October 31, 2022
Point University defeated Kentucky Christian University Saturday afternoon on a last-second field goal set up by a string of completions by a freshman quarterback getting his first collegiate start.
October 31, 2022
Chris Philbeck speaks with Daniel Overdorf about his new book, "Preaching: A Simple Approach to the Sacred Task," which comes out next week. Overdorf, who directs the preaching program at Johnson University, says the book is for students, preachers, and lay leaders.
October 28, 2022
After 55 years in ministry, Bob Kastens is convinced every pastor needs a hobby. Kastens' hobby is genealogy. Bob Sartoris (pictured) enjoys woodworking. We also spoke with John Caldwell, Lee Delbridge, and Joshua Persall. (Hobbies included biking, the St. Louis Cardinals, and Hot Wheels cars—not in that order.)
October 27, 2022
"Our missionaries ought not to be pinched for money," Bayard Craig said during his message at a gathering of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society in 1887. "We can not compensate them for loss of friends, or possibly of health, but we can at least see that they are comfortable and that they have facilities for their work."
October 26, 2022
News briefs about a "Declaration and Address" original copy on display, three notable deaths, Mulberry International's efforts in Ukraine, Ends of the Earth Cycling's schedule, and this weekend's big football game (Point University vs. Kentucky Christian University).
October 25, 2022
At Northside Christian Church in Fortson, Ga., children and young adults with disabilities are experiencing the thrill of participating in team sports—some for the very first time—through a new ministry called the Adaptive Sports & Activities Program.
October 24, 2022
The Great Lakes Christian College women’s soccer team polished off its regular season with 3-0 win over Regent University (Virginia Beach, Va.) and is ranked second in the NCCAA DII Coach’s Poll. The squad enters the postseason as defending national champions—a great accomplishment, especially when considering that three years ago the program didn’t exist.
October 22, 2022
Christian churches in Cape Coral and Port Charlotte, Fla., are scrambling to help their congregations and communities recover from Hurricane Ian.
October 21, 2022
This is part 2 of Christian Standard’s interview with Kent Sanders, coauthor of the new book "The Faith of Elvis: A Story Only a Brother Can Tell." Sanders, a former St. Louis Christian College professor, assisted Elvis Presley’s younger stepbrother, Billy Stanley, in telling the inside story of the spiritual life of the “King of Rock and Roll.”
October 20, 2022
As we walked to the church each time my father-in-law would say, “Well, who will preach this time, you or I?” My reply would be, “You may preach this time.” . . .
October 19, 2022
News briefs about ICOM, a new preaching resource from e2, a new campus for Redemption Christian Church, upcoming women's events at Ozark and Manhattan Christian colleges, and Bob Russell's take on Halloween.
October 18, 2022
Gary Cox has been in Fort Myers, Fla., for 33 years. He’s been through a handful of hurricanes. But he’s never seen anything like the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. “This is just widespread devastation,” said the co-lead pastor of First Christian Church in Fort Myers. . . .
October 18, 2022
A lot of whiskers hit the floor at the finale of “The Beard Off” fundraising event to raise scholarship monies for Great Lakes Christian College. Every competitor who was able to attend the event Saturday went under the razor. In total, The Beard Off raised $22,190, said event organizer Caleb Weller on Monday morning.
October 17, 2022
Kent Fillinger shares four action steps your church’s leaders can take to help prompt people to take the next step in their generosity journey.
October 14, 2022
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.
October 13, 2022
"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."
October 12, 2022
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.
October 11, 2022
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.
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.
October 7, 2022
"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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