News & Updates

Funeral for Mike Mack: ‘We Lost Him Too Soon’ (Plus News Briefs)

A few hundred people gathered Saturday morning at Northeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., for Christian Standard editor Michael C. Mack’s funeral service. Mike died of a blood…

Funeral Arrangements & Obituary Information for Editor Mike Mack

A funeral service for Christian Standard editor Michael C. Mack, 63, who died Aug. 24, will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Northeast Christian Church…

September/October 2023

White Flag Church to Open New Facility Sept. 10 (Plus News Briefs)

The grand opening of White Flag Church’s new 45,000-square-foot facility in St. Louis will take place Sept. 10. The facility is located just south of the church’s current…

Mike, You Will Be Missed

Late last week, my friend Mike Mack, the editor of Christian Standard, died toward the tail-end of a weeklong mountain biking adventure. I texted him on Thursday morning:…

Mike Mack, 63, Was Always Willing to Step Out in Faith

Christian Standard editor Michael C. Mack, who died Thursday, wasn’t afraid to step out in faith. He switched from Catholicism to New Testament Christianity in his early 20s,…

Remembering Our Editor, Mike Mack (1960–2023)

"It’s very hard to put into words my feelings upon hearing of the passing of Christian Standard editor Mike Mack on Thursday, Aug. 24," publisher Jerry Harris writes.…

News Briefs for August 23

Briefs from churches in Tennessee, Texas, and Iowa, along with items about an opportunity for high schoolers to take a Biblical Interpretation course for college credit (at a…

Christian Standard Opens Portal to Archived Issues (Plus News Briefs)

A treasure trove of archived issues of Christian Standard going back to 2001 is now available to readers and researchers. . . . Also briefs about ICOM, SpireConference,…

Former IDES Executive Director Rick Jett Dies

Rick Jett, who was associated with IDES (International Disaster Emergency Service) for almost four decades, and who led the mission agency for 19 years as executive director before…

Riggins Named President of The Solomon Foundation (Plus News Briefs)

Ryan Riggins has joined The Solomon Foundation as president. He will work closely with CEO Doug Crozier to ensure the vision of the fast-growing church extension fund is…

Chris DeWelt Retires as President of College Press (Plus News Briefs)

Chris DeWelt has retired as president of College Press Publishing, a company founded by his father, Don DeWelt, 64 years ago. . . . SpireConference plans preconference options.…

Sexuality, Gender Identity Issues ‘Not Regularly Being Addressed from Pulpit,’ Survey Finds (Plus News Briefs)

In May, Dr. Jody Owens, professor of Bible and congregational ministry at Johnson University, conducted a brief survey of Christian leaders on issues of sexuality and gender identity,…

Stories of Faith and ‘Plain Old Discipleship’

July/August 2023