News & Updates delivers timely reporting and important announcements relevant to church leaders and the Restoration Movement community. Explore articles covering ministry developments, events, organizational news, and updates that impact churches, leaders, and readers of The Christian Standard. You’ll find information on conferences, initiatives, partnerships, and significant stories shaping the life of the church today. Check back regularly to stay informed and connected to what’s happening across the movement and within The Christian Standard network.
December 1, 2021
Over the past several months, Mattoon (Ill.) Christian Church moved because of an arson fire and Compass Christian Church (Council Bluffs, Iowa) moved when two key developments occurred within 24 hours. Also briefs from ICOM and Milligan University.
November 17, 2021
Five Christian churches came together Friday to serve more than 700 meals to healthcare workers at Baptist Health Corbin, a 273-bed hospital in Corbin, Ky. Plus briefs about Boulevard Christian Church, Essex, Md.; Community Christian Church in Downers Grove, Ill.; Central Christian College of the Bible; and more.
November 10, 2021
TCM is sponsoring its second PrayerFast event from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday. Individuals and groups are invited to register and participate via a link at TCM’s website. Also, stories from Hope International University, Central Christian College of the Bible, and more.
November 8, 2021
Pastor and teacher Mark E. Moore is releasing a follow-up to his popular "Core 52" books next week. "Quest 52: A Fifteen-Minute-a-Day Yearlong Pursuit of Jesus" will be released Nov. 16, along with a “Student Edition” version of the book.
November 3, 2021
News briefs about a Christian grandparenting seminar at Johnson University Florida, a Woman's World Conference sponsored by Manhattan Christian College, a virtual library of church-planting material, and more.
November 1, 2021
By Tyler McKenzie Every minister frustrated with their congregation, every person leaving their church, and every millennial who is deconstructing needs to read the opening chapter on community in Dietrich Bonhoeffer’sLife Together. It might save your ministry, your membership, or even your faith. Our communities feel irreparably broken right now. The last 18 months have been relationally traumatic. Most of us have “had it out”—at least once—with someone we love. Maybe it was on the family text thread, over dinner one night, or in the comments section of social media. Or maybe you didn’t have it out. Maybe their outrageous
October 27, 2021
Milligan University held a dedication for the McMahan Student Center last week and launched a fundraising campaign over Homecoming weekend. Also briefs from Point University, Johnson University, Boise Bible College, Southside Christian Church (Fort Myers, Fla.), Norwin Christian Church (North Huntingdon, Pa.), and more.
October 21, 2021
Thousands of people and scores of churches who have been praying for Charlie Russell during his two-month battle with COVID pneumonia received very encouraging reports in recent days.
October 20, 2021
A gunman who shot his estranged wife and killed her male acquaintance at a Carthage, Mo., motel on Aug. 1, 2020, before being arrested the next day—a Sunday morning—at First Christian Church in Lamar, Mo., has pleaded guilty to two felonies. Plus briefs about Fred Gray, First Christian Church (Johnson City, Tenn.), and more.
September 29, 2021
News briefs from First Christian Church (Johnson City, Tenn.), IDES, Cedar Falls (Iowa) Christian Church, East Union Christian Church (Atlanta, Ind.), and more.
September 22, 2021
Broadway Christian Church (Lexington, Ky.), Central City Christian Church (Joplin, Mo.) and Jefferson Street Christian Church (Lincoln, Ill.) all are reporting significant anniversaries. Also, news briefs from Ozark Christian College, Galilee Christian Church, and more.
September 1, 2021
Thousands are praying for Charlie Russell . . . plus updates on Team Expansion's efforts to help Afghans and efforts to plant churches in New England. And much more . . .
August 25, 2021
Point University graduate and trustee Marvin Bussey is featured on a new mural in East Point, Ga., that pays tribute to “Atlanta’s Finest.” Plus briefs from Ozark Christian College, Mountain Mission School, IDES, and more.
August 20, 2021
A survey of Christian church ministries serving Haiti shows that many are lending a hand in the aftermath of the earthquake and tropical storm that have rocked that nation.
August 18, 2021
The Midwest Ministers' Retreat & Summit is set for Oct. 25-26, and the National Preaching Summit is scheduled for March 7-8, 2022. Also items about Jack Cottrell battling cancer, Fortville (Ind.) Christian Church's 150th anniversary, and more.
August 16, 2021
Christian church-affiliated ministries in Haiti are requesting prayer in the aftermath of a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake the struck that island nation Saturday.
August 4, 2021
Milligan University student-athlete Megan Jastrab won a bronze medal in the Women's Team Pursuit Tuesday as part of the U.S. Women's Cycling team at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Plus briefs about the Stone-Campbell Journal, the death of Murray Hollis, and Ozark Christian College's upcoming Branson Conference.)
July 28, 2021
Today is David Faust’s 25th anniversary of writing a weekly column focusing on God’s Word and Christian faith. On this date—July 28, 1996—Faust’s first column appeared in the pages of The Lookout magazine. "I view writing as an extension of my ministry," Faust says.
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