Diverse lineup of speakers, including Winnipeg Blue Bomber, to equip future faith leaders at Collide Conference

Hundreds of young adults are expected to make their way to Calvary Temple this weekend to participate in the third annual Collide Conference. 

Collide Conference is a multi-church conference that helps provide a space for young adults to pursue God and be led to find truth, identity, and purpose in Him.

The conference will feature worship, breakout sessions, speakers and crash courses, including one called Faith & Athletics - Following Jesus in Professional Sports Q&A.

After going viral, Jeremy Camp brings daughters to studio to record

Christian artist Jeremy Camp recently went viral with a video he posted where he and his two daughters sang and harmonized to "Again."

"Thank you all for the encouragement on this song and the reel I posted with my daughters," said Camp on Instagram. "As promised, we are in the studio recording that acoustic version with them!"

The video, filmed in their home initially, has been viewed over 55,000 times on Instagram alone. 

Despite legal barriers, gospel keeps moving in Central Asia

Who decides when teaching and encouraging become “too extreme?”

In recent years, Central Asia has seen a wave of new laws and regulations related to extremism. While the idea of protecting national security sounds reasonable, the concept is often vague and flexible. Almost anything can be considered a threat — if someone in authority decides it is.

David Durance from TeachBeyond explains:

Heaven meets Hollywood: Worship breaks out backstage at American Idol

God showed up backstage during American Idol, leading to a moment of worship for the entire cast and crew. 

In a video posted on Instagram, contestants and crew can be seen singing "The Blessing," with almost everyone with their hands in the air. 

"Such a special moment backstage," said Riley, who made it to the top 24 before being eliminated. "God WILL get His glory."  

Dozens gather for benefit concert raising thousands in support of Freedom International School

Dozens of people gathered at Freedom International School last week to take in a special concert.

Share the Night featured stories and songs from Howard Jolly, The Rising Above Band and the FIS Dance Ministry Team, with all funds raised supporting the school.

"We had this idea of wanting to find a common space between Manitoba's Indigenous culture and Metis culture and the cultures that are represented within our school, which is a lot of newcomer youth from various countries and cultures," said Cyndi Wiebe, director of communications with Freedom International School.

From jungle to city: Missionaries bring hope to Colombia’s displaced Embera people

An Indigenous group in Colombia known as the Embera people is experiencing the gospel in unique ways thanks to one missionary couple. 

Before moving to Medellín to work with the Embera, missionaries, Travis and Beth Burkhalter, worked in the Amazon jungle. 

The Embera people group were driven from their homeland of Chocó and has been living in poverty and under the rule of drug cartels for a few decades. 

'God is just getting started': Young adults across Manitoba unite in faith

An annual event that brings over 1,000 young adults to Calvary Temple in Winnipeg is back this week. 

Collide Conference is back for year three. Brittany Petkau and Rhythm Knowler, who serve as two of the three directors of the event, along with the full team are excited to see what God is going to do this year. 

Soccer player gives glory to God after goal, cited for breaking FIFA rules

A well-known Liverpool soccer player is being reprimanded after sharing his faith with the crowd following a goal.

Cody Gakpo took off his jersey to celebrate and reveal a white tank top with the words "I belong to Jesus."

The Dutch player was immediately given a yellow card by one of the referees because FIFA rules state that players are not allowed to have any political, religious or personal slogans on them.