#IAmAnElder is the latest podcast offered by e2: effective elders. Dr. Gary Johnson, e2 executive director, and Dr. Billy Strother, associate VP of graduate & ministries studies with Central Christian College of the Bible, Moberly, Mo., will take a deep dive into topics concerning elder governance and what the Bible says about elders. A new program will release the 15th of each month on YouTube, Facebook, and Spotify; each podcast will feature guest elders and pastors. Elders may email [email protected] for free #IAmAnElder stickers for your elder team.
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Ozark Christian College’s Preaching-Teaching Convention is slated for Feb. 20-22. The theme is “Unsung Heroes.” Speakers will include Rick Atchley, Nikomas Perez, Beth DeFazio, Adam Jones, Tom Ellsworth, and Scott Nickell. Matt Giebler will lead Bible study. Register to attend in person ($130) or virtually ($50). Go to occ.edu.
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The Canton Christian Home has been sold to The Solomon Foundation, a church extension fund, which is leasing the complex back to the retirement facility so it can continue operating as before, but at a significant cost savings, the Canton (Ohio) Repository reported.
CCH effectively has replaced a large mortgage payment with a smaller rental fee, said Robert Nickoson, president of the retirement facility’s board. “Our payment is about a third of what it was before,” he told the newspaper.
CCH has 75 certified beds, according to Medicare, along with apartments, assisted living, and short-term rehabilitation, the Repository reported.
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Manhattan (Kan.) Christian College will host its 46th Women’s World Conference Feb. 24-25. This year’s theme is “Unshakeable: Standing on His Promises.” Keynote speaker Mary Shannon will share that it doesn’t matter what happens politically, morally, socially, or economically in the world if we have Christ living in us. Early registration (by Jan. 31) is $95. Learn more at mccks.edu.
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A report titled “Faith after the Pandemic” from the Survey Center on American Life reported that one-third of Americans never attend church.
“The number of Americans who became completely disconnected from a place of worship increased significantly over the past few years,” the report stated. “Before the pandemic, one in four Americans [25 percent] reported that they never attended religious services. By spring 2022, that share increased to 33 percent.”
Clicking on this link will automatically download the full report.
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The Times-Herald of Washington, Ind., published a great “Looking Back” photo from 1909 of “Sunday School Class #9 of the First Christian Church in Washington, Indiana” in recent days. The children and their teacher sport fancy clothes but rather serious countenances.
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