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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul” is painful to watch on several levels. It’s a depressing mockumentary of a fallen megachurch pastor and his wife attempting to rebuild their church after a sexual scandal. . . .
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Christian individuals and ministries are working together with the goal of raising the necessary funds to install 10 mini-pitch turf soccer fields in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The first two fields were installed by a joint team of U.S. and Kenyan workers this spring.
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Churches in Eastern Kentucky will gather for “Together for the Mountains” from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next Tuesday at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville, Ky. The new summit aims to celebrate faith and fellowship with folks from across the region. Plus briefs from Milligan University, CICM, Louisville Bible College, and more.
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Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan has created a pathway for students to gain paid ministry experience by partnering with churches in the Johnson City, Tenn., area.