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“By the use of such charts people ‘hear the gospel’ by the eye as well as by the ear,” H.F. MacLane wrote in 1897. “And the message of truth is impressed upon the mind in such a way that it will not soon be forgotten.”
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Merger of Two Idaho Churches Fuels Kingdom Growth
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COVID-19 impacted churches everywhere in 2020, but two churches in Boise, Idaho, saw their futures forever altered through a merger that has spurred two years of growth and almost 50 baptisms during 2022.
Deadline Extended for Completing Our Annual Church Survey
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In our quest to collect comprehensive data that accurately reflects our movement, Christian Standard has extended until Feb. 1 the deadline for completing our annual church survey.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The True Standard of Dress’ (1866)
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“We are always excessive when we sacrifice the higher beauty to obtain the lower one,” a Mrs. Stowe wrote in 1866. “A woman who will sacrifice domestic affection, conscience, self-respect, honor, to love of dress, we all agree loves dress too much.” . . .
A Few More Days Remain to Complete Our Annual Church Survey
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Only a few days remain to complete Christian Standard’s annual survey designed for every Restoration Movement church (Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ). The deadline is Monday, Jan. 23.
Merger of CCCB, SLCC Officially Completed
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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.
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.”