October 6, 2022
Christian individuals and ministries are working together with the goal of raising the necessary funds to install 10 mini-pitch turf soccer fields in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The first two fields were installed by a joint team of U.S. and Kenyan workers this spring.
October 5, 2022
Churches in Eastern Kentucky will gather for “Together for the Mountains” from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next Tuesday at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville, Ky. The new summit aims to celebrate faith and fellowship with folks from across the region. Plus briefs from Milligan University, CICM, Louisville Bible College, and more.
Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan has created a pathway for students to gain paid ministry experience by partnering with churches in the Johnson City, Tenn., area.
October 3, 2022
Much of Florida is recovering from a direct hit by Hurricane Ian last week. Here’s a sampling of what some Christian churches and agencies in Florida have posted on their websites and via Facebook in the past few days. (We are continuing to update this article.)
September 30, 2022
This week, more than 1,000 leaders from our Restoration Movement tribe gathered in Orlando, Fla., for the fourth-annual SpireConference. Of course, this was not the only thing occurring in Florida this week. Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, on Day Two of Spire’s scheduled three-day gathering. . . .
September 29, 2022
Dr. Jack Cottrell, professor of theology at Cincinnati Christian University for 48 years, died Sept. 16, 2022. He was 84. In addition to writing 43 books, Dr. Cottrell also wrote numerous articles for Christian Standard. This one, titled "Inerrancy—Does It Really Matter?" was published nearly 40 years ago.
September 28, 2022
Dr. Richard D. Hogan, 88, died Tuesday in Bella Vista, Ark. He was a longtime minister with First Christian Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and then with NewLife Christian Church in Bella Vista, Ark. He served as president of the 1990 North American Christian Convention and was a longtime member of the Publishing Committee at Standard Publishing.
September 27, 2022
David Fincher describes five common reasons students give for not attending college and five reasons students give for not attending a Christian college. Each reason is followed by a thoughtful response that can be used to start a discussion with potential students.
September 26, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced Tavriski Christian Institute to move from Kherson to western Ukraine. But as it marks its 25th anniversary, TCI has continued the work of training students for ministry, while also performing incredible humanitarian work.
September 23, 2022
More than a dozen men are effectively auctioning away their whiskers to raise scholarship monies for Great Lakes Christian College. "Beard Off" participants include president Frank Weller, GLCC trustee Duke Gray; VP Greg Stauffer; Richard Westerlund, athletic director and men’s basketball coach; and alum/preacher CJ Powell, among others. Contribute funds for participants to either "Shave" or "Keep" their beards.
September 22, 2022
When Henry Holub moved to Spokane, Wash., in early 2020 to minister with Northside Church of Christ, a noninstrumental church, one of his first orders of business was to meet with Troy Burns, pastor of Sunrise Church of Christ, an independent Christian church. That meeting has led to a growing partnership between their churches that transcends their differences.
September 21, 2022
News briefs about Ozark Christian College's Preaching-Teaching Convention in February 2023, RENEW.org's National Gathering on Oct. 4, Beacon Church in New Hampshire, and more.
September 21, 2022
Good News Productions, International has completed the sale of a building that houses two studios in Joplin, Mo., to Christ In Youth in a deal should advance the work of both ministries.
September 20, 2022
Tom Claibourne writes: "Since Dr. Jack Cottrell's passing last Friday, I’m sure some have expressed dismay that we have lost not only a good man of God, but a strong, biblical voice still so desperately needed in the Restoration Movement and the wider church world. But is the voice of a truly great teacher ever completely silenced? I think not . . ."
September 19, 2022
A Christian editor shares how his life changed forever when he attended a once-a-week class on the Holy Spirit that Jack Cottrell offered at his church during a six-week span in the early 1980s. (Dr. Cottrell died Sept. 16 after a long battle with cancer.)
September 19, 2022
Andrey told me stories of the Nazi occupation of their region during World War II, and how the German army used the building as a prison, and that many prisoners were hanged there. . . . We all assumed it could never happen again . . . and yet Russian occupiers have turned life in the city into a torturous reminder of those old horrors.
September 17, 2022
On Friday evening, after a long battle with cancer, Jack Cottrell, 84, passed from earth to heaven. Dr. Cottrell was professor of theology at Cincinnati Christian University for 48 years. Throughout his life, Dr. Cottrell enjoyed helping others come to a clearer and more specific understanding of biblical and doctrinal issues . . .
September 16, 2022
Alberta Bible College is celebrating its 90th anniversary this weekend with three days of festivities beginning today (Sept. 16).
September 14, 2022
U.S. News & World Report's "Best College's" issue includes Milligan, Johnson, and William Jessup universities, among others. Also, briefs about Intentional Churches, Ozark Christian College, and Del Harris's enshrinement in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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