April 30, 2006
What Campus Ministry Did for Me
Stefanie Rowe, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Christian Student Fellowship, campus ministry, college freshmen, small group Bible study, Omaha Nebraska,
Series: Featured
April 30, 2006
Your Church’s Campus Ministry
College students need a church family when they’re away from home. Greg Swinney shares practical ideas—from Adopt-A-Student to service opportunities—that help congregations communicate, “You matter here,” and connect students into lasting relationships.
April 23, 2006
Our Colleges in Historical Perspective
A survey of how Restoration Movement colleges moved from the margins to the mainstream—through accreditation, expanded curricula, shifting campus influence, and changing loyalties—while facing financial pressure and renewed questions of mission and distinctiveness.
April 23, 2006
Christian Colleges in the Twenty-first Century
Gary Weedman examines three higher-education trends impacting Christian colleges: shifting demographics, rising costs, and new providers. Drawing on Ten Trends in Higher Education and presidential interviews, he outlines challenges and strategic responses for church-connected institutions.
Christian Colleges, 2005-06 (chart)
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April 23, 2006
Listening and Learning
Phil LeMaster reflects on early ministry missteps and the lasting value of learning from seasoned preachers. He shares five practical lessons—from discipline and servanthood to prayer, availability, and embracing interruptions as God’s opportunities.
April 16, 2006
Merciful and Mighty
By Jackina Stark When I was a young girl, I would swing high into the blue sky on summer afternoons, singing over and over the first verse of “Holy, Holy, Holy.” I sang of a truth that I barely understood but a truth that became the foundation of my life: the holy God is both “merciful and mighty.” I learned that song at the church where my parents sent us children on Sunday mornings. It wasn”t too many years before this merciful and mighty God saved my parents from a second divorce for each of them and a variety of
April 16, 2006
Bargain Basement Salvation
Salvation is free to us because Jesus paid the price, but discipleship has no discounts. Ralph Shead challenges readers to stop shopping for bargains and to follow Jesus with full commitment.
April 16, 2006
Reclaiming Peter’s Radical Response to Jesus
Jim Dalrymple urges churches to recover the radical meaning of the Good Confession in Matthew 16. Peter’s declaration draws a line of loyalty and carries responsibilities that must be lived out, not merely repeated.
April 16, 2006
Seamless, Polished, Professional
A worship leader recounts “messy” but deeply anointed moments, including a special-needs drama and a heartfelt Communion meditation, urging churches to plan excellent worship that is also inclusive and authentic.
April 9, 2006
MEGACHURCH PROFILE/Web Only: Adventure Christian Church
Adventure Christian Church grew rapidly from its earliest days to a major campus in Roseville, California. After years of fast growth, leaders are pausing to clarify vision, strengthen systems, and keep evangelism and compassionate outreach central.
April 9, 2006
MEGACHURCH PROFILE: SouthBrook Christian Church
SouthBrook Christian Church embraced “less is more,” pruning complexity and focusing on mission clarity. Learn how strategic simplicity, multisite ministry, and “Water Cooler Weekends” helped fuel remarkable growth and community.
April 9, 2006
MEGACHURCH PROFILE: Mountain Christian Church
Founded in 1824, Mountain Christian Church blends longstanding community trust with a future-focused mission. Leaders emphasize conversion growth through preaching, worship, and community service, supported by a robust small-group system and a strategic church plant in White Marsh.
MEGACHURCH PROFILE: Pantano Christian Church
Pantano Christian Church in Tucson has pursued a multi-year pastoral transition plan while shifting to collaborative leadership, expanding small groups, and launching church-planting efforts locally and internationally.
MEGACHURCHES: The Coach in the Pulpit
A college coaching analogy frames the pressures on megachurch senior ministers, the dynamics of icon culture, and research on tenure and growth. The article argues churches should begin succession planning earlier to ensure healthier transitions.
April 9, 2006
MEGACHURCHES: A Mega-Summary of Our Churches
A statistical snapshot of emerging megachurches and megachurches in Christian churches and churches of Christ, highlighting 2005 attendance trends, baptisms, multisite growth, staffing ratios, and facility and finance benchmarks for churches of every size.
April 9, 2006
MEGACHURCHES: Facts & Figures
Core 2005 statistics for megachurches and emerging megachurches in the Christian churches/churches of Christ, including attendance totals, growth rates, fastest-growing churches, baptism rates, and a state-by-state snapshot.
CHRISTIAN STANDARD AT 140: It Fills a Hole in the Sky
Ben Cachiaras reflects on The Christian Standard’s 140 years, using a willow tree metaphor to show why the magazine remains a vital hub for communication, conversation, and encouragement across the movement.
April 2, 2006
CHRISTIAN STANDARD AT 140: 140 Years of Leadership
By Henry E. Webb Seven score years ago (to borrow Abraham Lincoln”s reckoning) CHRISTIAN STANDARD was launched in Cleveland, Ohio. It was at a time when the nation was facing a critical period of transition. The terrible Civil War had just ended. The South was defeated, demoralized, and impoverished. In contrast, the North was on the brink of a new era that would bring vigorous industrial expansion and technological leadership to part of the nation. If the South faced postwar depression, the North entered a time of prosperity and progressive expansion. Hitherto divided over slavery and war, the nation would
April 2, 2006
CHRISTIAN STANDARD AT 140: 25 Years as the Editor
By Sam E. Stone I can”t remember just when I started reading CHRISTIAN STANDARD. My dad subscribed to it for many years. Each week it arrived at our home in Clovis, New Mexico. I do know for sure that I was reading it regularly when I was a teenager. The evidence for that is my letter to the editor that was published on August 28, 1954. At that time the venerable W. R. Walker wrote a weekly column, “The Counselor”s Question Box.” In it he responded to questions and comments from the readers. I wrote in to take exception to
