November 3, 2026
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The Wide Road Is Still the Wrong Road
David Faust, universalism, salvation, evangelism, George Barna, Unitarian Universalist Church, Restoration Movement, Cincinnati Christian University,
Someone in the Church Family Has Just Died
Marshall Hayden explains funeral ministry pastoral care, offering practical guidance for serving grieving families before, during, and after a funeral while keeping compassion, Christ, and hope at the…
Grief Ministry: How Your Church Can Help
Victor M. Parachin explains how churches can help grieving people through tender compassion, faithful presence, meaningful funeral services, practical assistance, and organized grief ministry.
Words of Life and Death
Larry W. Timm encourages ministers to treat funeral messages as sacred ministry, offering grieving families biblical comfort, personal care, humility, and honest grace.
Reflections of a Public Servant
Rod Roberts reflects on the faith, family, church, and community influences that shaped his life of service and led him to pursue a campaign for governor of Iowa.
Still Declaring and Addressing: Thinking About Thomas Campbell 200 Years Later
Paul M. Blowers reflects on Thomas Campbell, the Great Communion, and the Stone-Campbell Movement’s continuing call to Christian unity, reconciliation, and mission.
A Document for Today
A Stone-Campbell Journal Conference symposium marked the 200th anniversary of Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address, reflecting on Christian unity, missions, emerging church conversations, and the document’s continuing relevance.
It’s Simple!
Terry O'Casey calls churches to recover simple Christianity, shaped by Thomas Campbell’s plea and the ministry pattern of Jesus, rather than complexity, bylaws, and over-programmed systems.
In Communion
C. Robert Wetzel reflects on weekly Communion and Christian unity, recalling congregations, international gatherings, and historic conventions where the Lord’s Supper expressed the oneness believers share in Christ.
Preparing for Ministry, Preparing for Community, Preparing for Change
Robert Wetzel and Michael Sweeney discuss Emmanuel School of Religion’s leadership transition, community-focused seminary education, financial pressures, and the need for deeper theological formation in churches.
A Look at This Year’s NACC: Grace Week
Steve Reeves reflects on the 2009 NACC in Louisville, highlighting grace-filled preaching, practical workshops, worship with Casting Crowns, and the lasting value of face-to-face ministry connections.
A Look at This Year’s NACC: I’m Glad I Was There!
Clay D. Perkins reflects on the 2009 NACC, describing meetings, friendships, “holy hugs,” preaching, and the convention’s role in encouraging leaders and preparing future ministers.
A Look at This Year’s NACC: Going Home
Thomas F. Jones Jr. reflects on the North American Christian Convention as a yearly homecoming where friends, ministry partners, former students, and church planting leaders reconnect.
“Whatsoever” Prayer
Greg Pruett explains prayer as strategy, showing how persistent, faithful, unified, and specific prayer can align ministry with Jesus’ purposes and help believers recognize God’s answers.
Full Circle
Southland Christian Church’s Circles of Influence program serves Lexington through school partnerships, local ministry collaborations, and Refuge Medical Clinics offering care to uninsured neighbors.
