Organizations & Events

Lilly Awards Grants to Christian Colleges to Boost Preaching Efforts

Four schools aligned with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ have been awarded grants totaling almost $5 million from the Lilly Endowment’s Compelling Preaching Initiative. Among the schools…

MACU’s New Heritage Hall to Open This Month

After three long years, Mid-Atlantic Christian University is on the cusp of opening its new classroom building. The original Heritage Hall suffered a partial collapse back in September 2020…

Ozark Reaches $5.9 Million Goal (Plus News Briefs)

Supporters have helped Ozark Christian College meet the $5.9 million goal for its Ready To Go campaign which targets three initiatives. . . . Plus briefs about SpireConference…

‘One Body’ Marks 40 Years of Promoting Christian Unity

"One Body," edited by Victor Knowles, has promoted the unity of all Christians for the sake of world evangelism (as Jesus prayed for in John 17:21) for 40…

TCM Begins Training for Chaplaincy Certificate

TCM recognized some folks already ministering to the needs of people inside war-affected Ukraine—and elsewhere—would benefit from chaplaincy training, so they developed a graduate certificate in chaplaincy. . .…

Lincoln Christian University Reduces Debt, But Enrollment Remains a Challenge

Lincoln Christian University is entering the second year of a massive overhaul of its educational model. And it’s doing so with a mixed bag of early results. . .…

GLCC Working to Shore Up Finances While On HLC Probation

Great Lakes Christian College has been busy cutting expenses and raising funds as it works to remedy issues that caused it to be sanctioned by its accrediting agency,…

The Esther Project Shop Gives Hope to Artisans

Johnson University’s New ‘Creaturely Theology’ Course Stirs Controversy

A new class at Johnson University examines God’s care for the nonhuman world—and is catching a degree of criticism for it. Dr. Joe Gordon, professor of theology, said…

Florida Ministry School, GLCC Announce Partnership

The Advance Center for Ministry Training in Kissimmee, Fla., and Great Lakes Christian College, Lansing, Mich., have articulated a transfer agreement that will enable Advance graduates to complete…

Jessup University Athletics Moving Up to Division II (Plus News Briefs)

William Jessup University, Rocklin, Calif., has been accepted to compete in NCAA Division II. . . . Plus briefs from CampusPastor.com, Harding University, and more . . .

Beale Takes Helm of Christian Churches Pension Plan

W. Todd Beale succeeded Reggie Hundley as CEO/administrator of the Christian Churches Pension Plan (CCPP) on July 1, and he is continuing the effort to increase visibility of…

SCJ, Universities Recognize Promising Scholars (Plus News Briefs)

Eighteen students were honored this spring with Stone-Campbell Journal Promising Scholar Awards. Faculty selected these students as the most promising of their graduating class to succeed at their…

Onward Christian Academy Seeks Students from RM Churches

Jim Macdonald's quest to provide a solid education for his three daughters in the 1980s has grown and morphed through the years into Onward Christian Academy, an affordable…

Smith Appreciative of Johnson U’s Efforts to Save Florida Christian College

Brian D. Smith is grieving the announcement that Johnson University Florida will close next summer, but he appreciates that Johnson University answered the call from Florida Christian College…