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The merger of Central Christian College of the Bible, Moberly, Mo., and St. Louis Christian College, Florissant, Mo., was officially completed Dec. 5 with acceptance of the merger agreement by the Missouri Secretary of State.
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News Briefs for January 18
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Traders Point Christian Church has purchased land for a new campus in Fishers, Ind. Also, 9/11 hero’s father helps honor servant leaders at Milligan University, and a Church Leaders’ Conference is planned at Lincoln Christian University on Feb. 18.
‘Pressing On’ Conference Planned for ‘Seasoned’ Ministers, Missionaries
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Kairos Benevolence Fund and International Conference on Missions are combining to “jointly power” Pressing On: A Conference of Encouragement for Ministers and Missionaries, set for May 9 to 11. The conference’s goal is to encourage ministers to do what Paul describes in Philippians . . . “press on.”
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Booker T. Washington a ‘Campbellist’? (1897)
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In this very brief editorial response from 1897, Christian Standard commends the work of Booker T. Washington and refutes the assertion that he is a “Campbellist.”
News Briefs for January 11
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e2: effective elders is starting a podcast, #IAmAnElder. Ozark Christian College’s Preaching-Teaching Convention is set for Feb. 20-22. Canton Christian Home will continue normal operations despite being sold. Plus more . . .
Churches Encouraged to Complete Our Annual Survey
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Christian Standard’s annual survey of churches is now available! This survey is designed for every Restoration Movement church (Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ). “We have made it much shorter and easier for you to respond [this year],” says editor editor Michael Mack. . . .
Stephanie Freed Shares Her Vision for the 2023 ICOM
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In anticipation of this year’s International Conference On Missions, we asked 2023 president Stephanie Garman Freed to share a bit about herself, the ministry she co-founded, Rapha International, and to explain how that is helping to shape her vision and focus for this year’s conference.
Female Prisoners Earn Ministry Degrees (Plus News Briefs)
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Thirteen women, including eight prisoners, received Master of Arts in Christian Ministry degrees from Lipscomb University in mid-December after taking classes for years on Wednesday nights. Also briefs about Rusty Russell, Stanley Helton, a Gallup survey about chaplains, and more.
‘Living to Serve Another Day’ . . . After a Near-Death Experience with My ‘Gravity Group’
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“I know that my last day could be any day,” Alan Ahlgrim writes. He and four close ministry friends nearly skidded off the side of a mountain road in Colorado not long ago. “By God’s grace, we are living to serve another day.”