poised to make a big impact on the series premiere of Preachers of LA reality series.

Five years ago, I had a birthday with a zero in it—and it scared me! But instead of fighting the aging process, I made an important decision: From now on, regardless of what else I do, my main priority is to mentor the next generation. That’s why I spend a lot of my time investing my time in young leaders.

Todd Starnes did not think he had violated Facebook’s community standards when he posted about “wearing an NRA ball cap, eating a Chick-fil-A sandwich, reading a Paula Deen cookbook and sipping a 20-ounce sweet tea” and generally being politically incorrect.

Workers at Facebook thought otherwise, blocking the host of Fox News & Commentary for 12 hours before issuing an apology.

Cleveland, TN—The Church of God’s Pentecostal Theological Seminary is hosting the Latino Pentecostal Theological Summit today and tomorrow, Oct. 8 and 9. The conference brings together key Spanish educators to talk on a variety of subjects.

As the first night of the evening events drew closer there was great concern as to whether the crusade should be cancelled. Many of those who would attend are dependent on state run buses. However, there was an ongoing strike that had shut the bus services down. What would happen without this major form of transportation?

Christianity Today’s Church Finance Today celebrates its 20th anniversary by reflecting on the most significant changes in church finance since it began and offering 20 percent off new subscriptions.

Managing church finances is more complex than ever due to the changes over the past 20 years. The October issue highlights nine of these changes that include rules about how to substantiate cash donations, automatic excess benefit transactions, and the new mandates introduced by Obamacare.

Church Finance Today is an award-winning publication. Church Finance Today received the Award of Merit for the Newsletter category from the Evangelical Press Association this year, and won the Award of Excellence in the same category in previous years.

An electronic archive of the past 20 years of Church Finance Today is now available to subscribers of www.ChurchLawAndTax.com. Two articles, “When Churches Give Christmas Gifts” and “Unrelated Business Income Tax on Rent for Church-Owned Property,” from these archives will be free to view on October 18 and 19 through the end of the month during the 31 in 31 promotion (http://www.churchlawandtax.com/31in31).

Find the complete overview of the nine key changes in church finance in the October 2013 issue of Church Finance Today. A subscription is currently available at a special 20th anniversary rate.

Christianity Today is a nonprofit, global media ministry that serves the church through digital and print publications, as well as practical and accessible web resources that together reach more than 2.5 million people every month.

(Source: Christian Newswire)

The author Mark D. Watt releases his newest book: “Caught Up Night Vision Revealed”. A true prophetic night vision revealed to him of what is to come forth in the earth.

Church of God pastors, members and their families recently attended the biennial Church of God Fiji National Assembly held in the capital city of Suva.