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Here is a column about aging by our friend Dr. Robert F. Hull Jr., a longtime seminary professor who passed away on Saturday. Hull wrote: “It is more important to live wisely than to live long.”
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Help Wanted
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Churches in Georgia, Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania have posted ads for ministers thus far in January. Additionally, Johnson University is looking to hire a new professor of counseling.
Sun & Sands: Minister Glad He Answered Call to Serve in Hawaii
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When Bryan Sands answered the call to serve with Kaimuki Christian Church in Hawaii, he was following two ministers who served a combined 57 years. Sands hasn’t regretted the move . . .
Longtime Seminary Professor Robert Hull Dies (Plus News Briefs)
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Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan reported via Facebook that longtime professor of Greek and New Testament Dr. Robert F. Hull Jr. died on Saturday. (Also briefs about Christian college students returning for spring semester, an interview with Ability Ministry’s president, and more.)
Churches Encouraged to Complete Our Annual Survey
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All independent Christian churches and churches of Christ are encouraged to participate in Christian Standard’s annual survey, which is now available.
Ohio Church’s Stephen Ministry Connecting Caregivers with Those in Need
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Tri-Village Christian Church in Pataskala, Ohio, has started a Stephen Ministry in which 18 lay members of the congregation have been trained to provide basic one-on-one Christian care to people in need of support.
News Briefs for Jan. 12
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The work of speed painter Cody Sabol—an alum of Kentucky Christian University—was featured on ESPN’s Monday Night Football telecast last week. Plus the 2022 conference dates for ICOM, Spire, Exponential, and more.
In Farewell Sermon at Plainfield, Steve White Shares ‘Why I Love the Church’
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Steve White preached his farewell sermon Sunday after serving with Plainfield (Ind.) Christian Church for 34 years. In that sermon, he shared the reasons he loves the church, and specifically, why he loves Plainfield Christian.
Throwback Thursday: ‘Why Do Preachers Want Crowds?’ (1941)
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“We have so long listened to prattle about the sermon being a work of art that we have come to believe it,” Joseph H. Dampier wrote in 1941. “The sermon should not be a work of art; it should be a tool and the art should be the work it accomplishes.”