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At the Last Supper, the disciples could not yet grasp the meaning of Jesus’ words. Today, Christians remember his sacrifice through the Lord’s Supper with gratitude for the…
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From the archivesLet’s Help the DisabledOn Jan. 29, 1984, Sam E. Stone provided an answer to a question he had asked readers more than two years earlier: “Just what…
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Church of ChristTri-Cities School of Preaching LectureshipThe Tri-Cities School of Preaching Lectureship is an annual, theme-based week of Bible teaching connected to…Tri-Cities School of Preaching Lectureship
Tri-Cities School of Preaching Lectureship — Organization Profile The Tri-Cities School of Preaching and Christian Development (often abbreviated TCSOP&CD) is a preacher-training work overseen by the Stoney Creek church of Christ. Based in Elizabethton, Tennessee, the school focuses on developing…
Tri-Cities School of Preaching Lectureship — Organization Profile The Tri-Cities School of Preaching and Christian Development (often abbreviated TCSOP&CD) is a preacher-training work overseen by the Stoney Creek church of Christ. Based in Elizabethton, Tennessee, the school focuses on developing “men of the Book” through a structured program of Bible instruction, ministry preparation, and opportunities to practice teaching and evangelism. Within that broader purpose, the Tri-Cities School of Preaching Lectureship is an annual, theme-centered week of Bible teaching hosted through the school. The lectureship is designed as an area-wide gathering where lessons are organized around a unified topic and presented by a mix of current students, alumni, and other speakers. This structure allows the lectureship to serve both as encouragement…
Tri-Cities School of Preaching Lectureship — Organization Profile
The Tri-Cities School of Preaching and Christian Development (often abbreviated TCSOP&CD) is a preacher-training work overseen by the Stoney Creek church of Christ. Based in Elizabethton, Tennessee, the school focuses on developing “men of the Book” through a structured program of Bible instruction, ministry preparation, and opportunities to practice teaching and evangelism.
Within that broader purpose, the Tri-Cities School of Preaching Lectureship is an annual, theme-centered week of Bible teaching hosted through the school. The lectureship is designed as an area-wide gathering where lessons are organized around a unified topic and presented by a mix of current students, alumni, and other speakers. This structure allows the lectureship to serve both as encouragement for congregations and as a public window into the kind of training the school provides.
The lectureship also reflects the school’s emphasis on developing communicators who can teach clearly in multiple settings. TCSOP&CD highlights instruction in general Bible knowledge, apologetics, preacher development, and writing, along with hands-on practice in written and digital evangelism through its media capabilities. In that context, lectureship preaching and teaching is not simply a series of talks—it aligns with the school’s goal of forming workers who can communicate Scripture effectively to the church and to the world.
Another distinctive is the community aspect that comes with the lectureship week. TCSOP&CD notes a special dinner during the lectureship that honors friends and families who have supported the school over time. This kind of shared fellowship underscores how the school functions as a congregationally connected ministry, supported by relationships with churches and individuals who value gospel preaching and teaching.
Because the school’s work is closely tied to local church life, the lectureship is intended to be useful beyond a single week on the calendar. Churches can draw from lectureship teaching as a model for theme-driven study, use recorded lessons for classes or training, and connect with TCSOP&CD to learn more about its curriculum and ministry resources. For individuals, the lectureship can be a meaningful entry point for ongoing learning—especially for those exploring Bible training or looking to strengthen their ability to teach.
People can engage with the Tri-Cities School of Preaching Lectureship by attending when available, sharing the school’s teaching resources with their congregation, and supporting the school’s work through prayer and giving. For churches that want to encourage future preachers, one practical way to partner is to recommend students, support student needs, and stay connected to the school’s teaching and media outlets.
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Independent Christian ChurchChile MissionChile Mission serves families, children, youth, and churches in Chile through Dulce Refugio medical housing, Campo…Chile Mission
Chile Mission — Organization Profile Chile Mission is a Christian mission serving in Chile with a stated purpose of being sent out by the church to reach people, especially children, with the love of Jesus so they may know and…
Chile Mission — Organization Profile Chile Mission is a Christian mission serving in Chile with a stated purpose of being sent out by the church to reach people, especially children, with the love of Jesus so they may know and follow him. Jack and Janine Swanson began missionary preparation in 1992, arrived in Santiago, Chile, in November 1993, and the ministry later developed as an organized mission entity through the purchase of a ministry site in La Cisterna, Santiago, in 2001. The mission is based in Santiago, Chile, with ministry also extending to middle rural Chile, between Chillán and Concepción. Its work serves Chilean families, children, youth, adults, local churches, and people who travel to Santiago from other parts of…
Chile Mission — Organization Profile
Chile Mission is a Christian mission serving in Chile with a stated purpose of being sent out by the church to reach people, especially children, with the love of Jesus so they may know and follow him. Jack and Janine Swanson began missionary preparation in 1992, arrived in Santiago, Chile, in November 1993, and the ministry later developed as an organized mission entity through the purchase of a ministry site in La Cisterna, Santiago, in 2001.
The mission is based in Santiago, Chile, with ministry also extending to middle rural Chile, between Chillán and Concepción. Its work serves Chilean families, children, youth, adults, local churches, and people who travel to Santiago from other parts of the country for medical treatment. Chile Mission also connects with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in Chile and with supporting churches and individuals in the United States.
One of Chile Mission’s main ministries is Casa de Acogida “Dulce Refugio,” or Sweet Refuge House. This ministry provides temporary housing with emotional and spiritual support for parents of hospitalized children and adults receiving medical treatment in Santiago. The residence operates on the mission property in La Cisterna, where families from other parts of Chile may stay while facing burns, cancer, transplants, and other long-term medical situations.
Chile Mission’s other major ministry focus is Campo Vivo, a developing Christian children’s and youth camp and retreat center on a 90-acre rural property in middle Chile. The project is designed to provide a Christian camp setting for children, youth, adults, church retreats, marriage encounters, pastoral restoration, seminars, and future community outreach. The land was purchased in 2019, and development has included planning, infrastructure work, roads, fencing, and preparation for future buildings and ministry use.
The mission has also been connected with community ministries such as English Club, a pre-evangelistic English-learning outreach, and teaching at La Casa del Alfarero, a Christian live-in drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for men. Some of these ministries are described as dormant or dependent on additional Spanish-speaking team members, but they show the mission’s broader approach of building relationships, meeting practical needs, and sharing Christian teaching.
People can engage with Chile Mission by praying for the monthly needs shared through its updates, giving financially, contacting the mission about serving, helping with Campo Vivo development, or participating in cross-cultural service opportunities. The mission also notes its need for Spanish-speaking missionaries or couples with skills such as counseling, construction, cultivation, animal-raising, and ministry support in Santiago and rural Chile.
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Independent Christian ChurchMission to Russia InternationalMission to Russia International multiplies churches among Russian-speaking people through church planting, Christian education, discipleship, and…Mission to Russia International
Mission to Russia International — Organization Profile Mission to Russia International, also known as MTR International, is a Christian mission organization based in St. Peters, Missouri. The organization exists to make disciples in Russian-speaking nations through church planting and Christian…
Mission to Russia International — Organization Profile Mission to Russia International, also known as MTR International, is a Christian mission organization based in St. Peters, Missouri. The organization exists to make disciples in Russian-speaking nations through church planting and Christian education. Its public ministry focus is multiplying churches among Russian-speaking people and taking the gospel message of forgiveness, love, and salvation to people living in the former Soviet Union. The organization’s core focus is multiplying churches among Russian-speaking people through church planting, local leadership development, Christian education, and gospel-centered partnerships. MTR International began its church-planting mission with its first church plant in Kostroma, Russia. That congregation has matured and continues to serve its community while raising up men and women…
Mission to Russia International — Organization Profile
Mission to Russia International, also known as MTR International, is a Christian mission organization based in St. Peters, Missouri. The organization exists to make disciples in Russian-speaking nations through church planting and Christian education. Its public ministry focus is multiplying churches among Russian-speaking people and taking the gospel message of forgiveness, love, and salvation to people living in the former Soviet Union.
The organization’s core focus is multiplying churches among Russian-speaking people through church planting, local leadership development, Christian education, and gospel-centered partnerships. MTR International began its church-planting mission with its first church plant in Kostroma, Russia. That congregation has matured and continues to serve its community while raising up men and women for Christian service.
Mission to Russia International serves Russian-speaking communities in the former Soviet Union, with current or associated church work identified in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Abkhazia. Its public church pages identify established churches in Kostroma, Gomel, and Mogilev, along with associate churches in Davydovsky and Gus-Hrustalniy. Current church-planting locations include Minsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo, Lutsk, Nesvizh, Krivoy Rog, Sukhum, and a second Lutsk church plant.
The ministry operates through church planting, support for established congregations, missionary partnerships, leadership involvement, and Christian education. Its sister ministry, Light to the World Ministries, supports kingdom work among families in Russia through Light to the World Christian Academy in Kostroma. The academy was established in 1999 to meet the educational and spiritual needs of children in Kostroma, providing Russian primary and secondary education while regularly teaching students the Bible.
A distinctive part of Mission to Russia International’s work is connecting church planting with long-term Christian education and discipleship among Russian-speaking families. Through Light to the World Christian Academy, students receive eleven years of instruction in English and biblical teaching, and many families encounter the gospel through the school. MTR International’s church-planting work also emphasizes existing and emerging congregations that can serve their communities and continue raising up Christian workers.
People can engage with Mission to Russia International by praying, giving, supporting church planting, sponsoring Light to the World Christian Academy students, following ministry updates, or contacting the ministry directly. Supporters can give online, set up recurring donations, text to give, or mail gifts to the St. Peters address. Churches and individuals can also follow MTR International and Light to the World Ministries through their official social channels for updates from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Abkhazia, and the academy in Kostroma.
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Church of ChristNorth Carolina School of Biblical StudiesNorth Carolina School of Biblical Studies (NCSBS) is a Clemmons, North Carolina preacher-training program overseen by…North Carolina School of Biblical Studies
North Carolina School of Biblical Studies — Organization Profile North Carolina School of Biblical Studies (NCSBS) is a non-profit preacher-training program overseen by the elders of the Warners Chapel church of Christ. The school’s stated model combines two years of…
North Carolina School of Biblical Studies — Organization Profile North Carolina School of Biblical Studies (NCSBS) is a non-profit preacher-training program overseen by the elders of the Warners Chapel church of Christ. The school’s stated model combines two years of biblical education with a two-year associate minister internship, aiming to help men develop the knowledge and skills needed for evangelistic preaching and congregational service. NCSBS is based in Clemmons, North Carolina, in the annex building of the Warners Chapel Church of Christ. The student handbook notes that the work is intended to strengthen brethren in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and throughout the world, reflecting both a regional emphasis and a broader vision for preparing workers who may serve wherever…
North Carolina School of Biblical Studies — Organization Profile
North Carolina School of Biblical Studies (NCSBS) is a non-profit preacher-training program overseen by the elders of the Warners Chapel church of Christ. The school’s stated model combines two years of biblical education with a two-year associate minister internship, aiming to help men develop the knowledge and skills needed for evangelistic preaching and congregational service.
NCSBS is based in Clemmons, North Carolina, in the annex building of the Warners Chapel Church of Christ. The student handbook notes that the work is intended to strengthen brethren in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and throughout the world, reflecting both a regional emphasis and a broader vision for preparing workers who may serve wherever opportunities arise.
Academically, the school emphasizes courses “directly related to the work of the preacher and his family,” including biblical text study, apologetics, and homiletics. Course descriptions also describe a second educational focus: leadership studies for men who are or hope to become effective leaders (such as elders or deacons) in local congregations. This makes NCSBS relevant not only for full-time preaching goals, but also for men seeking grounded preparation for teaching and leadership.
NCSBS offers both on-campus and online learning. According to the school’s history and handbook, online classes began in Fall 2020, and on-campus classes began in August 2021. The website posts quarterly schedules and registrations, and also notes a regular chapel gathering on weekday mornings. As students progress, the internship phase is intended to provide supervised, hands-on experience in an associate minister role alongside a congregation and an experienced preacher.
Financially, NCSBS presents itself as accessible while still requiring students to provide key study tools. The school states there is no charge for tuition, with Warners Chapel bearing the majority of operational costs. Students are expected to have a usable laptop, obtain a NET Bible with full translators’ notes, and pay a $200 per quarter textbook charge as outlined in the enrollment information.
Those interested in engaging with NCSBS can start by reviewing the student handbook, current class schedule, and enrollment steps, then contacting the director to discuss admissions and start dates. Congregations and individuals who want to support the work can pray for students and instructors, encourage qualified men to pursue training, and help strengthen the ministry that provides structured instruction and internship opportunities under local-church oversight.
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Church of ChristOne KingdomOne Kingdom is a West Monroe, Louisiana–based global Gospel ministry partnering with local leaders, radio outreach,…One Kingdom
One Kingdom — Organization Profile One Kingdom is a Christian nonprofit ministry that describes its purpose as a global Gospel ministry focused on getting the message of Jesus to “every nation” and “every language.” The organization emphasizes a simple framework…
One Kingdom — Organization Profile One Kingdom is a Christian nonprofit ministry that describes its purpose as a global Gospel ministry focused on getting the message of Jesus to “every nation” and “every language.” The organization emphasizes a simple framework for its work: sharing Jesus, speaking Jesus, and showing Jesus—language it uses to describe evangelism, discipleship, and compassionate service in practical ways. The ministry is based in West Monroe, Louisiana, and operates in partnership with White’s Ferry Road Church (WFR Church). From that home base, One Kingdom supports a wide scope of ministry efforts that include international relationships, training, and media-based outreach designed to connect with people in their own language and culture. A major part of One Kingdom’s strategy…
One Kingdom — Organization Profile
One Kingdom is a Christian nonprofit ministry that describes its purpose as a global Gospel ministry focused on getting the message of Jesus to “every nation” and “every language.” The organization emphasizes a simple framework for its work: sharing Jesus, speaking Jesus, and showing Jesus—language it uses to describe evangelism, discipleship, and compassionate service in practical ways.
The ministry is based in West Monroe, Louisiana, and operates in partnership with White’s Ferry Road Church (WFR Church). From that home base, One Kingdom supports a wide scope of ministry efforts that include international relationships, training, and media-based outreach designed to connect with people in their own language and culture.
A major part of One Kingdom’s strategy is discipleship and leadership development through on-the-ground partnerships. The organization notes that it invests in local leaders through discipleship programs, church networks, schools, and radio broadcasting (including “World Radio”). In addition, One Kingdom facilitates short-term mission trips that aim to build relationships with ambassadors and ministry partners while helping participants better understand local contexts.
One Kingdom also highlights compassionate service as an expression of the Gospel, including disaster response and long-term recovery support. Current relief efforts on the organization’s site include responses to ice storms in the southern United States, hurricane-related relief in Jamaica and Cuba, and rebuilding efforts connected to hurricanes and flooding in Swannanoa, North Carolina. In these settings, One Kingdom describes partnering with local churches to help meet immediate needs and support longer-term restoration.
Across its global projects, One Kingdom features ministry initiatives such as refugee-focused discipleship work in Athens, Greece (through the AcroCenter / Athens Christian Refugee Organization), women’s prison ministry that includes delivering hygiene bags and Gospel encouragement, and global radio broadcasts with partners and speakers in multiple regions. The organization also invites supporters to participate through giving, praying (including a guided prayer resource for global partners), connecting their church or group for presentations, and serving through mission trips and volunteer relief teams.
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ConferencesDisciple Heritage Fellowship ConferenceThe Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference is a national gathering in Decatur, Illinois, that brings pastors and…Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference
Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference — Organization Profile The Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference is a leadership gathering connected to Disciple Heritage Fellowship, a ministry that serves pastors and churches with roots in the Stone-Campbell movement. The conference functions as a focused…
Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference — Organization Profile The Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference is a leadership gathering connected to Disciple Heritage Fellowship, a ministry that serves pastors and churches with roots in the Stone-Campbell movement. The conference functions as a focused opportunity for church leaders to come together for worship, teaching, encouragement, and relationship-building. Rather than operating as a stand-alone organization, it reflects the broader work of DHF by creating space for ministry leaders to strengthen one another and engage topics that affect local congregations. Disciple Heritage Fellowship describes its mission in terms of helping churches and pastors thrive as they participate in the Great Commission, and the conference is one of the ways that mission is expressed. It is based…
Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference — Organization Profile
The Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference is a leadership gathering connected to Disciple Heritage Fellowship, a ministry that serves pastors and churches with roots in the Stone-Campbell movement. The conference functions as a focused opportunity for church leaders to come together for worship, teaching, encouragement, and relationship-building. Rather than operating as a stand-alone organization, it reflects the broader work of DHF by creating space for ministry leaders to strengthen one another and engage topics that affect local congregations.
Disciple Heritage Fellowship describes its mission in terms of helping churches and pastors thrive as they participate in the Great Commission, and the conference is one of the ways that mission is expressed. It is based in Decatur, Illinois, and serves church leaders across the United States through an event centered on shared learning and ministry support. The conference is especially aimed at pastors, elders, ministry staff, and other congregational leaders who want practical input and fellowship with others serving in similar settings.
The conference typically operates through a combination of general sessions, breakout teaching, shared meals, and informal networking opportunities. Its content is shaped around the real needs of local church leadership, with emphasis on discipleship, pastoral support, congregational health, and leadership development. As part of the wider DHF ministry, the conference also connects participants to the DHF Pastor’s Network, Elder Forums, and additional teaching resources offered through the organization’s website and media channels.
A distinguishing feature of the Disciple Heritage Fellowship Conference is its effort to serve leaders within a shared ministry heritage while staying focused on present-day local church realities. DHF presents its work as a source of resources, connection, and encouragement for pastors and churches, and the conference embodies that approach by gathering leaders for practical conversation and spiritual renewal. Its format is designed not only to deliver content, but also to strengthen relationships among leaders who may otherwise serve in relative isolation.
There are several ways people can engage with the conference and the ministry around it. Church leaders can attend the event, involve members of their leadership teams, and explore related DHF resources for support beyond the conference itself. Those interested in the broader ministry can also connect through Disciple Heritage Fellowship’s contact channels, giving opportunities, and online teaching content. For churches seeking encouragement, leadership development, and ministry connection, the conference serves as an accessible expression of DHF’s work from Decatur, Illinois to church leaders nationwide.
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Independent Christian ChurchDiamond Willow MinistriesDiamond Willow Ministries serves the Hunkpati Oyate in Fort Thompson through Christian discipleship, family support, youth…Diamond Willow Ministries
Diamond Willow Ministries — Organization Profile Diamond Willow Ministries is a Christian nonprofit serving the Hunkpati Oyate, the people of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. The ministry’s mission is sharing the love of Jesus Christ by strengthening families, investing in…
Diamond Willow Ministries — Organization Profile Diamond Willow Ministries is a Christian nonprofit serving the Hunkpati Oyate, the people of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. The ministry’s mission is sharing the love of Jesus Christ by strengthening families, investing in youth, and working together to build a healthier community that thrives spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Its work combines Christian discipleship, family support, youth development, community care, and practical assistance. Diamond Willow Ministries is based in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation. Its ministry serves the Hunkpati Oyate, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Fort Thompson, Big Bend District, Crow Creek District, and the surrounding region. Community members on the reservation formed Diamond Willow Ministries in 2001,…
Diamond Willow Ministries — Organization Profile
Diamond Willow Ministries is a Christian nonprofit serving the Hunkpati Oyate, the people of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. The ministry’s mission is sharing the love of Jesus Christ by strengthening families, investing in youth, and working together to build a healthier community that thrives spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Its work combines Christian discipleship, family support, youth development, community care, and practical assistance.
Diamond Willow Ministries is based in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation. Its ministry serves the Hunkpati Oyate, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Fort Thompson, Big Bend District, Crow Creek District, and the surrounding region. Community members on the reservation formed Diamond Willow Ministries in 2001, and the organization has grown as a trusted local ministry rooted in long-term relationships.
The ministry operates through the Ikce Oyate Christian Center, a Christ-centered extended family within the tribe and beyond. The Christian Center focuses on spiritual growth, strengthening families, shared meals, support groups, worship, discipleship, Bible studies, community gatherings, food distribution, seasonal household assistance, and local partnerships. Its programs include Sunday worship and breakfast, men’s group, adult Bible study, sick visitation, wakes, funerals, memorials, baby dedications, family events, community cookouts, and seasonal activities.
Diamond Willow Ministries also operates Tokata Youth Center, founded in 2015 after community leaders asked the ministry to provide daily youth programming. Tokata Youth Center exists to help youth of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe overcome daily obstacles so they can become future leaders in their community. The center provides year-round after-school programming, homework help, reading time, crafts, life-skills and character training, physical activity, meals, Bible study, mentoring, service opportunities, gardening, food sovereignty learning, and cultural learning connected to Dakota Oyate values, culture, and language.
The ministry’s approach is holistic and relational. Its core values are integrity, compassion, connection, and growth. Diamond Willow Ministries emphasizes both Christian principles and local community identity, helping children, youth, adults, and families build healthy relationships, pursue stability, and experience hope in Christ. Tokata Youth Center also provides programming in outer districts, including Big Bend District and Crow Creek District.
People can engage with Diamond Willow Ministries by praying, giving financially, supporting Tokata Youth Center, donating through wish lists, receiving newsletters, volunteering, partnering with the ministry, or contacting the Fort Thompson team. Donations may be made online, and mail may be sent to the ministry’s post office box in Fort Thompson.
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EducationPoint UniversityPoint University in West Point, Georgia educates students for Christ-centered service and leadership through on-campus and…Point University
Point University — Organization Profile Point University is a private Christian university with a mission to educate students for Christ-centered service and leadership throughout the world. Based in West Point, Georgia, the university serves students through on-campus and online learning…
Point University — Organization Profile Point University is a private Christian university with a mission to educate students for Christ-centered service and leadership throughout the world. Based in West Point, Georgia, the university serves students through on-campus and online learning designed to integrate faith, academics, and vocational preparation. Point traces its beginnings to 1937, originally founded as Atlanta Christian College, and it continues to reflect its historic relationship with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. Point’s academic programs are offered through both residential study in West Point and a broad catalog of online degrees for students who need flexibility. In addition to traditional undergraduate pathways, Point offers graduate-level study and professional programs intended to prepare students for leadership in ministry,…
Point University — Organization Profile
Point University is a private Christian university with a mission to educate students for Christ-centered service and leadership throughout the world. Based in West Point, Georgia, the university serves students through on-campus and online learning designed to integrate faith, academics, and vocational preparation. Point traces its beginnings to 1937, originally founded as Atlanta Christian College, and it continues to reflect its historic relationship with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.
Point’s academic programs are offered through both residential study in West Point and a broad catalog of online degrees for students who need flexibility. In addition to traditional undergraduate pathways, Point offers graduate-level study and professional programs intended to prepare students for leadership in ministry, business, education, and service-oriented careers. Across these formats, Point emphasizes helping students connect Christian conviction with day-to-day work, so that discipleship and vocation reinforce one another.
One distinctive feature of Point’s strategy is Elevate, a program designed to help make college more affordable for working adults. Elevate provides opportunities for employees of partner businesses and churches to pursue a degree with a debt-free path, reflecting Point’s commitment to “making college possible” through employer and organizational partnerships. This model is paired with online degree options so students can continue working while progressing toward completion.
Point’s campus presence in West Point, Georgia—along the banks of the Chattahoochee River—supports a traditional college experience for students who want in-person community, student life, and direct engagement with faculty and peers. At the same time, Point’s online reach extends beyond its physical campus, serving students who live across the United States and who want a Christian university environment without relocating.
Point University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees. The university’s leadership includes President Dr. Stacy A. Bartlett, who became Point’s eighth president on July 1, 2025, along with a senior support team overseeing enrollment, academics, student development, advancement, communications, finance, strategic initiatives, and spiritual formation.
People can engage with Point University in several practical ways: prospective students can request information, visit campus, and apply; working adults can explore online programs and the Elevate pathway through an employer or church partner; and supporters can give to help expand access to Christian higher education and student scholarships. Churches and organizations can also connect as partners, participating in Point’s efforts to equip students for faithful leadership in the church and in the marketplace.
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Independent Christian ChurchCornerstone Chilean MissionCornerstone Chilean Mission serves churches and Spanish-speaking Christians in Santiago, Chile, through Bible teaching, leadership training,…Cornerstone Chilean Mission
Cornerstone Chilean Mission — Organization Profile Cornerstone Chilean Mission is the mission work of Mike and Tabi Boyce, independent missionaries serving in Chile. The mission’s stated focus is to teach the Word, train future leaders, and provide tools for study.…
Cornerstone Chilean Mission — Organization Profile Cornerstone Chilean Mission is the mission work of Mike and Tabi Boyce, independent missionaries serving in Chile. The mission’s stated focus is to teach the Word, train future leaders, and provide tools for study. Their work is centered on strengthening churches and equipping Christian leaders through biblical teaching, preaching, translation, theological resources, and local ministry support. Cornerstone Chilean Mission is based in Santiago, Chile, with support connected through Cornerstone Christian Church in Alliance, Ohio. The mission serves churches, leaders, and Spanish-speaking Christians in Chile and the wider Spanish-speaking world. Mike and Tabi Boyce have served in Chile since December 2009, following earlier internships in Chile and preparation through Bible college and seminary training. The…
Cornerstone Chilean Mission — Organization Profile
Cornerstone Chilean Mission is the mission work of Mike and Tabi Boyce, independent missionaries serving in Chile. The mission’s stated focus is to teach the Word, train future leaders, and provide tools for study. Their work is centered on strengthening churches and equipping Christian leaders through biblical teaching, preaching, translation, theological resources, and local ministry support.
Cornerstone Chilean Mission is based in Santiago, Chile, with support connected through Cornerstone Christian Church in Alliance, Ohio. The mission serves churches, leaders, and Spanish-speaking Christians in Chile and the wider Spanish-speaking world. Mike and Tabi Boyce have served in Chile since December 2009, following earlier internships in Chile and preparation through Bible college and seminary training.
The mission’s primary ministries include Bible and theology classes, preaching, seminars, Bible studies, local church involvement, pastoral and unity meetings, translation, and online theological resources. Mike focuses on teaching and training church leaders, including classes for ministers and churches in areas such as hermeneutics, basic doctrine, and preaching. He has also been involved in preaching, seminars, and the development of Seminario Bíblico Restauración.
Tabi focuses on maintaining a Spanish-language theology website and translating theological articles and books for Spanish-speaking Christians. Her translation work includes maintaining ¿Y qué dice la Biblia?, a theological resource site with articles and materials intended to help Spanish-speaking readers study Scripture and Christian doctrine. She has also worked on translation projects including theological materials by Dr. Jack Cottrell.
Cornerstone Chilean Mission also participates in a variety of supporting ministries as needs arise. These include Bible studies, church ministry, Passover meals, retreats, benevolence, photography, translation support, and assistance to ministries led by Chilean friends and ministers. Some activities, such as radio and video ministry, are described as discontinued or temporarily suspended, while other ministries continue according to current opportunities and needs.
People can engage with Cornerstone Chilean Mission by praying for the Boyce family and the churches they serve, reading newsletters and blog updates, contacting the mission directly, supporting the mission financially, or discussing possible mission group involvement. Donations may be made online, or checks may be mailed to Cornerstone Chilean Mission through the Alliance, Ohio address listed by the mission.
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Church of ChristGospel Broadcasting Network (GBN)Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) is a nonprofit, Olive Branch, Mississippi-based media ministry offering 24/7 Bible teaching…Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN)
Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) — Organization Profile Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) is a nonprofit media ministry that provides Bible-based teaching and evangelism content 24/7 through television, livestreaming, radio, podcasts, and on-demand video. GBN’s stated purpose is to share “the truth…
Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) — Organization Profile Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) is a nonprofit media ministry that provides Bible-based teaching and evangelism content 24/7 through television, livestreaming, radio, podcasts, and on-demand video. GBN’s stated purpose is to share “the truth of the Gospel” and to offer resources that can help believers grow and help seekers evaluate biblical teaching. The network’s programming is produced within (and for) churches of Christ, aiming to keep resources broadly accessible while maintaining a clear commitment to New Testament Christianity. GBN explains that it is based in Olive Branch, Mississippi, and operates under the oversight of the elders of Southaven Church of Christ in Southaven, Mississippi. That oversight structure shapes the network’s identity as a church-supported…
Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) — Organization Profile
Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN) is a nonprofit media ministry that provides Bible-based teaching and evangelism content 24/7 through television, livestreaming, radio, podcasts, and on-demand video. GBN’s stated purpose is to share “the truth of the Gospel” and to offer resources that can help believers grow and help seekers evaluate biblical teaching. The network’s programming is produced within (and for) churches of Christ, aiming to keep resources broadly accessible while maintaining a clear commitment to New Testament Christianity.
GBN explains that it is based in Olive Branch, Mississippi, and operates under the oversight of the elders of Southaven Church of Christ in Southaven, Mississippi. That oversight structure shapes the network’s identity as a church-supported work rather than a commercial media outlet. In its public “Support GBN” information, GBN states it is funded entirely by donations from congregations and members of churches of Christ and that it does not make on-air appeals for money.
Since 2005, GBN has developed multiple ways to distribute teaching. In addition to its live TV stream, the website organizes content into on-demand viewing and listening options (including podcasts) and a digital library. The library includes commentaries, topical studies, lecture collections, Spanish-language resources, and other teaching materials designed to support Bible classes, personal study, and congregational learning. GBN also points viewers to Bible correspondence-course options as part of its outreach strategy.
GBN’s “About” page highlights a ministry goal of helping those “seeking the truth among distorted Biblical teachings,” and it lists several operational priorities such as sharing the simplicity of the Gospel, emphasizing Christian evidences, and encouraging obedience to God beginning with the plan of salvation. These priorities are reflected in the network’s structured resources—regular shows, short-form teaching segments, devotional content, and topical series intended for consistent discipleship engagement.
Day-to-day leadership is delegated by the overseeing eldership to a management team. GBN publicly lists Don Blackwell as Executive Director, John Stubblefield as Director of Finance and Personnel, and Aaron Gallagher as Director of Programming. The organization also names Glenn Colley among key leaders supporting the work. Together with staff and volunteers, this team coordinates scheduling, content distribution, and ministry operations so that churches and individuals can access teaching materials at any time.
People can engage with GBN by watching the livestream, using on-demand programs and podcasts, exploring the online library, sharing resources with others, and supporting the ministry financially through its giving portal. Churches can also point members and seekers to GBN as a centralized hub for Bible teaching content and study tools.
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Independent Christian ChurchCentral India Christian MissionCentral India Christian Mission serves South Asia through leadership training, church planting, children’s care, compassionate outreach,…Central India Christian Mission
Central India Christian Mission — Organization Profile Central India Christian Mission (CICM) is a Christian mission organization serving across South Asia, with a U.S. office in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organization describes itself as an indigenously led ministry that has served…
Central India Christian Mission — Organization Profile Central India Christian Mission (CICM) is a Christian mission organization serving across South Asia, with a U.S. office in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organization describes itself as an indigenously led ministry that has served since 1982 by meeting spiritual and physical needs through local believers. Its stated mission is to courageously live for Jesus Christ and offer transformation to individuals and communities through Him. CICM’s work is focused especially in India and beyond across South Asia, where the organization trains leaders, plants churches, cares for children, and provides compassionate outreach. The ministry was founded by Dr. Ajai Lall and Dr. Indu Lall after they returned to India in 1982 with a burden to serve…
Central India Christian Mission — Organization Profile
Central India Christian Mission (CICM) is a Christian mission organization serving across South Asia, with a U.S. office in Indianapolis, Indiana. The organization describes itself as an indigenously led ministry that has served since 1982 by meeting spiritual and physical needs through local believers. Its stated mission is to courageously live for Jesus Christ and offer transformation to individuals and communities through Him.
CICM’s work is focused especially in India and beyond across South Asia, where the organization trains leaders, plants churches, cares for children, and provides compassionate outreach. The ministry was founded by Dr. Ajai Lall and Dr. Indu Lall after they returned to India in 1982 with a burden to serve people who had not heard the Gospel and to respond to India’s spiritual and physical needs. CICM describes its vision as bringing the light of the Gospel to spiritually dark places in South Asia until all have heard and experienced the transformative power of the Gospel.
The organization operates through four core ministry pillars: leadership training, church planting, children’s ministry, and compassionate outreach. Leadership training includes Calvary International Biblical Academy and women’s empowerment work, equipping pastors, ministry leaders, and women for service in their communities. CICM states that its leadership-development work includes Bible training, mentorship, discipleship, practical ministry experience, career development, life skills, and self-defense training for women.
Church planting is central to CICM’s strategy. The organization trains and sends local church planters to unreached and underserved communities, where they share the Gospel, disciple new believers, and establish local churches and house churches. CICM describes each new congregation as a center for worship, discipleship, compassion, and community outreach, with local leaders serving their own communities.
CICM’s children’s ministry and compassionate outreach address practical needs alongside spiritual care. Its public materials describe children’s homes, schools, sponsorship programs, medical care, disaster relief, community support, leprosy ministry, widows ministry, prison ministry, literature ministry, and hospital and clinic work. These ministries are intended to provide safety, education, food, shelter, medical care, relief, and long-term support for vulnerable people.
People can engage with Central India Christian Mission by giving online, partnering as an individual, partnering as a church or organization, requesting a visit, subscribing for updates, praying for the ministry, and supporting specific areas such as leadership training, church planting, children’s care, and compassionate outreach. CICM also provides financial transparency information and directs questions about giving and stewardship to its team through its website contact form.
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Independent Christian ChurchTavriski Christian Institute (TCI)Tavriski Christian Institute trains Christian leaders for ministry in Ukraine, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the…Tavriski Christian Institute (TCI)
Tavriski Christian Institute (TCI) — Organization Profile Tavriski Christian Institute, commonly known as TCI, is a Christian educational and mission-training organization connected with Ukraine and ministry across the former Soviet Union. Partner churches and mission organizations describe TCI as an…
Tavriski Christian Institute (TCI) — Organization Profile Tavriski Christian Institute, commonly known as TCI, is a Christian educational and mission-training organization connected with Ukraine and ministry across the former Soviet Union. Partner churches and mission organizations describe TCI as an evangelical institution focused on continuing biblical education, ministry preparation, and leadership training. The organization’s correct website is listed publicly as mission.org.ua. TCI’s work centers on training ministers, missionaries, church planters, pastors, evangelists, and local Christian leaders for long-term service. Partner descriptions identify TCI as a ministry that provides certificate and degree programs, including training designed for students who cannot relocate for a traditional four-year program. Its educational work is practical in focus, preparing leaders who can serve churches, guide new…
Tavriski Christian Institute (TCI) — Organization Profile
Tavriski Christian Institute, commonly known as TCI, is a Christian educational and mission-training organization connected with Ukraine and ministry across the former Soviet Union. Partner churches and mission organizations describe TCI as an evangelical institution focused on continuing biblical education, ministry preparation, and leadership training. The organization’s correct website is listed publicly as mission.org.ua.
TCI’s work centers on training ministers, missionaries, church planters, pastors, evangelists, and local Christian leaders for long-term service. Partner descriptions identify TCI as a ministry that provides certificate and degree programs, including training designed for students who cannot relocate for a traditional four-year program. Its educational work is practical in focus, preparing leaders who can serve churches, guide new ministries, and strengthen Christian witness in difficult contexts.
The organization serves students and ministry leaders connected with Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Partner updates describe TCI’s ministry as extending into former Soviet Union countries and several Central Asian contexts where Christianity faces restrictions. Public partner information specifically names Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Georgia among regions connected with TCI’s training and ministry reach.
TCI’s educational approach includes structured biblical training, pastoral preparation, church-planting formation, youth ministry training, and ongoing mentoring. One partner description identifies a Certificate Youth Course for men and women preparing to work with teens and young adults, along with a Certificate Pastor Training Program made up of eight courses over two years for pastors, evangelists, and local missionaries. Other partner descriptions emphasize TCI’s continuing support of leaders after training through coaching and ministry relationships.
The war in Ukraine has deeply affected TCI’s work. Partner updates report that in March 2022, TCI’s property in eastern Ukraine was seized by Russian troops, with facilities including offices, dormitories, and a large library destroyed or lost. After that disruption, TCI relocated its operations and resumed training students while also taking part in humanitarian efforts for war-affected communities. Updates in 2025 reported that TCI had moved operations to a more permanent facility in Kyiv and continued preparing graduates for ministry.
People can engage TCI by praying for its students, teachers, and ministry partners; supporting theological education in Ukraine and Central Asia; connecting through the organization’s website; or giving through partner organizations that publicly support TCI’s work. Churches interested in global missions, leadership development, and ministry training in restricted or underserved regions may find TCI’s work connected to long-term pastoral preparation, church planting, youth ministry, and humanitarian service.
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Church of ChristRenew MovementRenew Movement is a collaborative church planting community that connects planters, churches, and networks across the…Renew Movement
Renew Movement — Organization Profile Renew Movement is a collaborative church planting community that connects church planters, churches, and networks around a shared commitment to planting healthy, reproducing, Biblically sound, disciple-making churches. Rather than positioning itself as an institution that…
Renew Movement — Organization Profile Renew Movement is a collaborative church planting community that connects church planters, churches, and networks around a shared commitment to planting healthy, reproducing, Biblically sound, disciple-making churches. Rather than positioning itself as an institution that “does the planting,” Renew Movement emphasizes local churches partnering together—pooling resources, leadership, and experience—to make church multiplication more accessible and sustainable. At the heart of Renew Movement is a set of cultural distinctives that shape how partners work together: collaboration, theological centeredness, disciple-making, reproduction, healthy support, and accountability. This framework is designed to keep the authority of Scripture and the teachings of Jesus central while also encouraging practical multiplication—new churches that begin with the expectation of helping plant future churches.…
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Renew Movement is a collaborative church planting community that connects church planters, churches, and networks around a shared commitment to planting healthy, reproducing, Biblically sound, disciple-making churches. Rather than positioning itself as an institution that “does the planting,” Renew Movement emphasizes local churches partnering together—pooling resources, leadership, and experience—to make church multiplication more accessible and sustainable.
At the heart of Renew Movement is a set of cultural distinctives that shape how partners work together: collaboration, theological centeredness, disciple-making, reproduction, healthy support, and accountability. This framework is designed to keep the authority of Scripture and the teachings of Jesus central while also encouraging practical multiplication—new churches that begin with the expectation of helping plant future churches.
Renew Movement serves leaders and congregations across the United States and Canada who are exploring a call to plant, to become a sending church, or to affiliate as a network partner. The movement highlights that “churches plant churches” and aims to reduce barriers that keep churches in a “someday” mindset. By inviting multiple churches or partners into a single project, a congregation does not need to carry all the financial, staffing, or technical burden alone.
Operationally, Renew Movement comes alongside church planting efforts with support services that commonly include assessment, training (including residency pathways), project management for pre-launch planning, and coaching. The movement also describes a governance approach where a management team drawn from collaborating partners provides oversight and accountability for the planter and the new church until permanent elders are established. This structure is meant to encourage health, transparency, and steady leadership development during the early stages of a plant.
For churches and leaders considering involvement, Renew Movement provides resources to help with values alignment, theological alignment (including a publicly available faith statement through Renew.org), and opportunities to ask questions through scheduled calls or webinars. People can engage by affiliating as a partner church, exploring collaboration on a specific planting project, pursuing training and coaching support, or connecting directly with the team to discern fit and next steps.
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Independent Christian ChurchBible BowlBible Bowl is a youth Bible quizzing program for grades 3–12 that combines Scripture study, team…Bible Bowl
Bible Bowl — Organization Profile Bible Bowl, formally connected with National Bible Bowl, is a Christian youth Bible quizzing program that helps students study Scripture through team-based competition. The organization describes Bible Bowl as a quick-recall program where students compete…
Bible Bowl — Organization Profile Bible Bowl, formally connected with National Bible Bowl, is a Christian youth Bible quizzing program that helps students study Scripture through team-based competition. The organization describes Bible Bowl as a quick-recall program where students compete over their knowledge of Scripture from a selected book or books of the Bible each season. Teams study the same assigned text and compete by answering questions over specific portions of that text. The ministry serves students in two main divisions: Beginner Bible Bowl for grades 3–5 and Teen Bible Bowl for grades 6–12. Bible Bowl lists its mailing address in Goldenrod, Florida, and its competitions and local leagues serve students, churches, Christian schools, homeschool groups, and families across the…
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Bible Bowl, formally connected with National Bible Bowl, is a Christian youth Bible quizzing program that helps students study Scripture through team-based competition. The organization describes Bible Bowl as a quick-recall program where students compete over their knowledge of Scripture from a selected book or books of the Bible each season. Teams study the same assigned text and compete by answering questions over specific portions of that text.
The ministry serves students in two main divisions: Beginner Bible Bowl for grades 3–5 and Teen Bible Bowl for grades 6–12. Bible Bowl lists its mailing address in Goldenrod, Florida, and its competitions and local leagues serve students, churches, Christian schools, homeschool groups, and families across the United States. Its FAQ notes that Bible Bowl’s leadership remains affiliated with Restoration Movement churches, while teams and participants are not required to belong to a specific denomination or fellowship.
Bible Bowl operates through local teams, local leagues, seasonal competitions, and optional national events. A team normally includes three to five players, with up to four players competing in a game at one time. Each team is guided by a sponsor, often a parent or adult leader, who helps students read, study, practice, and prepare for competitions. Local teams may meet in churches, Christian schools, homeschool co-ops, homes, or other suitable settings.
The organization runs two seasons each year. The fall season begins with the school year and includes local competitions from September through November, while the spring season begins after the holidays and includes local competitions from March through May. Optional national tournaments are held at the end of each season, with one typically in early December and another in June. Bible Bowl also provides resources such as official rules, study materials, score sheets, practice guidance, competition results, and online testing information.
Bible Bowl’s stated benefits include encouraging students to read the Bible consistently, developing study and memorization habits, building teamwork and sportsmanship, fostering mentoring relationships between students and sponsors, and connecting students with peers in other regions. The program also offers scholarship opportunities through Christian colleges at summer tournaments, and the National Bible Bowl test allows Teen Bible Bowl players at Nationals to pursue achievement recognition connected with participating universities.
People can engage with Bible Bowl by starting a team, joining an existing local group, registering players through the online account system, using Bible Bowl resources, attending local and national competitions, donating to National Bible Bowl, or supporting designated funds such as the General Fund, Missionary Student Scholarship Fund, and Memory Verse Challenge. New participants are directed to contact the organization for help locating a nearby team or starting a new group.
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Independent Christian ChurchThe Christian Restoration AssociationThe Christian Restoration Association is a Mason, Ohio-based ministry that supports churches through publishing, leadership training,…The Christian Restoration Association
Christian Restoration Association — Organization Profile The Christian Restoration Association (CRA) is a long-standing ministry organization that works with independent Christian churches and churches of Christ. Its stated mission is to extend a helping hand to congregations by equipping them…
Christian Restoration Association — Organization Profile The Christian Restoration Association (CRA) is a long-standing ministry organization that works with independent Christian churches and churches of Christ. Its stated mission is to extend a helping hand to congregations by equipping them with the truth of Scripture and defending and disseminating New Testament Christianity. The organization traces its roots to the Clarke Fund in 1922 and took the name Christian Restoration Association in 1925. The CRA is based in Mason, Ohio, and its work is directed toward churches, ministers, elders, teachers, and Christian workers in Ohio, the United States, and through its publishing ministry to readers beyond the U.S. A central part of the CRA’s work is publishing and teaching. It produces…
Christian Restoration Association — Organization Profile
The Christian Restoration Association (CRA) is a long-standing ministry organization that works with independent Christian churches and churches of Christ. Its stated mission is to extend a helping hand to congregations by equipping them with the truth of Scripture and defending and disseminating New Testament Christianity. The organization traces its roots to the Clarke Fund in 1922 and took the name Christian Restoration Association in 1925. The CRA is based in Mason, Ohio, and its work is directed toward churches, ministers, elders, teachers, and Christian workers in Ohio, the United States, and through its publishing ministry to readers beyond the U.S.
A central part of the CRA’s work is publishing and teaching. It produces The Restoration Herald, a long-running monthly publication focused on biblical teaching, commentary, and Restoration Movement concerns. The organization also publishes books, tracts, and other ministry resources through its bookstore. Alongside print publishing, the CRA makes teaching available through articles, archived issues, and video content connected to conferences and seminars. This combination of publishing and event-based instruction shows that the ministry operates as both a resource center and a support organization for local churches.
The CRA also provides several practical services for congregations. Recycled Riches is one of its best-known programs, offering interest-free loans to qualifying churches, especially those needing help with buildings and early-stage development. The association also oversees the Christian Bible Institute, a self-paced online study program in Bible, theology, church history, and related subjects for Christians who want deeper training outside a traditional college or seminary track. In addition, the organization maintains an evangelists page for churches seeking supply preachers and provides church ministry development support through Associate Director Jim Book, who works with congregations on outreach, leadership development, coaching, and vision casting.
Training and events are another major part of the CRA’s strategy. The association sponsors a Bible conference every two years and also partners in the annual Florida Bible Conference. These gatherings are designed to address current issues facing churches and to provide Bible teaching in a conference setting. The CRA’s ministry model is therefore not built around a single program, but around a mix of publishing, leadership training, financial assistance, conferences, and direct ministry support for local congregations. That makes it especially relevant for churches looking for theological resources as well as hands-on ministry help.
People can engage with the Christian Restoration Association in several ways. Churches and individuals can read or subscribe to The Restoration Herald, enroll in Christian Bible Institute courses, request ministry help, invite one of the listed evangelists or speakers, attend conferences, or contribute financially through the CRA’s general fund or designated efforts such as Recycled Riches. Contact information is publicly listed through the organization’s main office, and the CRA also maintains official social channels where it shares teaching content and ministry updates.
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Independent Christian ChurchLifeline Christian MissionLifeline Christian Mission is a Westerville, Ohio-based ministry partnering with local leaders to strengthen churches, youth,…Lifeline Christian Mission
Lifeline Christian Mission — Organization Profile Lifeline Christian Mission is a Christian missions organization that has partnered with local leaders since 1980 to develop holistic solutions for vulnerable communities. The organization is based in Westerville, Ohio, and works through local…
Lifeline Christian Mission — Organization Profile Lifeline Christian Mission is a Christian missions organization that has partnered with local leaders since 1980 to develop holistic solutions for vulnerable communities. The organization is based in Westerville, Ohio, and works through local churches and community leaders across Latin America and the Caribbean, including ministry partnerships connected to Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and Peru. Lifeline’s approach centers on the conviction that sustainable change comes from within a community. Rather than importing one-size-fits-all programs, Lifeline describes walking alongside “godly, visionary people” already embedded in their neighborhoods and villages, helping them identify needs, strengthen local capacity, and pursue long-term, locally led solutions. On its website, Lifeline explains that it aims to “transform tomorrows” through four…
Lifeline Christian Mission — Organization Profile
Lifeline Christian Mission is a Christian missions organization that has partnered with local leaders since 1980 to develop holistic solutions for vulnerable communities. The organization is based in Westerville, Ohio, and works through local churches and community leaders across Latin America and the Caribbean, including ministry partnerships connected to Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and Peru.
Lifeline’s approach centers on the conviction that sustainable change comes from within a community. Rather than importing one-size-fits-all programs, Lifeline describes walking alongside “godly, visionary people” already embedded in their neighborhoods and villages, helping them identify needs, strengthen local capacity, and pursue long-term, locally led solutions.
On its website, Lifeline explains that it aims to “transform tomorrows” through four key areas of focus: Churches, Youth, Health & Nutrition, and Economic Empowerment. These focus areas show up in practical, on-the-ground initiatives such as regional Bible institutes and leadership development for church leaders; schools, vocational training, and children’s ministries for youth; brick-and-mortar and mobile clinics plus health education for families with limited access to care; and business training and microloan support to help households move toward stability.
Economic Empowerment is often implemented through business training based on biblical principles, paired with microloans and mentoring connected to the local church. Lifeline describes coaching and accountability as part of helping small business owners establish or expand income-producing work, with the goal of strengthening families and reducing dependency.
Lifeline also creates hands-on on-ramps for churches, groups, and individuals to serve. Mission trips are designed to connect teams with real people and ongoing local strategies—Lifeline highlights a trip example in Honduras that emphasized building relationships with local families and supporting a small income-generating project rather than focusing only on construction tasks. In the United States and Canada, Lifeline operates regional centres that mobilize volunteers through experiences like meal packing and other customized service opportunities.
Supporters can engage by volunteering, going on a trip, partnering through child-focused and community initiatives, and giving toward projects that align with Lifeline’s focus areas (including hunger relief, education, leadership development, health access, and job training). Lifeline also invites people to participate through recurring generosity communities and other giving pathways that help sustain long-term partnerships with local leaders.
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Church of ChristRENEW.org Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple MakingRENEW.org equips church leaders with resources and a 12-month Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple Making (LATDM)…RENEW.org Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple Making
RENEW.org Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple Making — Organization Profile RENEW.org is a collaborative Christian network that publishes resources and hosts events aimed at renewing Jesus’ teachings to fuel disciple making. The organization serves church leaders and everyday disciples who…
RENEW.org Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple Making — Organization Profile RENEW.org is a collaborative Christian network that publishes resources and hosts events aimed at renewing Jesus’ teachings to fuel disciple making. The organization serves church leaders and everyday disciples who want a clearer, more faithful approach to following Jesus and helping others follow him. Through articles, videos, podcasts, learning opportunities, and curated tools, RENEW.org focuses on practical formation and church health with a consistent emphasis on disciple making. A key equipping initiative from RENEW.org is the Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple Making (LATDM), a structured pathway designed to help a local church move toward a disciple making culture. The training is described as a 12-month process that aligns a church’s…
RENEW.org Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple Making — Organization Profile
RENEW.org is a collaborative Christian network that publishes resources and hosts events aimed at renewing Jesus’ teachings to fuel disciple making. The organization serves church leaders and everyday disciples who want a clearer, more faithful approach to following Jesus and helping others follow him. Through articles, videos, podcasts, learning opportunities, and curated tools, RENEW.org focuses on practical formation and church health with a consistent emphasis on disciple making.
A key equipping initiative from RENEW.org is the Leadership Alignment Training for Disciple Making (LATDM), a structured pathway designed to help a local church move toward a disciple making culture. The training is described as a 12-month process that aligns a church’s key leaders around theologically rich, relationally healthy disciple making. It is built for lead ministers/pastors and their leadership teams who want to unify around mission and method, rather than pursuing disconnected programs.
LATDM emphasizes six areas of alignment: preparation (including prayer and fasting), mission, theology, philosophy, organization, and relationships. In practice, that means leaders are guided toward shared clarity on what disciple making is, what the church is aiming for, and how to structure ministry to support it. The training also points leaders to RENEW.org’s theological summary (faith statement) as a reference point for doctrinal consistency across the team.
The experience is delivered as a training and mentoring journey with monthly meetings over roughly 10–12 months. Participants receive the RENEW.org training manual, ongoing mentoring from a RENEW.org-trained lead minister/pastor, and disciple making curriculum. The process also incorporates readings for the team and simple assessments, with the goal of helping churches change their “DNA” toward Jesus-style disciple making and establish systems that support long-term health rather than short-lived momentum.
RENEW.org’s leadership and content reflect its network approach. Bobby Harrington, a cofounder and point leader of RENEW.org, is also the founding and lead pastor of Harpeth Christian Church, located just outside Nashville (Tennessee). LATDM is positioned for churches across North America, especially those seeking practical coaching to strengthen alignment and reduce confusion or division as they pursue a disciple making mission.
Churches and leaders can engage with RENEW.org by exploring resources, joining the newsletter, attending gatherings or learning communities, and supporting the ministry financially. For those interested specifically in LATDM, the next step is simple: contact RENEW.org to begin the conversation and learn how the training is scheduled and implemented with a leadership team.
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Church of ChristYork University Equip ConferenceYork University’s Equip Conference is a Nebraska-based ministry training event that serves church leaders and congregations…York University Equip Conference
York University Equip Conference — Organization Profile York University’s Equip Conference is a ministry training event hosted on the university’s campus in York, Nebraska, and connected to the university’s Kite Center for Ministry. The conference is designed to serve Christians…
York University Equip Conference — Organization Profile York University’s Equip Conference is a ministry training event hosted on the university’s campus in York, Nebraska, and connected to the university’s Kite Center for Ministry. The conference is designed to serve Christians and church leaders through worship, teaching, and practical ministry conversations. Rather than operating as a broad inspirational gathering, Equip is structured as a focused event for strengthening local congregations through biblical teaching, discussion, and ministry-oriented breakout sessions. The conference’s stated purpose is to empower Christians to grow and strengthen their local congregations. Its name is drawn from Ephesians 4:12, reflecting an emphasis on equipping believers for service in the church. York University presents the conference as a two-day series of…
York University Equip Conference — Organization Profile
York University’s Equip Conference is a ministry training event hosted on the university’s campus in York, Nebraska, and connected to the university’s Kite Center for Ministry. The conference is designed to serve Christians and church leaders through worship, teaching, and practical ministry conversations. Rather than operating as a broad inspirational gathering, Equip is structured as a focused event for strengthening local congregations through biblical teaching, discussion, and ministry-oriented breakout sessions.
The conference’s stated purpose is to empower Christians to grow and strengthen their local congregations. Its name is drawn from Ephesians 4:12, reflecting an emphasis on equipping believers for service in the church. York University presents the conference as a two-day series of events that brings together church leaders and attendees for keynote sessions, worship, panels, and breakout tracks. In recent years, the event has also been described by York leaders as intentionally serving the needs of smaller congregations that may not have access to many regional training opportunities.
Equip is based at York University in York, Nebraska, and it serves churches in Nebraska, the Midwest, and other regions beyond the Bible Belt. York’s official conference materials for 2026 note that speakers are coming from seven states, while university coverage of previous conferences reports participation from congregations across multiple states and Canada. That reach suggests Equip functions as both a regional training event and a growing national gathering for ministers, elders, volunteers, and other church leaders looking for practical support in congregational life and leadership.
A distinguishing feature of Equip is its conference model built around practical ministry tracks and local-church application. The 2026 conference schedule highlights sessions for Small Churches, Women’s Ministry, Youth Ministry, Shepherd’s Connection, and the Book of Hebrews, alongside general sessions and worship. York’s reporting on recent conferences also points to added workshops, panel discussions, and special lectures that broaden the event’s usefulness for a range of ministry settings. The conference is hosted in connection with the university’s wider ministry efforts, including the Kite Center for Ministry, which exists to equip and encourage leaders in local churches.
People can engage with the Equip Conference in several ways. Attendees can register for the annual gathering, access the published schedule, and participate in keynote sessions, breakout classes, and related conference events. Those who want to stay connected to the broader ministry ecosystem around Equip can also follow the Kite Center for Ministry, read resources from The Storehouse, volunteer through York’s ministry channels, or support the university’s ministry work financially. Taken together, the conference represents a practical training and encouragement initiative for church leaders, especially those serving small or rural congregations.
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Independent Christian ChurchEastern Dominican Christian MissionEastern Dominican Christian Mission plants churches, trains leaders, and supports community ministries in the eastern Dominican…Eastern Dominican Christian Mission
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission — Organization Profile Eastern Dominican Christian Mission (EDCM) is a Christian mission organization serving the eastern Dominican Republic. The mission was established in 2003 with a focus on making disciples and creating self-sufficient congregations through equipping…
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission — Organization Profile Eastern Dominican Christian Mission (EDCM) is a Christian mission organization serving the eastern Dominican Republic. The mission was established in 2003 with a focus on making disciples and creating self-sufficient congregations through equipping and empowering initiatives. Its ministry is rooted in the Great Commission and the goal of forming disciples into local congregations. EDCM’s U.S. mailing address is Roanoke, Virginia, and its ministry serves the eastern Dominican Republic, including communities such as Higuey, La Romana, Brisas del Mar, Punta Cana, El Seibo, Lotificación Verón, Otra Banda, and Ana Mulla. The mission works through Dominican and Haitian-led congregations, national pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders who serve communities through preaching, discipleship, local outreach, and…
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission — Organization Profile
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission (EDCM) is a Christian mission organization serving the eastern Dominican Republic. The mission was established in 2003 with a focus on making disciples and creating self-sufficient congregations through equipping and empowering initiatives. Its ministry is rooted in the Great Commission and the goal of forming disciples into local congregations.
EDCM’s U.S. mailing address is Roanoke, Virginia, and its ministry serves the eastern Dominican Republic, including communities such as Higuey, La Romana, Brisas del Mar, Punta Cana, El Seibo, Lotificación Verón, Otra Banda, and Ana Mulla. The mission works through Dominican and Haitian-led congregations, national pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders who serve communities through preaching, discipleship, local outreach, and practical ministry.
The organization’s stated ministry approach is summarized by the words “Equip” and “Empower.” EDCM plants churches under the name Iglesia Cuerpo de Cristo, the name associated with Christian churches in the Dominican Republic. Each congregation has its own facility and local leadership, while congregations also gather together for joint worship and fellowship. This structure supports local church planting, national leadership, discipleship, and movement toward self-sustaining congregations.
Leadership training is a major part of EDCM’s work. In 2020, the mission launched a two-year Bible seminary program to train leaders within existing churches and equip new workers for church planting. The program reflects EDCM’s commitment to developing Dominican Christian leaders who can teach Scripture, guide congregations, and strengthen ministry in their own communities.
EDCM also operates Kingdom Businesses and community ministries that support both practical needs and church outreach. These include Brisas del Mar Medical Clinic, Colegio Color Esperanza in Punta Cana, and Agua Brisas del Mar. The medical clinic provides care and medicine in a rural area of La Romana while also hosting Bible studies. The school offers Christian education in the Village of Hope neighborhood, and the water filtration plant provides safe drinking water while building trust and relationships in the community.
People can engage with Eastern Dominican Christian Mission by praying, giving financially, subscribing to ministry updates, supporting a church plant, partnering with leadership training, or joining a short-term mission team. Short-term mission trips partner with local Dominican congregations through VBS, women’s and men’s outreach events, youth activities, home visits, hospital visitation, concerts, youth camps, and other spiritually focused service opportunities.
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Independent Christian ChurchSonLight PowerSonLight Power equips communities affected by energy poverty with solar power, Christian witness, mission teams, training,…SonLight Power
SonLight Power — Organization Profile SonLight Power is a Christian nonprofit solar energy ministry that equips people living in energy poverty with the love of Jesus and solar power for transformative, lasting impact. The ministry describes its work as “solar…
SonLight Power — Organization Profile SonLight Power is a Christian nonprofit solar energy ministry that equips people living in energy poverty with the love of Jesus and solar power for transformative, lasting impact. The ministry describes its work as “solar energy for good,” using renewable power as a practical way to serve vulnerable children, families, churches, schools, medical clinics, orphanages, community centers, and communities that lack reliable electricity. The organization is based in Milford, Ohio, near Cincinnati, and serves communities in Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, and other regions affected by energy poverty. SonLight Power states that it has equipped communities in 19 countries, completed more than 280 solar projects worldwide, and empowered an estimated 1 million…
SonLight Power — Organization Profile
SonLight Power is a Christian nonprofit solar energy ministry that equips people living in energy poverty with the love of Jesus and solar power for transformative, lasting impact. The ministry describes its work as “solar energy for good,” using renewable power as a practical way to serve vulnerable children, families, churches, schools, medical clinics, orphanages, community centers, and communities that lack reliable electricity.
The organization is based in Milford, Ohio, near Cincinnati, and serves communities in Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, the United States, and other regions affected by energy poverty. SonLight Power states that it has equipped communities in 19 countries, completed more than 280 solar projects worldwide, and empowered an estimated 1 million lives through solar energy partnerships.
SonLight Power designs and builds solar energy systems for community venues such as schools, medical clinics, orphanages, community centers, churches, and water-pumping stations. These projects often bring electricity to places where reliable power has been unavailable or unaffordable. The ministry connects solar power with access to education, wellness, clean water, economic development, emergency preparedness, and renewed hope.
The ministry’s approach is designed to build local capacity rather than dependency. SonLight Power uses a blend of in-country and U.S.-based volunteers, experienced solar installers, engineers, mission partners, and community members. Its teams install systems while also training residents and partner organizations to understand, maintain, and care for the systems over time. This model reflects the ministry’s emphasis on sustainable energy solutions, practical training, and long-term community empowerment.
SonLight Power also multiplies its impact by equipping other mission organizations. Through project development, consulting, mission teams, Solar School, partnerships, and capacity-building efforts, the ministry helps churches, nonprofits, and mission agencies evaluate and implement solar solutions for their own work. Its experience includes more than 20 years of service and more than 260 designed projects, with many located in Latin America and Africa.
People can engage with SonLight Power by praying, giving, joining a mission trip, sponsoring a project, attending Solar School, volunteering, interning, subscribing to updates, or contacting the team about solar for a mission, church, school, or community project. Its distinct contribution is combining Christian witness, renewable energy expertise, mission partnerships, volunteer mobilization, and local training to help communities move from energy poverty toward sustainable power and hope.
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Independent Christian ChurchSHARE HEALTHCARESHARE Healthcare is a nonprofit Christian medical cost-sharing ministry using secure online tools and individualized accounts…SHARE HEALTHCARE
SHARE Healthcare — Organization Profile SHARE Healthcare, also written as Share HealthCare, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical cost-sharing ministry that provides direct member-to-member sharing of eligible medical expenses through a secure online platform. The ministry states clearly that it is…
SHARE Healthcare — Organization Profile SHARE Healthcare, also written as Share HealthCare, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical cost-sharing ministry that provides direct member-to-member sharing of eligible medical expenses through a secure online platform. The ministry states clearly that it is not health insurance. Instead, it operates as an ACA-exempt health care sharing ministry for people who agree with its Christian principles and Statement of Beliefs. The organization is based in Culpeper, Virginia, and serves members across the United States. SHARE Healthcare’s model is designed for individuals, couples, and families who want to participate in a Christian health-sharing community rather than a traditional insurance arrangement. Its public materials emphasize generosity, healthy living, transparency, affordability, and member participation. SHARE Healthcare operates through…
SHARE Healthcare — Organization Profile
SHARE Healthcare, also written as Share HealthCare, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical cost-sharing ministry that provides direct member-to-member sharing of eligible medical expenses through a secure online platform. The ministry states clearly that it is not health insurance. Instead, it operates as an ACA-exempt health care sharing ministry for people who agree with its Christian principles and Statement of Beliefs.
The organization is based in Culpeper, Virginia, and serves members across the United States. SHARE Healthcare’s model is designed for individuals, couples, and families who want to participate in a Christian health-sharing community rather than a traditional insurance arrangement. Its public materials emphasize generosity, healthy living, transparency, affordability, and member participation.
SHARE Healthcare operates through monthly member share contributions. Members contribute through a secure online network, and those contributions are matched to eligible medical expenses submitted by other members. A distinctive part of SHARE Healthcare’s model is direct member-to-member sharing through individualized bank accounts rather than pooled funds in one centralized account. The organization describes this structure as a way to increase transparency and allow members to see how funds are shared.
The ministry offers three membership levels: Compassion, Kindness, and Caring. Each level has different monthly share amounts and Per Event Personal Expense, or PEPE, amounts. After a member’s PEPE is met, eligible medical expenses may be shared according to the program guidelines. Categories listed as eligible for sharing include physician and hospital services, emergency medical care, urgent care, wellness and screening appointments, clinic visits, medical testing, imaging, prescriptions, maternity care, home healthcare, physical therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy, and vaccinations.
SHARE Healthcare also supports members through provider negotiation and online account tools. Members may choose their own doctors and hospitals, and SHARE Healthcare works with providers to negotiate medical bills when submitted through the process. The member dashboard allows users to view transactions, submit expenses, access documents, and follow the progress of medical cost sharing.
People can engage with SHARE Healthcare by reviewing program details, reading the member handbook, requesting a decision guide, contacting the support team, or applying online for membership. Churches, families, and individuals considering health-sharing options should review the handbook and legal notices carefully, because health care sharing is voluntary and is not insurance. Its distinct contribution is a Christian medical cost-sharing platform that combines online technology, individualized member accounts, direct sharing, provider negotiation, and faith-based community support for eligible health care expenses.
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Church of ChristFaulkner University Bible LectureshipThe Faulkner University Bible Lectureship is an annual Bible teaching gathering in Montgomery, Alabama, serving churches…Faulkner University Bible Lectureship
Faulkner University Bible Lectureship — Organization Profile The Faulkner University Bible Lectureship is an annual Bible teaching gathering hosted by Faulkner University’s V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies. Held on Faulkner’s campus in Montgomery, Alabama, the lectureship is designed…
Faulkner University Bible Lectureship — Organization Profile The Faulkner University Bible Lectureship is an annual Bible teaching gathering hosted by Faulkner University’s V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies. Held on Faulkner’s campus in Montgomery, Alabama, the lectureship is designed to serve churches of Christ and Restoration Movement–connected Christians across the United States by offering concentrated teaching, preaching, and practical ministry instruction. The lectureship typically features a broad schedule of sessions led by invited speakers, faculty, and ministry leaders. While themes and presenters vary from year to year, the event’s consistent purpose is to strengthen faith, deepen Bible understanding, and encourage Christians to live out the gospel in their congregations, families, and communities. Because the format includes multiple sessions and…
Faulkner University Bible Lectureship — Organization Profile
The Faulkner University Bible Lectureship is an annual Bible teaching gathering hosted by Faulkner University’s V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies. Held on Faulkner’s campus in Montgomery, Alabama, the lectureship is designed to serve churches of Christ and Restoration Movement–connected Christians across the United States by offering concentrated teaching, preaching, and practical ministry instruction.
The lectureship typically features a broad schedule of sessions led by invited speakers, faculty, and ministry leaders. While themes and presenters vary from year to year, the event’s consistent purpose is to strengthen faith, deepen Bible understanding, and encourage Christians to live out the gospel in their congregations, families, and communities. Because the format includes multiple sessions and topic options, attendees can often choose classes that align with their ministry roles and spiritual growth needs.
A distinctive aspect of the Faulkner University Bible Lectureship is its connection to the university’s biblical studies community. As part of the V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies, the lectureship is closely tied to Faulkner’s ongoing work of preparing students for Christian service and equipping the church through Scripture-focused education. This campus-based setting also makes the lectureship a point of connection for alumni, students, and visiting churches who want a week of shared worship and learning.
In addition to the in-person experience, the Faulkner lectureship is associated with BibleLectureship.com, an archive platform that provides recorded content and ongoing access to past lectures. BibleLectureship.com describes its purpose as “Annual Lectures Serving the Churches of Christ,” provided by Faulkner University and Ohio Valley University, and it offers a membership option for access to its archives. This allows individuals, Bible classes, and congregations to revisit lectureship material for continued study and teaching.
For those who want to engage, the clearest next steps are to review the official Faulkner lectureship page for current participation information, use the BibleLectureship.com archive if you are looking for recordings, and contact the lectureship office with questions. Supporters who want to strengthen Faulkner’s church-serving work can also give through the university’s official giving channels. Leadership for the lectureship is publicly identified through Faulkner’s materials, with David W. Hester serving as the lectureship director.
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Independent Christian ChurchCollege Press PublishingCollege Press Publishing Company, based in Joplin, Missouri, has produced Bible-based books and curriculum since 1959,…College Press Publishing
College Press Publishing — Organization Profile College Press Publishing Company is a Christian publishing ministry that develops books and curriculum to help people study Scripture and grow as disciples. According to the organization, it has been serving churches and Christian…
College Press Publishing — Organization Profile College Press Publishing Company is a Christian publishing ministry that develops books and curriculum to help people study Scripture and grow as disciples. According to the organization, it has been serving churches and Christian leaders since 1959, partnering with churches, Bible colleges, and individual Christians to produce Bible-based resources for teaching and spiritual formation. Its catalog includes a range of titles intended for both church settings and personal study. College Press describes its work as centered on providing accessible, Bible-based material for local congregations, with a long-running emphasis on resources that support week-to-week ministry. Their “About” description highlights three core categories that have become a hallmark of the brand: age-specific Sunday school curriculum, doctrinally…
College Press Publishing — Organization Profile
College Press Publishing Company is a Christian publishing ministry that develops books and curriculum to help people study Scripture and grow as disciples. According to the organization, it has been serving churches and Christian leaders since 1959, partnering with churches, Bible colleges, and individual Christians to produce Bible-based resources for teaching and spiritual formation. Its catalog includes a range of titles intended for both church settings and personal study.
College Press describes its work as centered on providing accessible, Bible-based material for local congregations, with a long-running emphasis on resources that support week-to-week ministry. Their “About” description highlights three core categories that have become a hallmark of the brand: age-specific Sunday school curriculum, doctrinally sound Bible commentaries, and engaging devotional books. That mix allows churches to use College Press materials across multiple ministry lanes—from classroom teaching to small groups to individual discipleship.
In addition to publishing and distribution, the organization offers connected resources that support churches as they implement curriculum. For example, College Press hosts curriculum resource links (such as supplemental teaching tools) to help leaders enrich lessons and engage students at different age levels. The site also features a broad online storefront with topical collections (including ministry leadership materials) and periodic highlights of new releases.
College Press also invites authors to submit proposals for publication. The organization states that it is an evangelical Christian publishing house primarily associated with the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, and it provides clear guidance for prospective authors. Their public guidelines outline the kinds of projects they seek—such as Bible studies, biblically based topical studies, apologetics, and historical biographies of Christians—along with procedural steps for submitting an initial query letter and proposal before a manuscript is reviewed.
Beyond print and curriculum publishing, College Press hosts the National Preaching Summit, an ongoing event presented as a time of training and encouragement for preachers. The event listing notes workshops, mentoring sessions, fellowship, and practical instruction aimed at strengthening biblical communication. This gathering complements the organization’s broader purpose by investing in leaders who teach Scripture regularly.
College Press Publishing is based in Joplin, Missouri, and it describes its resources as serving growing Christians worldwide. Churches and individuals can engage by purchasing books or curriculum, using the online resource links for teaching support, recommending materials to ministry teams, or exploring author submission guidelines for those who sense a call to write and publish Bible-based content.
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Church of ChristSeoul Christian UniversitySeoul Christian University (SCU) is a private Christian university in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, with Churches…Seoul Christian University
Seoul Christian University (SCU) — Organization Profile Seoul Christian University (SCU) is a private Christian university located in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, and historically connected with the Churches of Christ in Korea. The university is known in Korean as 서울기독대학교…
Seoul Christian University (SCU) — Organization Profile Seoul Christian University (SCU) is a private Christian university located in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, and historically connected with the Churches of Christ in Korea. The university is known in Korean as 서울기독대학교 and is listed among member schools of the Korean Association of Accredited Theological Schools (KAATS), reflecting its place within Korea’s Christian higher-education landscape. SCU traces its origins to 1937, when it began as a theological training work associated with missionary efforts linked to the Churches of Christ. Over time, the institution developed through organizational changes and consolidations in Christian education in Korea, eventually taking shape as a recognized private university in Seoul. Public historical summaries note multiple stages of development,…
Seoul Christian University (SCU) — Organization Profile
Seoul Christian University (SCU) is a private Christian university located in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, and historically connected with the Churches of Christ in Korea. The university is known in Korean as 서울기독대학교 and is listed among member schools of the Korean Association of Accredited Theological Schools (KAATS), reflecting its place within Korea’s Christian higher-education landscape.
SCU traces its origins to 1937, when it began as a theological training work associated with missionary efforts linked to the Churches of Christ. Over time, the institution developed through organizational changes and consolidations in Christian education in Korea, eventually taking shape as a recognized private university in Seoul. Public historical summaries note multiple stages of development, including the merging of predecessor schools and later institutional expansion.
As a faith-based institution, SCU emphasizes education formed by Christian belief and ministry preparation while also operating as a university with broader academic aims. Its KAATS member-school profile identifies its denominational affiliation and leadership, and it publicly lists its Seoul campus location and primary contact channels. This placement in northwestern Seoul (Eunpyeong-gu) situates the university within a dense urban setting that is accessible to students living in Seoul and the surrounding metro region.
SCU serves students through higher education shaped by Christian worldview formation and theological heritage, with programs and campus life that reflect its institutional identity. While detailed department-level program descriptions are primarily communicated through the university’s official website, external institutional profiles consistently describe SCU as a Seoul-based private university with Christian foundations and ongoing theological connections through Korean Christian education networks.
People can engage with Seoul Christian University in practical ways such as exploring the university’s official web presence for academic and admissions information, connecting by phone for inquiries, and following official communications through its public channels. For churches and ministry leaders, SCU also represents one avenue for identifying Christian higher-education pathways tied to the Churches of Christ tradition in Korea, including leadership development and theological education within an accredited-school association context.
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Church of ChristChristian City, Inc.Christian City serves children, families, youth, and older adults in Georgia through residential care, foster and…Christian City, Inc.
Christian City, Inc. — Organization Profile Christian City, Inc. is a nonprofit ministry serving children, families, youth, and older adults through housing, care, and crisis intervention. Its stated mission is to extend Christ’s call to love your neighbor through housing,…
Christian City, Inc. — Organization Profile Christian City, Inc. is a nonprofit ministry serving children, families, youth, and older adults through housing, care, and crisis intervention. Its stated mission is to extend Christ’s call to love your neighbor through housing, healthcare, crisis intervention, and building community for children, youth, families, and senior adults. The organization was founded in 1965 when area Christian churches helped establish its first cottage as a refuge for children needing a loving home. Christian City is based in Union City, Georgia, on a 500-acre campus in south metro Atlanta, about 15 minutes south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The organization serves people across the greater Atlanta region and Georgia, including children experiencing trauma or crisis, youth…
Christian City, Inc. — Organization Profile
Christian City, Inc. is a nonprofit ministry serving children, families, youth, and older adults through housing, care, and crisis intervention. Its stated mission is to extend Christ’s call to love your neighbor through housing, healthcare, crisis intervention, and building community for children, youth, families, and senior adults. The organization was founded in 1965 when area Christian churches helped establish its first cottage as a refuge for children needing a loving home.
Christian City is based in Union City, Georgia, on a 500-acre campus in south metro Atlanta, about 15 minutes south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The organization serves people across the greater Atlanta region and Georgia, including children experiencing trauma or crisis, youth aging out of foster care, runaway or homeless youth, foster and adoptive families, working families facing instability, and seniors seeking affordable community living.
The organization’s children and family ministries include Children’s Village, Thrive, Safe Place, Crossroads Foster Care & Adoption, and Healthy Families. These programs provide residential care for children ages 5–17, transitional living for young adults ages 18–24, emergency help for runaway or homeless youth, foster and adoption support, and family stabilization resources. Christian City’s materials describe these services as evidence-based programs intended to help children and families move toward safety, stability, and hopeful futures.
Christian City also provides senior living through active senior patio homes on its campus. Its senior living model includes life-lease patio homes for adults age 65 and over, along with maintenance, on-campus shuttle service, recreational programming, pastoral care, walking paths, an indoor pool, a strengthening center, community activities, and 24-hour campus patrol. The organization states that it is open to all people regardless of belief, while its Christian faith informs its service to children, widows, people in poverty, and neighbors in need.
The ministry operates through a combination of professional staff, board governance, church partnerships, volunteers, donors, and community supporters. Christian City also runs Graceland Thrift Store and offers ways for churches, civic groups, families, teens, and individuals to serve through special events, volunteer projects, church partnerships, tutoring, host family opportunities, and other campus-based support.
People can engage with Christian City by giving financially, volunteering, becoming a church partner, supporting Graceland Thrift Store, exploring foster or adoptive parenting through Crossroads, requesting help through Children & Family Programs, considering senior living options, attending special events, or contacting the organization about current needs. Donations may be made online, and general inquiries may be directed to the administrative offices in Union City.
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Independent Christian ChurchARM Prison OutreachARM Prison Outreach (American Rehabilitation Ministries) equips prison chaplains and ministry partners with Bibles, Bible study…ARM Prison Outreach
ARM Prison Outreach — Organization Profile ARM Prison Outreach is the public-facing name of American Rehabilitation Ministries (ARM), based in Joplin, Missouri, focused on bringing the message of Jesus to people who are incarcerated. Founded in 1973, ARM serves as…
ARM Prison Outreach — Organization Profile ARM Prison Outreach is the public-facing name of American Rehabilitation Ministries (ARM), based in Joplin, Missouri, focused on bringing the message of Jesus to people who are incarcerated. Founded in 1973, ARM serves as a behind-the-scenes partner to chaplains, churches, and volunteers by providing printed resources and practical tools that can be used inside correctional facilities where access is limited. At the heart of the ministry is getting Scripture and discipleship materials into prisons and jails. ARM supplies Bibles and coordinates Bible study materials that can be distributed in facilities. One of the ongoing emphases highlighted by the organization is helping provide a Bible for a prisoner at a stated cost of $5 (covering…
ARM Prison Outreach — Organization Profile
ARM Prison Outreach is the public-facing name of American Rehabilitation Ministries (ARM), based in Joplin, Missouri, focused on bringing the message of Jesus to people who are incarcerated. Founded in 1973, ARM serves as a behind-the-scenes partner to chaplains, churches, and volunteers by providing printed resources and practical tools that can be used inside correctional facilities where access is limited.
At the heart of the ministry is getting Scripture and discipleship materials into prisons and jails. ARM supplies Bibles and coordinates Bible study materials that can be distributed in facilities. One of the ongoing emphases highlighted by the organization is helping provide a Bible for a prisoner at a stated cost of $5 (covering purchase, processing, shipping, and handling), and partnering efforts such as the “God Sets You Free” project that expands access to biblical resources for inmates who want them but cannot afford them.
ARM also supports the day-to-day realities of ministry behind bars by offering greeting-card resources for incarcerated people—a practical way to help inmates communicate with family members and maintain relationships. In addition, the organization operates the American Bible Academy (ABA), a Bible correspondence approach that delivers structured courses directly to inmates (and makes online access available through ABARC.org). This combines lesson-based study with a process for completion and recognition, aimed at sustained growth rather than a single touchpoint.
Another distinctive area of service is baptistry support. ARM is known for providing portable baptistries designed for prisons and jails, making it possible for chaplains and prison-based church gatherings to practice baptism even in restrictive environments. Alongside prison-focused support, ARM also sells portable baptistries for churches (including communion-table models), with a stated goal of helping offset the cost of units provided for correctional settings.
ARM’s scope is nationwide across the United States and also international, serving incarcerated men and women through resource distribution and structured study options that can be implemented by local chaplains and ministry partners. Individuals, churches, and supporters can engage by donating, sponsoring specific resource needs (such as Bibles), praying for prison ministry, subscribing for updates, or volunteering through the organization’s Joplin-based operations.
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Church of ChristIbaraki Christian UniversityIbaraki Christian University (IC) is a private Christian university in Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan, offering undergraduate and…Ibaraki Christian University
Ibaraki Christian University — Organization Profile Ibaraki Christian University (茨城キリスト教大学), often abbreviated “IC,” is a private university in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The university is part of the Ibaraki Christian Education Community and frames its education around Christian principles, emphasizing…
Ibaraki Christian University — Organization Profile Ibaraki Christian University (茨城キリスト教大学), often abbreviated “IC,” is a private university in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The university is part of the Ibaraki Christian Education Community and frames its education around Christian principles, emphasizing character formation, service, and learning shaped by the concept of loving one’s neighbor. In its English-language materials, the school highlights a “Living Together” philosophy that connects faith-informed values with academic study and community engagement. IC is based in Hitachi City, Ibaraki (Ōmika area) and serves students primarily in Ibaraki Prefecture and the wider Kanto/Tohoku region, while also maintaining an international outlook through exchange relationships and global programming. The campus is part of a larger education community that includes additional affiliated…
Ibaraki Christian University — Organization Profile
Ibaraki Christian University (茨城キリスト教大学), often abbreviated “IC,” is a private university in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The university is part of the Ibaraki Christian Education Community and frames its education around Christian principles, emphasizing character formation, service, and learning shaped by the concept of loving one’s neighbor. In its English-language materials, the school highlights a “Living Together” philosophy that connects faith-informed values with academic study and community engagement.
IC is based in Hitachi City, Ibaraki (Ōmika area) and serves students primarily in Ibaraki Prefecture and the wider Kanto/Tohoku region, while also maintaining an international outlook through exchange relationships and global programming. The campus is part of a larger education community that includes additional affiliated schools and institutes, reflecting a long-term commitment to Christian education in the region.
Academically, Ibaraki Christian University offers undergraduate and graduate study across multiple areas. The university’s English pages describe a comprehensive structure that has expanded over time to include programs in humanities, life sciences, nursing, and business administration, along with graduate school offerings. IC also emphasizes general education and language learning, noting a long-standing priority on English education as part of preparing students for a world where cultures increasingly intersect.
A visible operational distinctive is the way IC connects learning to community needs and service. The university points to student involvement in volunteer work—especially in response to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and related disasters—as an example of how its educational ideals translate into action. This service orientation is positioned as an expression of neighborly love and a practical commitment to contributing to local communities.
IC’s international engagement is supported through its University Center for International Understanding and ongoing exchange efforts. The university notes a long-running mutual student exchange relationship with Oklahoma Christian University and describes study abroad and inbound international student opportunities as part of its broader educational approach. These initiatives align with IC’s emphasis on both local rootedness and global awareness.
People can engage with Ibaraki Christian University through admissions pathways and campus visit opportunities, through public programs and regional collaboration, and through giving to support scholarships and campus priorities. The broader Ibaraki Christian Education Community also maintains a donation platform that allows supporters to contribute toward initiatives such as student scholarships, global education support, and campus facilities and environmental stewardship.
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Independent Christian ChurchNEXT MangaNEXT Manga produces and distributes Bible-based manga books and booklets for readers, classrooms, ministry groups, and…NEXT Manga
NEXT Manga — Organization Profile NEXT Manga, also presented online as NEXTmanga, is a Christian media ministry that produces and distributes biblically based manga designed to communicate the story of God’s redemption through Japanese comic art. Its public materials describe…
NEXT Manga — Organization Profile NEXT Manga, also presented online as NEXTmanga, is a Christian media ministry that produces and distributes biblically based manga designed to communicate the story of God’s redemption through Japanese comic art. Its public materials describe the organization as “media for the next generation,” with a focus on making the Bible’s message accessible to manga readers through printed books, booklets, translations, and publishing partnerships. NEXT Manga is connected with Seattle, Washington, as its listed home base, while its production is identified with Japan. Its work reaches readers and ministry partners in multiple countries and language communities through translations and distribution projects. The organization lists NEXT manga books in languages including Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French,…
NEXT Manga — Organization Profile
NEXT Manga, also presented online as NEXTmanga, is a Christian media ministry that produces and distributes biblically based manga designed to communicate the story of God’s redemption through Japanese comic art. Its public materials describe the organization as “media for the next generation,” with a focus on making the Bible’s message accessible to manga readers through printed books, booklets, translations, and publishing partnerships.
NEXT Manga is connected with Seattle, Washington, as its listed home base, while its production is identified with Japan. Its work reaches readers and ministry partners in multiple countries and language communities through translations and distribution projects. The organization lists NEXT manga books in languages including Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Khmer, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and more.
The ministry’s central publishing work is a six-book manga series that covers the Bible’s storyline from Genesis to Revelation. The books are Manga MUTINY, Manga MELECH, Manga MESSENGERS, Manga MESSIAH, Manga METAMORPHOSIS, and Manga MAJESTY. Together, these volumes present biblical narratives in a visual format intended for readers who may be more comfortable with graphic storytelling than with traditional Bible reading formats.
NEXT Manga also offers shorter, lower-cost booklet resources for ministry use. Its booklets include The Messiah and Manga Mission, which are described as shorter versions connected to Manga MESSIAH. These materials are designed for distribution, work groups, classroom settings, group discussion, and ministry projects. The organization notes that Manga Mission can be customized internally for ministry purposes when large projects require many copies.
Translation and publishing partnerships are a major part of NEXT Manga’s strategy. The organization works with partners including Bible societies, mission organizations, and publishers to make the books available in different languages and regions. Its website invites readers and ministry workers to ask about available translations and to request help finding specific language editions.
People can engage with NEXT Manga by ordering books or booklets, asking about translations, donating to support distribution, subscribing for updates, contacting the organization about ministry needs, or partnering in large-scale distribution projects. Its distinct contribution is using Japanese manga as a Bible-engagement and outreach tool for younger readers, classrooms, ministry groups, and global language communities.
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Independent Christian ChurchEmmaus Road InternationalEmmaus Road International equips churches, mission teams, agencies, and colleges with resources for cross-cultural ministry, missionary…Emmaus Road International
Emmaus Road International — Organization Profile Emmaus Road International (ERI) is a Christian missions education and resource ministry focused on helping churches, mission agencies, colleges, and mission teams serve well in cross-cultural ministry. The organization describes itself as a “come…
Emmaus Road International — Organization Profile Emmaus Road International (ERI) is a Christian missions education and resource ministry focused on helping churches, mission agencies, colleges, and mission teams serve well in cross-cultural ministry. The organization describes itself as a “come alongside” ministry that provides resources to ignite, develop, and expand involvement in cross-cultural mission. Its work centers on mobilizing churches, training goers and senders, and networking churches and teams with ministries requesting help. Emmaus Road International is based in San Diego, California, with ERI Resources connected through Boulder City, Nevada. Its resources and ministry relationships serve churches, agencies, colleges, missionaries, mission teams, and cross-cultural workers around the world. ERI was birthed on February 28, 1983, when Neal Pirolo and several…
Emmaus Road International — Organization Profile
Emmaus Road International (ERI) is a Christian missions education and resource ministry focused on helping churches, mission agencies, colleges, and mission teams serve well in cross-cultural ministry. The organization describes itself as a “come alongside” ministry that provides resources to ignite, develop, and expand involvement in cross-cultural mission. Its work centers on mobilizing churches, training goers and senders, and networking churches and teams with ministries requesting help.
Emmaus Road International is based in San Diego, California, with ERI Resources connected through Boulder City, Nevada. Its resources and ministry relationships serve churches, agencies, colleges, missionaries, mission teams, and cross-cultural workers around the world. ERI was birthed on February 28, 1983, when Neal Pirolo and several ministry friends sensed a calling to continue missions education through an independent ministry serving many churches globally.
ERI’s core focus is missions preparation, missionary care, cross-cultural training, sending-team development, reentry support, and practical mission education. Rather than asking people to “join” the organization, ERI provides books, seminars, media resources, and training tools that churches and ministries can use in their own contexts. This allows local congregations, sending churches, and mission organizations to better support missionaries before they go, while they are on the field, and when they return.
The ministry is widely associated with resources such as Serving as Senders Today, The Reentry Team, I Think God Wants Me to be a Missionary, Internationals Who Live Among Us, Prepare For Battle!, Partners in the Gospel, and Keeping in Touch. These materials address the practical and spiritual responsibilities of sending churches, missionary support teams, prayer partners, financial partners, communication partners, logistics helpers, and reentry caregivers.
ERI also offers seminars and training experiences. Seminar topics include Serving as Senders, Solutions to Culture Stress, Internationals Among Us, What’s the Big Deal? They’re Just Coming Home!, For Those Who Go, Prepare for Battle!, Steps to the Field, Eight Possible Next Steps, Personal Involvement in Cross-Cultural Ministry, and Nothing Good Just Happens. The ACTS training emphasis and related media resources help prepare believers for cross-cultural service with humility, cultural understanding, and long-term faithfulness.
People can engage with Emmaus Road International by using its books and digital resources, inviting a seminar presenter, accessing the free media library, translating ERI resources, supporting orphan or refugee sponsorship opportunities, participating in ministry trips, ordering resources through ERI Resources, praying for the ministry, or giving financially. Contact is available through both the San Diego ministry office and ERI Resources in Boulder City.
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Independent Christian ChurchSonSet SolutionsSonSet Solutions equips global ministry partners with technology-based solutions including radio, solar power, remote monitoring, power…SonSet Solutions
SonSet Solutions — Organization Profile SonSet Solutions is a Christian technology ministry that provides technology-based solutions to advance the Gospel worldwide. The organization comes alongside Christian ministries that need technical help but may not have engineers, IT specialists, troubleshooting technicians,…
SonSet Solutions — Organization Profile SonSet Solutions is a Christian technology ministry that provides technology-based solutions to advance the Gospel worldwide. The organization comes alongside Christian ministries that need technical help but may not have engineers, IT specialists, troubleshooting technicians, media specialists, or equipment designers available on their own teams. The ministry is based in Elkhart, Indiana, and serves partner ministries in dozens of countries around the world. SonSet Solutions supports well over 100 ministry organizations each year, helping them use practical technology to communicate the Gospel, strengthen ministry operations, and reach people in remote or difficult-to-access locations. SonSet Solutions traces its history to the HCJB World Radio Engineering Center, established in Elkhart in 1986. That engineering work grew out…
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SonSet Solutions is a Christian technology ministry that provides technology-based solutions to advance the Gospel worldwide. The organization comes alongside Christian ministries that need technical help but may not have engineers, IT specialists, troubleshooting technicians, media specialists, or equipment designers available on their own teams.
The ministry is based in Elkhart, Indiana, and serves partner ministries in dozens of countries around the world. SonSet Solutions supports well over 100 ministry organizations each year, helping them use practical technology to communicate the Gospel, strengthen ministry operations, and reach people in remote or difficult-to-access locations.
SonSet Solutions traces its history to the HCJB World Radio Engineering Center, established in Elkhart in 1986. That engineering work grew out of earlier shortwave radio efforts connected to HCJB World Radio and later expanded into community radio, fixed-tuned solar radio receivers, remote monitoring systems, solar ministry tools, power protection, media, and other technology services. In January 2015, the HCJB Global Technology Center began operating independently as SonSet Solutions.
The organization’s solutions include SonSetLink® remote monitoring systems, radio broadcast support, SonSet® solar-powered radios, solar ministry tools, power protection, and technical assistance. SonSetLink monitors help water ministries track clean-water systems remotely through internet-accessible data. Radio broadcast services include consultation, equipment, installation, training, and ongoing technical support for Christian radio partners. SonSet® radios are fixed-tuned, solar-powered receivers used by partner ministries in places where electricity and media access may be limited.
SonSet Solutions also helps ministries with broader technical needs. Its Solar Ministry Toolkit provides rugged devices for lighting, charging USB devices, and sharing media in remote areas. Its power protection solutions help protect sensitive equipment from damaging electrical fluctuations common in many developing regions. The ministry also offers technical assistance when partners face problems that can be solved through engineering, communications, electronics, software, or practical design.
People can engage with SonSet Solutions by giving, praying, serving, applying for internships, joining short-term discovery opportunities, exploring service roles, subscribing to updates, or contacting the ministry about a technical challenge. Its distinct contribution is using engineering, media, radio, solar power, remote monitoring, and practical technology to help global ministry partners overcome barriers to Gospel communication and community service.
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Independent Christian ChurchFrontiersFrontiers USA recruits, trains, sends, and serves teams working among least-reached Muslim peoples through long-term mission,…Frontiers
Frontiers USA — Organization Profile Frontiers USA is a Christian mission organization focused on sharing the gospel among Muslim peoples with limited access to Christian witness. The organization’s stated mission is to inspire transformational movements to Christ within least-reached Muslim…
Frontiers USA — Organization Profile Frontiers USA is a Christian mission organization focused on sharing the gospel among Muslim peoples with limited access to Christian witness. The organization’s stated mission is to inspire transformational movements to Christ within least-reached Muslim people groups by sending teams to catalyze change. Frontiers describes its work with the phrase “with love and respect, inviting all Muslim peoples to follow Jesus.” The organization’s core focus is recruiting, training, sending, and serving long-term teams who live in Muslim communities. Frontiers prioritizes peoples and places with the least access to the gospel and seeks to make disciples among Muslim peoples who do not know the saving message of Jesus Christ. Its approach emphasizes long-term presence, team-based ministry,…
Frontiers USA — Organization Profile
Frontiers USA is a Christian mission organization focused on sharing the gospel among Muslim peoples with limited access to Christian witness. The organization’s stated mission is to inspire transformational movements to Christ within least-reached Muslim people groups by sending teams to catalyze change. Frontiers describes its work with the phrase “with love and respect, inviting all Muslim peoples to follow Jesus.”
The organization’s core focus is recruiting, training, sending, and serving long-term teams who live in Muslim communities. Frontiers prioritizes peoples and places with the least access to the gospel and seeks to make disciples among Muslim peoples who do not know the saving message of Jesus Christ. Its approach emphasizes long-term presence, team-based ministry, disciple making, and locally appropriate strategies in the places where workers serve.
Frontiers USA is based in Phoenix, Arizona, and is part of a wider Frontiers network with national offices in multiple countries. The U.S. organization serves churches, mission candidates, long-term workers, short-term participants, and supporters who want to engage Muslim peoples. Its ministry scope includes regions of the Muslim world such as North Africa, the Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa, Türkiye and the Balkans, the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia and the Caucasus, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
The organization operates through a process it describes as recruit, train, send, and serve. Frontiers coaches across the United States help identify followers of Christ who share the organization’s heart for Muslims. Training prepares workers for language learning, disciple making, personal development, and healthy team dynamics. Teams are then sent to least-reached Muslim people groups, while pastoral coaches and other support staff serve workers and their children through the challenges of cross-cultural ministry.
A distinctive part of Frontiers USA’s model is field-governed, locally led, team-based mission work among Muslim peoples. The organization says team leaders make decisions for their own context and that teams serve with a common regional vision while adopting locally appropriate strategies. Frontiers also emphasizes coaching, accountability, grace-filled relationships, and a focus on planting healthy, reproducing churches through disciples who make more disciples.
People can engage with Frontiers USA by praying, giving to the Frontiers Mission Fund, supporting individual workers, exploring short-term trips, beginning the long-term application process, attending events, using resources, or helping a local church take next steps in mission engagement. Churches can connect with Frontiers for opportunities to send, support, and mobilize people for ministry among least-reached Muslim communities.
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EducationKentucky Christian UniversityKentucky Christian University (KCU) is a Christ-centered university in Grayson, Kentucky, equipping students for servant leadership…Kentucky Christian University
Kentucky Christian University — Organization Profile Kentucky Christian University (KCU) is a private Christian university serving students through a Christ-centered academic community. Based in Grayson, Kentucky, KCU has a long history of equipping students for lives of faithful service through…
Kentucky Christian University — Organization Profile Kentucky Christian University (KCU) is a private Christian university serving students through a Christ-centered academic community. Based in Grayson, Kentucky, KCU has a long history of equipping students for lives of faithful service through undergraduate and graduate education, campus discipleship, and practical ministry formation. The university’s guiding emphasis is often summarized by its “Christ, Character, Career” focus, connecting spiritual formation with vocational preparation. KCU’s stated mission is to engage students in a transformative educational experience that equips them as effective Christian professionals providing servant leadership for the church and society. While KCU welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds, it is rooted in the fellowship of independent congregations known as Christian Churches and Churches…
Kentucky Christian University — Organization Profile
Kentucky Christian University (KCU) is a private Christian university serving students through a Christ-centered academic community. Based in Grayson, Kentucky, KCU has a long history of equipping students for lives of faithful service through undergraduate and graduate education, campus discipleship, and practical ministry formation. The university’s guiding emphasis is often summarized by its “Christ, Character, Career” focus, connecting spiritual formation with vocational preparation.
KCU’s stated mission is to engage students in a transformative educational experience that equips them as effective Christian professionals providing servant leadership for the church and society. While KCU welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds, it is rooted in the fellowship of independent congregations known as Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, with a governance structure that includes a Board of Trustees. From its campus in Eastern Kentucky, KCU serves students preparing for ministry and marketplace callings across the region and beyond.
Academically, KCU offers programs across multiple schools and learning formats, including on-campus and online options. Areas of study include Bible and ministry preparation, education, nursing, business and leadership, and broader humanities and sciences coursework. The university emphasizes integration of faith and learning, aiming to prepare graduates who can navigate professional responsibilities with Christian conviction, ethical clarity, and practical competence.
Beyond the classroom, KCU highlights community life as part of student development—chapel gatherings, campus activities, and student organizations designed to build relationships and encourage spiritual growth. The university also hosts events and initiatives connected to its wider community impact, including conference programming and youth-focused experiences such as Summer in the Son, held on the KCU campus in Grayson.
For those looking to connect with KCU, there are several clear pathways: prospective students can apply or request information through the admissions office, alumni and churches can engage through partnership and support opportunities, and friends of the university can contribute financially through giving initiatives and campaigns such as For the Good of the Cause. KCU also maintains athletics under the “Knights” identity, providing students opportunities to compete while representing the university.
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David C Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher that has served the church since 1875, when David Caleb Cook began producing Sunday school materials in Chicago. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, David C Cook equips churches, teachers, and…
David C Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher that has served the church since 1875, when David Caleb Cook began producing Sunday school materials in Chicago. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, David C Cook equips churches, teachers, and families with Bible curriculum, books, and discipleship resources that help people know and follow Jesus. Today the ministry is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its work includes Sunday school and small-group curriculum for every age, Christian books and Bible resources, and resources used by churches and ministry leaders around the world. Christian Standard is grateful for David C Cook’s long commitment to Bible teaching in the local church.
David C Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher that has served the church since 1875, when David Caleb Cook began producing Sunday school materials in Chicago. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, David C Cook equips churches, teachers, and families with Bible curriculum, books, and discipleship resources that help people know and follow Jesus.
Today the ministry is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its work includes Sunday school and small-group curriculum for every age, Christian books and Bible resources, and resources used by churches and ministry leaders around the world.
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International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) is a global relief and disciple-making ministry that exists to meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world in the name of Jesus Christ. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard,…
International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) is a global relief and disciple-making ministry that exists to meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world in the name of Jesus Christ. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, IDES serves churches, missionaries, and vulnerable communities through disaster response, development work, and disciple-making efforts that bring both practical help and gospel hope. Working in partnership with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, IDES responds when disasters strike in the United States and internationally, helping provide relief, rebuilding support, and long-term restoration. The organization also invests in sustainable development initiatives and ministry partnerships that strengthen communities while opening doors for evangelism, biblical teaching, and ongoing discipleship. With a long-standing commitment…
International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) is a global relief and disciple-making ministry that exists to meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world in the name of Jesus Christ. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, IDES serves churches, missionaries, and vulnerable communities through disaster response, development work, and disciple-making efforts that bring both practical help and gospel hope.
Working in partnership with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, IDES responds when disasters strike in the United States and internationally, helping provide relief, rebuilding support, and long-term restoration. The organization also invests in sustainable development initiatives and ministry partnerships that strengthen communities while opening doors for evangelism, biblical teaching, and ongoing discipleship.
With a long-standing commitment to compassion, generosity, evangelism, and faithful stewardship, IDES has become a trusted partner for churches and individuals who want to make a meaningful difference in times of crisis and need. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical mission, Christ-centered service, and helping the church bring help and hope to hurting people around the world.
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World Communion Cups makes prefilled communion cups, wafers, and bread for churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, World Communion Cups helps congregations prepare the Lord’s Supper with care, so pastors and volunteers can focus on worship instead of…
World Communion Cups makes prefilled communion cups, wafers, and bread for churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, World Communion Cups helps congregations prepare the Lord’s Supper with care, so pastors and volunteers can focus on worship instead of logistics. The company began in 1983, when Indiana inventor Kenneth Hagen created the first prefilled communion cup for World Communion Day. Churches kept asking for it, and it grew into an ongoing ministry. Based in Brownsburg, Indiana, the WCC Products family of brands includes WCC Chalice, WCC Simply, and WCC Elements cups, along with communion bread and wafers from its own bakery. Christian Standard is grateful for World Communion Cups’ support of the weekly table that is central to Restoration…
World Communion Cups makes prefilled communion cups, wafers, and bread for churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, World Communion Cups helps congregations prepare the Lord’s Supper with care, so pastors and volunteers can focus on worship instead of logistics.
The company began in 1983, when Indiana inventor Kenneth Hagen created the first prefilled communion cup for World Communion Day. Churches kept asking for it, and it grew into an ongoing ministry. Based in Brownsburg, Indiana, the WCC Products family of brands includes WCC Chalice, WCC Simply, and WCC Elements cups, along with communion bread and wafers from its own bakery.
Christian Standard is grateful for World Communion Cups’ support of the weekly table that is central to Restoration Movement worship.
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Ozark Christian College is a biblical higher education institution in Joplin, Missouri, dedicated to training men and women for Christian service. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ozark Christian College equips students for ministry through undergraduate education, practical ministry…
Ozark Christian College is a biblical higher education institution in Joplin, Missouri, dedicated to training men and women for Christian service. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ozark Christian College equips students for ministry through undergraduate education, practical ministry preparation, and church-connected training shaped by a commitment to biblical authority and gospel-centered formation. With deep roots in the Restoration Movement, Ozark Christian College serves future preachers, ministry leaders, missionaries, and church servants who want to faithfully lead and disciple others. The college combines academic study with hands-on ministry development, helping students grow in biblical knowledge, spiritual maturity, and real-world ministry effectiveness. Ozark Christian College also extends its impact through resources that serve churches beyond the classroom, including online learning…
Ozark Christian College is a biblical higher education institution in Joplin, Missouri, dedicated to training men and women for Christian service. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ozark Christian College equips students for ministry through undergraduate education, practical ministry preparation, and church-connected training shaped by a commitment to biblical authority and gospel-centered formation.
With deep roots in the Restoration Movement, Ozark Christian College serves future preachers, ministry leaders, missionaries, and church servants who want to faithfully lead and disciple others. The college combines academic study with hands-on ministry development, helping students grow in biblical knowledge, spiritual maturity, and real-world ministry effectiveness.
Ozark Christian College also extends its impact through resources that serve churches beyond the classroom, including online learning opportunities, leadership training, and graduate-level preparation through Lincoln Seminary at Ozark Christian College. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping Christian leaders, strengthening the church, and advancing Christ-centered ministry for generations to come.
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Spire Network is a nonprofit ministry platform built to encourage and equip leaders who inspire a movement of healthy growing churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Spire Network serves pastors and ministry leaders through practical support, collaborative community,…
Spire Network is a nonprofit ministry platform built to encourage and equip leaders who inspire a movement of healthy growing churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Spire Network serves pastors and ministry leaders through practical support, collaborative community, leadership development, conferences, digital engagement, and curated resources designed to strengthen the church and sustain healthy ministry. More than a conference or a content hub, Spire Network is designed as a year-round community where church leaders can connect with one another, access practical ministry solutions, and find encouragement for the challenges of leadership. Its emphasis on biblical authority, Christian unity, and the Great Commission helps keep its work centered on strengthening leaders for meaningful Kingdom impact. Through gatherings, mentoring, resources,…
Spire Network is a nonprofit ministry platform built to encourage and equip leaders who inspire a movement of healthy growing churches. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Spire Network serves pastors and ministry leaders through practical support, collaborative community, leadership development, conferences, digital engagement, and curated resources designed to strengthen the church and sustain healthy ministry.
More than a conference or a content hub, Spire Network is designed as a year-round community where church leaders can connect with one another, access practical ministry solutions, and find encouragement for the challenges of leadership. Its emphasis on biblical authority, Christian unity, and the Great Commission helps keep its work centered on strengthening leaders for meaningful Kingdom impact.
Through gatherings, mentoring, resources, digital connection, and pastor health support, Spire Network helps ministry leaders grow in wisdom, resilience, and effectiveness. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping Christian leaders, supporting healthy churches, and advancing Christ-centered ministry for the good of congregations and communities across the country.
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Great Lakes Christian College is a Christ-centered institution of higher education affiliated with Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, committed to preparing students to be faithful servant-leaders in the church and world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Great Lakes Christian…
Great Lakes Christian College is a Christ-centered institution of higher education affiliated with Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, committed to preparing students to be faithful servant-leaders in the church and world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Great Lakes Christian College serves students through biblically grounded education, spiritual formation, and practical leadership development designed to equip the next generation for Christian service and Kingdom impact. Located in Lansing, Michigan, Great Lakes Christian College combines academic growth, spiritual maturity, and personal development in a close-knit Christian community. The college emphasizes Scripture-centered learning and ministry preparation, helping students grow in faith, develop leadership skills, and pursue their calling with conviction, humility, and purpose. With deep roots in the Restoration Movement, Great Lakes…
Great Lakes Christian College is a Christ-centered institution of higher education affiliated with Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, committed to preparing students to be faithful servant-leaders in the church and world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Great Lakes Christian College serves students through biblically grounded education, spiritual formation, and practical leadership development designed to equip the next generation for Christian service and Kingdom impact.
Located in Lansing, Michigan, Great Lakes Christian College combines academic growth, spiritual maturity, and personal development in a close-knit Christian community. The college emphasizes Scripture-centered learning and ministry preparation, helping students grow in faith, develop leadership skills, and pursue their calling with conviction, humility, and purpose.
With deep roots in the Restoration Movement, Great Lakes Christian College continues to strengthen churches and ministries by preparing graduates for leadership in congregational ministry, Christian service, and the wider world. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical truth, Christian higher education, and equipping believers to serve faithfully in their churches, communities, and vocations.
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Tyndale House Publishers is a leading Christian publisher committed to opening God’s Word to as many people as possible in language they can understand. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Tyndale serves the church through Bibles, books, devotionals, children’s…
Tyndale House Publishers is a leading Christian publisher committed to opening God’s Word to as many people as possible in language they can understand. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Tyndale serves the church through Bibles, books, devotionals, children’s resources, and Christian content designed to equip believers, strengthen faith, and help readers engage the truth of Scripture in everyday life. Founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor, Tyndale has become one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. The organization publishes trusted nonfiction, fiction, Bible resources, and children’s materials, including products connected to the New Living Translation, with a long-standing emphasis on biblical faithfulness, accessibility, and spiritual encouragement for readers of all ages. Tyndale’s impact…
Tyndale House Publishers is a leading Christian publisher committed to opening God’s Word to as many people as possible in language they can understand. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Tyndale serves the church through Bibles, books, devotionals, children’s resources, and Christian content designed to equip believers, strengthen faith, and help readers engage the truth of Scripture in everyday life.
Founded in 1962 by Dr. Kenneth N. Taylor, Tyndale has become one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. The organization publishes trusted nonfiction, fiction, Bible resources, and children’s materials, including products connected to the New Living Translation, with a long-standing emphasis on biblical faithfulness, accessibility, and spiritual encouragement for readers of all ages.
Tyndale’s impact also extends beyond publishing. Because its profits help support the broader ministry work of the Tyndale House Foundation, the organization’s work contributes to gospel-centered initiatives around the world. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical truth, Christian publishing, and resourcing the church with Christ-centered materials that inform, encourage, and inspire.
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Relational Discipleship Network (RDN) is a missions organization focused on helping churches restore the Great Commission through relational disciple-making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RDN equips pastors and church leaders through DiscipleShift training, coaching groups, memberships, and practical…
Relational Discipleship Network (RDN) is a missions organization focused on helping churches restore the Great Commission through relational disciple-making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RDN equips pastors and church leaders through DiscipleShift training, coaching groups, memberships, and practical resources that help churches build reproducible disciple-making cultures rooted in intentional relationships. Rather than relying on program-driven ministry models alone, Relational Discipleship Network emphasizes the method and model of Jesus, helping leaders create discipleship cultures that are personal, relational, and sustainable. Through immersive training experiences, ongoing coaching, and supportive ministry community, RDN helps church leaders develop clear pathways for making disciples who make disciples. RDN also serves churches through START and SHIFT membership options, digital resources, events, and network connection…
Relational Discipleship Network (RDN) is a missions organization focused on helping churches restore the Great Commission through relational disciple-making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RDN equips pastors and church leaders through DiscipleShift training, coaching groups, memberships, and practical resources that help churches build reproducible disciple-making cultures rooted in intentional relationships.
Rather than relying on program-driven ministry models alone, Relational Discipleship Network emphasizes the method and model of Jesus, helping leaders create discipleship cultures that are personal, relational, and sustainable. Through immersive training experiences, ongoing coaching, and supportive ministry community, RDN helps church leaders develop clear pathways for making disciples who make disciples.
RDN also serves churches through START and SHIFT membership options, digital resources, events, and network connection for leaders who want to lead lasting culture change in their congregations. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the church, equipping disciple-making leaders, and advancing Christ-centered ministry across the United States and beyond.
Central Bible University
Central Bible University (CBU), formerly Central Christian College of the Bible, is a Christian institution based in Moberly, Missouri, committed to preparing biblical servants for a faithful life of kingdom ministry. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, CBU equips…
Central Bible University (CBU), formerly Central Christian College of the Bible, is a Christian institution based in Moberly, Missouri, committed to preparing biblical servants for a faithful life of kingdom ministry. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, CBU equips students for service in the church, the marketplace, and the mission field through biblical education, spiritual formation, and practical ministry preparation. Founded in 1957, Central builds on its Restoration Movement heritage with an emphasis on the authority of Scripture and the development of faithful Christian leaders. Its educational offerings include undergraduate study, graduate ministry education through the Russell School of Ministry, and learning opportunities beyond its residential campus. Students can pursue preparation in Bible and theology, ministry, Christian counseling, and…
Central Bible University (CBU), formerly Central Christian College of the Bible, is a Christian institution based in Moberly, Missouri, committed to preparing biblical servants for a faithful life of kingdom ministry. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, CBU equips students for service in the church, the marketplace, and the mission field through biblical education, spiritual formation, and practical ministry preparation.
Founded in 1957, Central builds on its Restoration Movement heritage with an emphasis on the authority of Scripture and the development of faithful Christian leaders. Its educational offerings include undergraduate study, graduate ministry education through the Russell School of Ministry, and learning opportunities beyond its residential campus. Students can pursue preparation in Bible and theology, ministry, Christian counseling, and partnership programs that connect biblical learning with additional career pathways.
Central adopted the name Central Bible University in June 2026 to reflect the growing scope of its programs, locations, and audiences while preserving its biblical mission. Through Christian community, service, and ministry experience, CBU helps students put their education into practice. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to strengthening congregations and preparing leaders who will serve Christ and his church faithfully.
Stadia
Stadia is a church planting organization that helps leaders start healthy churches that grow, multiply, and reach the next generation with the hope of Jesus. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Stadia serves church planters and established congregations through…
Stadia is a church planting organization that helps leaders start healthy churches that grow, multiply, and reach the next generation with the hope of Jesus. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Stadia serves church planters and established congregations through assessment, coaching, training, and practical support designed to help new churches take root and make a lasting difference in their communities. Stadia walks alongside leaders throughout the church planting journey. Its Discovery Center helps potential planters explore their calling and readiness, while startup services provide coaching, soul care, training, and project management resources. After launch, Stadia continues supporting leaders through personalized coaching, team development, and resources that strengthen church health and sustainability. This ongoing relationship helps planters prepare for both…
Stadia is a church planting organization that helps leaders start healthy churches that grow, multiply, and reach the next generation with the hope of Jesus. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Stadia serves church planters and established congregations through assessment, coaching, training, and practical support designed to help new churches take root and make a lasting difference in their communities.
Stadia walks alongside leaders throughout the church planting journey. Its Discovery Center helps potential planters explore their calling and readiness, while startup services provide coaching, soul care, training, and project management resources. After launch, Stadia continues supporting leaders through personalized coaching, team development, and resources that strengthen church health and sustainability. This ongoing relationship helps planters prepare for both the opportunities and responsibilities of leading a new congregation.
Since 2003, Stadia has helped start churches on five continents, with a particular concern for children and the next generation. It invites churches, individuals, and organizations to participate through partnership, generosity, and prayer. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping Christian leaders, advancing disciple making, and helping more people encounter Jesus through the life and ministry of the local church.
Lifeline Christian Mission
Lifeline Christian Mission is a global nonprofit ministry that partners with local leaders to develop holistic, gospel-centered solutions for vulnerable communities around the world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Lifeline Christian Mission serves churches, families, and communities by…
Lifeline Christian Mission is a global nonprofit ministry that partners with local leaders to develop holistic, gospel-centered solutions for vulnerable communities around the world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Lifeline Christian Mission serves churches, families, and communities by investing in four key areas of impact: church development, youth, health and nutrition, and economic empowerment. Since 1980, Lifeline Christian Mission has worked alongside local ministry leaders who understand the needs, culture, and strengths of their own communities. Rather than imposing one-size-fits-all programs, Lifeline focuses on sustainable, community-driven ministry that helps churches become centers of hope, discipleship, and practical care. Through leadership development, schools, nutrition programs, healthcare access, business training, and other ministry initiatives, Lifeline helps create long-term change that…
Lifeline Christian Mission is a global nonprofit ministry that partners with local leaders to develop holistic, gospel-centered solutions for vulnerable communities around the world. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Lifeline Christian Mission serves churches, families, and communities by investing in four key areas of impact: church development, youth, health and nutrition, and economic empowerment.
Since 1980, Lifeline Christian Mission has worked alongside local ministry leaders who understand the needs, culture, and strengths of their own communities. Rather than imposing one-size-fits-all programs, Lifeline focuses on sustainable, community-driven ministry that helps churches become centers of hope, discipleship, and practical care. Through leadership development, schools, nutrition programs, healthcare access, business training, and other ministry initiatives, Lifeline helps create long-term change that reflects the love of Christ.
Lifeline Christian Mission also creates meaningful opportunities for churches, families, businesses, and individuals to engage in God’s mission through giving, meal-packing, mission trips, and strategic partnership. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical mission, compassionate ministry, and equipping the church to bring spiritual and practical transformation to communities around the world.
Intentional Churches
Intentional Churches is a ministry organization that helps churches become more intentional in fulfilling the Great Commission by aligning leaders, teams, and congregations around a shared biblical mission. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Intentional Churches equips church leaders…
Intentional Churches is a ministry organization that helps churches become more intentional in fulfilling the Great Commission by aligning leaders, teams, and congregations around a shared biblical mission. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Intentional Churches equips church leaders through ChurchOS®, assessments, coaching, training, and practical ministry tools designed to help churches move from scattered effort to unified Kingdom impact. At the center of its work is a biblically based leadership framework that helps churches clarify vision, strengthen alignment, and activate members for disciple making and evangelistic mission. Through tools like OneTeam, OneLife, and OneBoard, Intentional Churches helps pastors, leadership teams, elders, and congregations develop a common language and practical strategy for reaching people and growing disciples in their…
Intentional Churches is a ministry organization that helps churches become more intentional in fulfilling the Great Commission by aligning leaders, teams, and congregations around a shared biblical mission. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Intentional Churches equips church leaders through ChurchOS®, assessments, coaching, training, and practical ministry tools designed to help churches move from scattered effort to unified Kingdom impact.
At the center of its work is a biblically based leadership framework that helps churches clarify vision, strengthen alignment, and activate members for disciple making and evangelistic mission. Through tools like OneTeam, OneLife, and OneBoard, Intentional Churches helps pastors, leadership teams, elders, and congregations develop a common language and practical strategy for reaching people and growing disciples in their communities.
Intentional Churches also serves leaders through workshops, podcast content, digital resources, and ongoing coaching relationships that support long-term ministry health and mission clarity. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to strengthening churches, equipping Christian leaders, and advancing Christ-centered ministry that helps congregations live with greater purpose, alignment, and gospel impact.
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (FAME) is a global medical missions organization that brings help and hope in the name of Christ to underserved and unreached people through medical evangelism. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, FAME works…
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (FAME) is a global medical missions organization that brings help and hope in the name of Christ to underserved and unreached people through medical evangelism. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, FAME works alongside missionaries, indigenous churches, and ministry partners to support sustainable healthcare projects, deliver medical supplies and equipment, and mobilize short-term mission teams that open doors for both physical healing and gospel witness. Founded in 1970 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, FAME is driven by a vision to be a global leader in evangelism through healthcare. Its ministry model emphasizes compassion, empowerment, sustainability, and partnership, helping local Christian leaders meet pressing health needs while strengthening long-term ministry effectiveness in their communities.…
Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (FAME) is a global medical missions organization that brings help and hope in the name of Christ to underserved and unreached people through medical evangelism. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, FAME works alongside missionaries, indigenous churches, and ministry partners to support sustainable healthcare projects, deliver medical supplies and equipment, and mobilize short-term mission teams that open doors for both physical healing and gospel witness.
Founded in 1970 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, FAME is driven by a vision to be a global leader in evangelism through healthcare. Its ministry model emphasizes compassion, empowerment, sustainability, and partnership, helping local Christian leaders meet pressing health needs while strengthening long-term ministry effectiveness in their communities. Through clinics, medical resources, training, and strategic project support, FAME serves vulnerable people in practical ways that reflect the love of Christ.
FAME also invites churches, donors, volunteers, and ministry partners to take part in meaningful global mission through giving, medical supply donations, prayer, and short-term service opportunities. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to biblical mission, compassionate ministry, and advancing Christ-centered outreach that brings both spiritual hope and tangible care to communities around the world.
Connect My Church
Connect My Church is a church software company built to help ministries simplify their technology, strengthen communication, and support long-term Kingdom impact. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Connect My Church provides reliable, affordable tools for churches, including donation…
Connect My Church is a church software company built to help ministries simplify their technology, strengthen communication, and support long-term Kingdom impact. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Connect My Church provides reliable, affordable tools for churches, including donation management, event coordination, social media scheduling, text and email automations, sermon management, church websites, and custom app development. Created to solve the real problems many ministers face with fragmented systems and rising software costs, Connect My Church offers an all-in-one platform designed specifically for ministry. Its flat-rate pricing, unlimited-user model, and integrated communication tools help churches stay focused on discipleship, outreach, and caring for people instead of juggling disconnected platforms. Beyond serving churches today, Connect My Church is also helping…
Connect My Church is a church software company built to help ministries simplify their technology, strengthen communication, and support long-term Kingdom impact. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Connect My Church provides reliable, affordable tools for churches, including donation management, event coordination, social media scheduling, text and email automations, sermon management, church websites, and custom app development.
Created to solve the real problems many ministers face with fragmented systems and rising software costs, Connect My Church offers an all-in-one platform designed specifically for ministry. Its flat-rate pricing, unlimited-user model, and integrated communication tools help churches stay focused on discipleship, outreach, and caring for people instead of juggling disconnected platforms.
Beyond serving churches today, Connect My Church is also helping fund the development of future ministry technology through its vision for Global Kingdom Impact Tools. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping churches, serving Christian leaders, and building practical tools that advance the mission of Jesus both locally and around the world.
RENEW.org
RENEW.org is a discipleship-focused network that exists to renew the teachings of Jesus in order to fuel disciple making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RENEW.org serves church leaders, ministry teams, and everyday believers through biblically grounded articles, videos,…
RENEW.org is a discipleship-focused network that exists to renew the teachings of Jesus in order to fuel disciple making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RENEW.org serves church leaders, ministry teams, and everyday believers through biblically grounded articles, videos, podcasts, books, events, and training resources designed to strengthen the church and encourage disciple-making movements. Centered on the mission of equipping disciples, disciple makers, and church planters, RENEW.org brings together leaders from across churches and ministries who share a commitment to biblical theology, practical ministry, and the mission of Jesus. Its growing network provides resources that help churches think clearly, lead faithfully, and engage culture with conviction and grace. Through its digital content, gatherings, publishing efforts, and ministry training initiatives,…
RENEW.org is a discipleship-focused network that exists to renew the teachings of Jesus in order to fuel disciple making. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RENEW.org serves church leaders, ministry teams, and everyday believers through biblically grounded articles, videos, podcasts, books, events, and training resources designed to strengthen the church and encourage disciple-making movements.
Centered on the mission of equipping disciples, disciple makers, and church planters, RENEW.org brings together leaders from across churches and ministries who share a commitment to biblical theology, practical ministry, and the mission of Jesus. Its growing network provides resources that help churches think clearly, lead faithfully, and engage culture with conviction and grace.
Through its digital content, gatherings, publishing efforts, and ministry training initiatives, RENEW.org has become an important voice for church renewal and disciple making. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared investment in strengthening Christian leaders, serving congregations, and advancing Christ-centered teaching for the good of the church and the spread of the gospel.
RenewU
RenewU, formerly Renew University, is a ministry of RENEW.org that provides accessible biblical and theological education for everyday believers, Bible teachers, ministers, elders, and emerging church leaders. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RenewU helps Christians deepen their understanding…
RenewU, formerly Renew University, is a ministry of RENEW.org that provides accessible biblical and theological education for everyday believers, Bible teachers, ministers, elders, and emerging church leaders. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RenewU helps Christians deepen their understanding of Scripture and prepare for faithful service through online learning that connects biblical knowledge with practical ministry and disciple making. Its Certificate in Theology program brings students together in learning cohorts, combining instruction from experienced teachers with relationships that encourage growth and accountability. Courses address the Bible, theology, and ministry, allowing participants to study from home while learning alongside fellow believers. Faculty members combine advanced academic training with ministry experience, helping students apply what they learn in their congregations and…
RenewU, formerly Renew University, is a ministry of RENEW.org that provides accessible biblical and theological education for everyday believers, Bible teachers, ministers, elders, and emerging church leaders. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, RenewU helps Christians deepen their understanding of Scripture and prepare for faithful service through online learning that connects biblical knowledge with practical ministry and disciple making.
Its Certificate in Theology program brings students together in learning cohorts, combining instruction from experienced teachers with relationships that encourage growth and accountability. Courses address the Bible, theology, and ministry, allowing participants to study from home while learning alongside fellow believers. Faculty members combine advanced academic training with ministry experience, helping students apply what they learn in their congregations and communities.
As part of the broader RENEW.org network, RenewU emphasizes biblical faithfulness and equipping believers to make disciples. Its approach makes substantial Christian education available to people who want to grow in their faith and ministry without relocating for a traditional residential program. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to strengthening churches, developing Christian leaders, and helping believers live and serve with a deeper foundation in God’s Word.
Ask Bible Questions
Ask Bible Questions is an online ministry that gives clear, Bible-centered answers to the questions people ask about God, Scripture, and the Christian life. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ask Bible Questions helps believers, seekers, and church leaders…
Ask Bible Questions is an online ministry that gives clear, Bible-centered answers to the questions people ask about God, Scripture, and the Christian life. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ask Bible Questions helps believers, seekers, and church leaders find trustworthy answers grounded in the Bible. Its vision reaches far beyond one website. Ask Bible Questions is creating biblical study materials for evangelism and discipleship with a global impact: Bible study tools, answers, and teaching resources that churches, missionaries, and believers around the world can use to reach people with the gospel and help them grow as followers of Jesus, in their own languages and their own settings. Today the site offers a growing library of answers and a…
Ask Bible Questions is an online ministry that gives clear, Bible-centered answers to the questions people ask about God, Scripture, and the Christian life. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Ask Bible Questions helps believers, seekers, and church leaders find trustworthy answers grounded in the Bible.
Its vision reaches far beyond one website. Ask Bible Questions is creating biblical study materials for evangelism and discipleship with a global impact: Bible study tools, answers, and teaching resources that churches, missionaries, and believers around the world can use to reach people with the gospel and help them grow as followers of Jesus, in their own languages and their own settings.
Today the site offers a growing library of answers and a wide range of Bible study tools at no cost, including a Bible reader with original-language helps and a Scripture memorization coach, with more powerful tools for individuals, churches, and missionaries on the way.
Christian Standard is grateful for Ask Bible Questions’ work to make sound Bible teaching easy to find, everywhere.
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is a private Christian university in Malibu, California, committed to academic excellence and Christian values. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Pepperdine University serves students and the wider church by preparing men and women for lives of…
Pepperdine University is a private Christian university in Malibu, California, committed to academic excellence and Christian values. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Pepperdine University serves students and the wider church by preparing men and women for lives of purpose, service, and leadership through rigorous scholarship, spiritual formation, and faith-shaped education. Founded in 1937 and rooted in the Christian tradition and Churches of Christ heritage, Pepperdine equips students across Seaver College, the College of Health Science, and its graduate schools in law, business, education and psychology, and public policy. The university’s educational mission emphasizes both intellectual growth and Christ-centered character, helping students pursue vocational excellence while living with conviction, compassion, and a commitment to truth. Through its academic programs,…
Pepperdine University is a private Christian university in Malibu, California, committed to academic excellence and Christian values. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, Pepperdine University serves students and the wider church by preparing men and women for lives of purpose, service, and leadership through rigorous scholarship, spiritual formation, and faith-shaped education.
Founded in 1937 and rooted in the Christian tradition and Churches of Christ heritage, Pepperdine equips students across Seaver College, the College of Health Science, and its graduate schools in law, business, education and psychology, and public policy. The university’s educational mission emphasizes both intellectual growth and Christ-centered character, helping students pursue vocational excellence while living with conviction, compassion, and a commitment to truth.
Through its academic programs, campus community, global learning opportunities, and leadership development, Pepperdine University continues to influence the church and society by shaping graduates for meaningful service in a wide range of fields. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to Christian higher education, biblical values, and equipping future leaders to make a lasting impact in the world.
The Center for Church Leadership
The Center for Church Leadership, now known as the Christian Church Leadership Network, is a ministry organization that helps ministers and churches thrive through leadership development, coaching, care, and practical ministry training. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The…
The Center for Church Leadership, now known as the Christian Church Leadership Network, is a ministry organization that helps ministers and churches thrive through leadership development, coaching, care, and practical ministry training. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Center for Church Leadership serves pastors, church teams, and emerging leaders through cohort-based learning, healthy church resources, ministry training pathways, and tools designed to strengthen both leaders and congregations. Originally launched in Cincinnati and later continued through the Christian Church Leadership Foundation, this ministry has focused on equipping leaders for long-term faithfulness and effectiveness in the church. Its current work includes preaching cohorts, Healthy Church Co-Ops, ministry training, webinars, and leader-care initiatives that help churches build healthier systems, stronger teaching…
The Center for Church Leadership, now known as the Christian Church Leadership Network, is a ministry organization that helps ministers and churches thrive through leadership development, coaching, care, and practical ministry training. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Center for Church Leadership serves pastors, church teams, and emerging leaders through cohort-based learning, healthy church resources, ministry training pathways, and tools designed to strengthen both leaders and congregations.
Originally launched in Cincinnati and later continued through the Christian Church Leadership Foundation, this ministry has focused on equipping leaders for long-term faithfulness and effectiveness in the church. Its current work includes preaching cohorts, Healthy Church Co-Ops, ministry training, webinars, and leader-care initiatives that help churches build healthier systems, stronger teaching ministries, and more sustainable leadership cultures.
Through its commitment to church health, minister encouragement, and practical leadership support, The Center for Church Leadership has continued to serve the Restoration Movement with resources that help churches grow stronger from the inside out. Its partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to equipping Christian leaders, strengthening congregations, and advancing Christ-centered ministry for the good of the church.
The Solomon Foundation
The Solomon Foundation is a leading church extension fund serving churches and ministries across the Restoration Movement. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Solomon Foundation helps fuel church growth by connecting investors with expanding congregations, providing loans, investment…
The Solomon Foundation is a leading church extension fund serving churches and ministries across the Restoration Movement. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Solomon Foundation helps fuel church growth by connecting investors with expanding congregations, providing loans, investment opportunities, and planned giving solutions that strengthen local ministries and support long-term Kingdom impact. Known for its strong commitment to biblical stewardship and practical ministry support, The Solomon Foundation works alongside church leaders who are seeking to grow, build, expand, or take important next steps in their mission. Their work helps congregations access financial resources that can make new facilities, ministry expansion, and community outreach possible. Through its focus on financial partnerships that grow the Kingdom, The Solomon Foundation has…
The Solomon Foundation is a leading church extension fund serving churches and ministries across the Restoration Movement. As a strategic partner of Christian Standard, The Solomon Foundation helps fuel church growth by connecting investors with expanding congregations, providing loans, investment opportunities, and planned giving solutions that strengthen local ministries and support long-term Kingdom impact.
Known for its strong commitment to biblical stewardship and practical ministry support, The Solomon Foundation works alongside church leaders who are seeking to grow, build, expand, or take important next steps in their mission. Their work helps congregations access financial resources that can make new facilities, ministry expansion, and community outreach possible.
Through its focus on financial partnerships that grow the Kingdom, The Solomon Foundation has become an important ally for churches that want to combine faithful vision with wise financial planning. Their partnership with Christian Standard reflects a shared commitment to serving the church, advancing biblical truth, and helping Restoration Movement ministries thrive for the future.
