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Whatever Happened to the Invitation?
After visiting seven churches without hearing a single invitation to accept Christ, Mark Atteberry explains why he continues offering gospel invitations and shares the remarkable Sunday when 12…
What College Didn’t Teach Me About Children’s Ministry
Ryan Frank reflects on lessons learned in children’s ministry, from volunteer challenges and parent partnerships to changing trends, training creativity, and the importance of never stopping learning.
Making a Difference
Leaders from Christ’s Church at Mason share practical advice for planning Vacation Bible School, teaching Jesus’ parables, leading worship, and using Standard Publishing’s “Main Street” VBS curriculum.
VBS Changes Lives
This brief reflection invites readers to remember how Vacation Bible School songs, crafts, Bible stories, and volunteers planted seeds of faith that can blossom years later.
Generation of the Ethiopian Eunuch
Jeff Arthur reflects on Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch to show why Christians must help spiritually curious people understand Scripture and come to know Jesus.
The Cure for Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Jon Weatherly warns that practical preaching can unintentionally feed moralistic therapeutic deism unless every biblical message remains organically connected to the cross.
Choosing What You Remember
Brian Giese reflects on the spiritual value of intentional memorization, especially Scripture memory, and explains how regular review can strengthen faith, ministry, and daily Christian living.
A Book Like No Other
Why should we trust the Bible? Ward Patterson explores Scripture's worldwide influence, fulfilled prophecies, archaeological evidence, remarkable preservation, and enduring power to guide and transform lives.
What Should We Believe About Hell?
Glen Elliott considers two views of Hell and urges Christians to handle disputable doctrinal matters with Scripture, humility, liberty, and love.
The Lasting Influence of a Small Church
Seven men shaped by Black Oak Church of Christ returned to thank the small Indiana congregation that baptized them and helped inspire decades of ministry influence around the…
Index to CHRISTIAN STANDARD for 2010
The 2010 CHRISTIAN STANDARD index helps readers research printed copies by topic, author, and columnist, with a direct link to the annual PDF index.
Regrafting: A Matter of Motivation
Ken Swatman urges struggling churches to pursue renewal through prayerful vision, clear purpose, honest self-assessment, and a deeper understanding of their congregation’s unique DNA.
Family Resemblance
Teresa Schantz Williams reflects on the strengths she discovered in a cappella churches of Christ, including servant leadership, active elders, congregational worship, and bridges within the Restoration family.
A Ministry Based on Proverbs
Javan Rowe draws from Proverbs to show how prayer, organization, and persistence can help ministries endure hard times while remaining faithful to God’s direction.
Worthy of Honor
Terry O’Casey reflects on Mary mother of Jesus as a young woman marked by poverty, displacement, motherhood, sorrow, and faithful endurance—and calls Christians to honor her rightly.
