October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
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10 Reasons to Send a Student to Christian College for a Year
David Fincher writes, "I have met innumerable donors, volunteers, lifelong ministers, and other Christian leaders who have this in common: They attended a Christian college planning to stay…
Christian Standard UpdatesNews Briefs for Aug. 17
In these briefs we feature news about Encounter, a support and recovery ministry at the Elizabethtown (Ky.) Campus of Southeast Christian Church, and also an Adaptive Sports and…
Christian Standard UpdatesShare Your Hobby with Us
If you have an interesting hobby and serve in ministry with a Christian Church or Church of Christ—or know of a friend who checks those boxes—would you share…
Indiana Preacher Faces ‘Trials and Tribulations’ after Batmobile Shop Raided
A California news outlet reports that the raid and subsequent criminal charges against a 57-year-old preacher and Batmobile maker were part of a favor to an angry Batmobile…
Christian Colleges Reap Benefits from Summer Sports Camps
Christian college athletics are a massive investment of time and effort for athletes and coaches during the school year, but programs never quite shut off in the summer.…
Have You Seen . . . ‘Elvis’?
The life story of Elvis Presley emerges as narrated by Colonel Tom Parker, who exploited and enriched himself by manipulating the "King of Rock and Roll" and his…
10 Louisville Churches Unite to Serve 40 Local Schools . . . So that the World May Believe
This past weekend, more than 1,000 volunteers from 10 churches united to serve over 40 schools throughout the Louisville, Ky., community. Although each church served their respective schools…
Communion Survey Results: Prepackaged Cups Widely Used (and That’s Likely to Continue)
A little more than half of the respondents (54 percent) reported their church uses the prepackaged Communion cups (with juice and bread sealed in a single container, purchased…
TSF Achieves $1 Billion in Assets (Plus Other News Briefs)
Doug Crozier of The Solomon Foundation announced recently that the church extension fund has achieved $1 billion in assets on its way to helping more than 500 churches…
COMPETITIVE COUPLE: John and Jennifer Perkins Tyler Lead Point U’s Baseball, Softball Programs
Jennifer Perkins Taylor has more than 250 career wins as Point University's softball coach, a program she has been with since it began. John Perkins led Point's baseball…
Swearingen Assumes Full-Time Lead Role with Florida Church Planters
After 17 years as lead pastor with Crosspoint Church, Cape Coral, Fla., Jeff Swearingen has assumed the full-time lead role with Florida Church Planters. The church's elders, meanwhile,…
Christian Standard UpdatesTake Our Communion Survey (Plus News Briefs)
The Communion survey has closed; look for results Aug. 10. (Thank you to all who participated.) This file also contains briefs about e2 partnering with Crossroads Church Partners,…
10 Churches Uniting to Serve 41 Schools in Louisville, Ky.
How does your church show love to area schools, teachers, and students? For the last eight years, Northeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky.—known as the Love the ‘Ville church—has…
Christian College Closings & Mergers: The Search for Answers
No longer are we stunned to read, “A Christian college is closing its doors!” . . . By 1980, about 40 colleges were committed to preparing the next generation…
IDES Responds to Crisis in and Around Ukraine
When Russia attacked Ukraine, IDES (International Disaster Emergency Service) sprang into action. IDES, which is accustomed to operating under challenging circumstances, has partnered with 15 organization to provide…
