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Christians gathered at The Lexington Cemetery in 1909 to hear J.W. McGarvey offer his recollections of eight “pioneer preachers” who are buried there, including John T. Johnson, Raccoon John Smith, Robert Milligan, and more. (Part 2)
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During 2023, NewThing was “able to start and sustain 1,059 church planting networks and helped plant 22,663 new churches!” according to the organization’s annual report. . . . Also briefs about the Mid-Winter Rally for missionaries and Christians in Europe, the upcoming Preaching-Teaching Convention at Ozark Christian College, and more.
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The Christian Standard Annual Survey of Churches is now available! We encourage all Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ to complete it by Friday, Jan. 26. It takes just a few minutes . . .
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“Minister shortages. Closing churches. Struggling theology schools,” The Christian Chronicle wrote in a recent editorial. “All are happening in Churches of Christ in the U.S., which raises the question: Is the restoration plea still valid?” . . .
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Christians gathered at The Lexington Cemetery in 1909 to hear J.W. McGarvey offer his recollections of eight “pioneer preachers” who are buried there, including John T. Johnson, Raccoon John Smith, Robert Milligan, and more. (Part 1)
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MACU Rwanda has graduated its first two students. Also briefs about Johnson University Florida, ICOM, a Woman’s World Conference at Manhattan Christian College, and more. . . .
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Tavriski Christian Institute evacuated Kherson, Ukraine, soon after the Russian invasion in 2022, but TCI did not abandon the people of Kherson. TCI has helped evacuate hundreds from that area, and it continues to feed people there and help with recovery from a flood. . . .
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“Someone ought to say a good word for the small church,” Joseph H. Dampier wrote in 1981. “The reported observation of Abraham Lincoln that the Lord must love the common people because He made so many of them could be applied to small churches because there are so many of them.” . . .
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After an interesting introduction to Christian publishing, Diane Stortz served in the field for 50 years, enjoying success as an editor, freelance writer, and author. She retired in 2023. (Former Christian Standard editor Mark A. Taylor, who served with Diane at Standard Publishing for several years, wrote this article.)