October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
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UKRAINE: What You Need to Know About Ukrainians and Russians
Our family served as missionaries in Kherson, Ukraine, in the 1990s. CNN has a correspondent in Kherson, so I’ve watched the invasion of “my” city on television. Here’s…
UKRAINE: Christian Church Ministries Respond to Russian Invasion
The president of a Christian institute in Kherson, Ukraine, along with his family and the college staff, have fled to a seminary in western Ukraine. Meanwhile, a church…
Pray for Peace in Ukraine
I met Oksana Kuklinowsky when I was preaching in several churches in Ukraine. Her husband, Valeri, was minister of the church in Zdolbunov, in eastern Ukraine. . .…
Lincoln Christian University Revamping Its Model, May Sell Campus
Lincoln Christian University has announced sweeping changes to its program offerings as it grapples with a difficult economic environment in higher education. The university says it plans to…
Ukraine: How Should We Respond?
Christian church ministries played a role in the growth of Christianity and churches in Ukraine starting in the 1990s, writes Doug Lucas of Team Expansion. Now, in light…
PrayerFast Partners Needed (Plus News Briefs)
ICOM and TCM International Institute are partnering for a PrayerFast initiative to encourage and equip Christ followers to pray and fast regularly for the Great Commission. Plus briefs about…
My Heart for Ukraine
"I lived in Ukraine for five years," Laura McKillip Wood writes. "I made some of the best friends of my life there, both American and Ukrainian. I met…
Bill Weber Reflects on a Lifetime of Ministry
After 53 years of vocational ministry that included service in church, college, and mission settings, Bill Weber says, "No matter how diverse the ministry activities or the people…
Church & MinistryReal Friends and Real Transformation
Editor Michael C. Mack shares how God used the first-ever small group he joined to change his life.
Church & MinistryHow You Can Grow in Authentic Community
How do you make your church, group, or class more authentic? Over the years I’ve discovered the following principles, most of which work best in smaller groups .…
ECDC Launches Initiative Aimed at Boosting Churches
The Englewood Community Development Corporation—founded by Englewood Christian Church in Indianapolis—has launched a major initiative aimed at bolstering churches in its own backyard and nationally. The initiative is…
Christian Standard UpdatesNews Briefs for Feb. 16
Briefs about Farragut Christian Church's "Prom with the Stars," Mid-Atlantic Christian University having a naming contest for their new dining hall, Ozark's Preaching-Teaching Convention, and more.
Throwback Thursday: Ordained by a Grandmother’s Prayer (1978)
"I cannot remember when I first decided to enter the ministry," James B. North wrote in 1978. "It seems the decision has always been with me." Later in…
Bowling Green Church, IDES Helping Community Recover from Tornado
For the past two months, since a tornado struck its town on Dec. 10, Bowling Green (Ky.) Christian Church has been helping its community with the able assistance…
News Briefs for Feb. 9
Briefs about the National Preaching Summit (March 7-8), Men's Day (March 5) and Ladies' Day (April 2) at St. Louis Christian College, a historic college basketball match-up pitting…
