What do you have to say to the Church? Dearchurch.com welcomes anyone, regardless of faith, to write a letter to church attenders who will visit the site from places around the world. You can write about any part of your church experience, from thank-yous to suggestions for how the church could improve its presence in society. This is your chance to say things that you might not have always had the opportunity to discuss with church leaders. Share your thoughts and find out what others are saying. Be sure to check out other articles by Sarah Raymond Cunningham, author of Dear Church (Zondervan).

Check out this article on David Kirkpatrick, former President of Paramount Pictures and co-founder of the fairly new Good News Holdings Co. Kirkpatrick's mission is to produce "spiritainment" that will "please God". The focus is on values-based entertainment. Kirkpatrick said, "We are not Republicans, not Democrats. But people who want to make a difference in the culture."

Lionsgate, America's largest independent film studio, has signed a distribution agreement with Thomas Nelson to exclusively distribute their upcoming wave of faith-based films to the Christian market.

Marcus Buckingham, author of The One Thing, and the recent Go, Put Your Strengths to Work says that "some speculate, but others grow." This summer, he is challenging leaders to identify and growing their Strengths through six, weekly 30 minute live teleconferences. In each conversation Marcus will introduce a central idea of each of the six steps in Go Put Your Strengths To Work followed by a question and answer period. Registration is FREE, check out http://www.marcusbuckingham.com/grow/ for more information.

Check out this recent video interview of Pastor Dino Rizzo by Bobby Gruenewald, as Dino shares his thoughts on ministry, his church, and their focus on compassion and the poor.