Greg Salazar and his wife Christie are currently serving in England, and assisting the founder of Frontiers, Dr. Greg Livingstone with a new book. They welcomed new daughter Catherine-Claire Annabelle Salazar into the world on Nov. 28. They call her "Catie-Claire." Everyone is doing well. However, on a sad note, Greg's dad passed away the next morning unexpectedly. His dad was a talented painter. Please keep this family in your prayers.  Greg has also been accepted to the University of Cambridge to the M.Phil. Early Modern History Program and will be working on a thesis in the field of English Puritanism in October 2013.

Louis Surprenant, is stepping down as the director of college ministry at Friendly Hills Church, which meets at Guilford College in Jamestown, NC. Also serving with Mission to North America, in January, he will pursue the call to plant a church. He has accepted a church-planting apprenticeship at Christ Church Greensboro. Keep up with Louis and his wife Jamie here.

Jemar Tisby recently wrote an article that was posted on Gospel Coalition titled "The Joyful Pursuit of Multi-ethnic Churches." Read the article here.

Anthony Turner recently published an ebook devotional celebrating an examining the season of Advent. The devotional is called The Advent of the Messiah: Finding Peace, Love, Joy and Hope in a Modern World. Turner and his wife live in Springfield, Mo., where he is the lead pastor of Northbridge Church.  Read more about the book or purchase it here.