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News briefs about ICOM, a new preaching resource from e2, a new campus for Redemption Christian Church, upcoming women’s events at Ozark and Manhattan Christian colleges, and Bob Russell’s take on Halloween.
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First Christian of Fort Myers, IDES Engaged in Hurricane Ian Relief
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Gary Cox has been in Fort Myers, Fla., for 33 years. He’s been through a handful of hurricanes. But he’s never seen anything like the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. “This is just widespread devastation,” said the co-lead pastor of First Christian Church in Fort Myers. . . .
‘Beard Off’ Participants Sacrifice Whiskers for GLCC Scholarships
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A lot of whiskers hit the floor at the finale of “The Beard Off” fundraising event to raise scholarship monies for Great Lakes Christian College. Every competitor who was able to attend the event Saturday went under the razor. In total, The Beard Off raised $22,190, said event organizer Caleb Weller on Monday morning.
Generosity Action Steps for Church Leaders
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Kent Fillinger shares four action steps your church’s leaders can take to help prompt people to take the next step in their generosity journey.
Former SLCC Prof Coauthors ‘The Faith of Elvis’: An Interview with Kent Sanders (Part 1)
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Former St. Louis Christian College worship arts professor Kent Sanders has coauthored the just-released “The Faith of Elvis: A Story Only a Brother Can Tell” with Billy Stanley, stepbrother to Elvis Presley. We interviewed Sanders about his transition from professor to writer and what he learned about the spiritual life of Elvis.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Restoration Movement: Then and Now’ (1984)
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“With the passage of years the movement . . . has been identified with restoration, not unity,” Lewis Foster wrote in 1984. “In fact, with many, this early essential unity thrust of the movement has been allowed to drift out of sight compared with the place it once occupied.”
Bob Scott, 95, a Longtime Minister in Midwest, Dies (Plus News Briefs)
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Robert A. “Bob” Scott, 95, of Joplin, Mo., who ministered in Christian churches for decades, died Sept. 19, 2022. Mr. Scott is the father of Mark Scott, who writes our weekly Lookout Bible lessons, and four other sons: Dan, Phil, Tom, and Tim. Also briefs about Restoration Appreciation week at GLCC, the Midwest Ministers’ Retreat at LCU, Homecoming at Point U, and more.
SECC’s ‘More Proactive’ Ordination Process Bearing Fruit
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Three years ago, Southeast Christian Church in Kentucky added more structure to its efforts to ordain people into ministry. Since then, it has ordained 90 people.
Southeast Christian’s Residency Program Experiences Post-Pandemic Growth
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Southeast Christian Church’s 215 Residency program—which gives residents firsthand ministry experience along with a deep dive into biblical study and spiritual formation—has recovered and grown since COVID-19.