From its early inception by a group of children’s pastors in 1995 with the first conference, the FOCUS Children’s Ministries Conference has continue to provide quality training, inspiration and mentoring for local church children’s ministries leaders and workers.

The Mt. Soledad Veterans’ Memorial cross in San Diego remains under fire—but the battle is far from over.

I’ve been to more networking meetings than I can count. Sometimes I leave discouraged over what I see and hear: leaders with their own agendas whose lives don’t match the New Testament because they tolerate compromise. But a week ago my reaction at Converge21 in Virginia Beach, Va., was opposite. Instead, there were leaders who see the problems in the church and who are committed to getting the church back on track. Several hundred even signed a resolution articulating this commitment.

Preaching, a magazine that features insightful interviews with today’s top ministers like Max Lucado and Mark Batterson, and provides sermons, illustrations, and leadership resources for Church Pastors, has named Northern Seminary Professor Dr. Michael Quicke’s latest book, Preaching as Worship as 2011 Preaching Book of the Year.

The movie Courageous had an incredible impact on men across the United States. Many men were moved to take their families back for Christ as they watched the story of a police officer who commits to Christ and to being a better father following the sudden death of his daughter.

Absolutely Gospel Music has announced a new feature to the website, www.absolutelygospel.com, of a daily devotional targeted to singers, songwriters, and fans of Gospel music. Two of the featured writers are connected with the Church of God International Offices.

The financially struggling Crystal Cathedral will be getting a new name and a new location, the church’s pastor announced over the weekend.

The Holy Bible has been translated into more than 450 languages and portions of the Scriptures exist in more than 2,000 languages.

In a victory for Christians last week, a Florida city is no longer discriminating against churches and religious groups by not allowing them to use property in a shopping center.