The Church of God Migration Crisis Initiative will be offering an online training seminar this summer on The Church and the Migration Crisis. This seminar is designed to equip pastors and church leaders with the biblical, theological, historical, legal, pastoral, and ministerial foundations to positively and proactively respond to the migration crisis facing immigrant communities. The seminar is open to pastors, ministers, and church leaders in the Church of God, as well as other Christian leaders who are interested in learning more about the subject.

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An estimated 50 million Christians worldwide are sharing their faith on the 10th anniversary of Global Outreach Day, now GO Day, on May 29th. May is GO Month, and Christians have been sharing their faith through creative outreaches in Brazil, caring outreaches in the largest slum in Africa – Kibera, Kenya, as well as in Nepal, Myanmar, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Mexico, the United States, and many other nations.

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The Supreme Court today announced that it will hear its first abortion case since the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, involves a Mississippi law that prohibits elective abortions after 15 weeks. A lower court enjoined or blocked implementation of the law shortly after it was enacted in 2018.

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The Church of God-sponsored Smoky Mountain Gathering, originally scheduled for April 27-29, 2021, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, has been postponed to 2022.

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New research suggests that even as churches and other religious gatherings have been closed during lockdown, there’s been a big increase in people turning to prayer and other forms of spirituality. In a survey of more than 500 people, 77% of respondents said that knowing they were being prayed for by others would help their mental health, 72% said they had prayed more, and 78% said they had felt more spiritual during COVID. When asked if they would like to explore new ways of connecting spiritually online, almost half (48%) said yes.

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The French makeup brand Sephora has cut ties with YouTube influencer Amanda Ensing after social media commenters resurfaced tweets she posted amid the Jan. 6 riot inside the U.S. Capitol.

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