October 22, 2026
Setting Our Hearts
Doug Redford
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Church Finances: 3 Questions to Consider Now
From a financial standpoint, most churches performed amazingly well during the course of COVID-19. Now, with unprecedented levels of cash on hand, church leaders must strategize how best…
Offering as Worship
KCU's president is concerned we are inadvertently deemphasizing the biblical concept of the offering as worship.
(Updated) Wayne Shaw and ‘Finishing Well’
We mark the passing of Wayne Shaw with this column on "Finishing Well" which he wrote for Christian Standard in 2001. Shaw was a lifelong ambassador for Lincoln…
CIY President: ‘It’s Good to Be Back’
After 15 months without holding a single event because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christ In Youth is back. In late May, the Joplin, Mo.-based organization resumed its summer…
JUTN Royals Join NAIA (Plus News Briefs)
Johnson University Tennessee joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics effective July 1. Additional brief news items about Traders Point Christian Church, LCU's Jim Allison, the Michigan Christian…
Idaho Church Builds Relationships with Gardening
The garden outreach at Canyon Springs Christian Church, Middleton, Idaho, began in the spring of 2018 and provides food to people in need through food banks and other…
Bible Bowl Making Changes to Game
National Bible Bowl director Josiah Gorman said the ministry knew there was a problem when 40 percent of their players left at the end of each season and…
News & UpdatesNew Book Honors Joe Grana (Plus News Briefs)
Colleagues and former students of Joe Grana have written a book in honor of the educator and minister — "Looking Both Ways: At the Intersection of the Academy…
Person to Person Ministries Prepares for 50th Hillsboro Family Camp
From July 26 to 29, Ohio-based Person 2 Person Ministries will host its 50th Hillsboro Family Camp, bringing together Christians for fellowship, worship, and learning after a difficult…
Arizona Pastor Ministers to Harley Riders
Larrie Fraley oversees missions work at Christ's Church of the Valley in Arizona while ministering to Harley-Davidson riders across the Phoenix metro. “I kind of look at [them…
GLCC Presidential Search Committee Formed (Plus News Briefs)
Great Lakes Christian College has formed a presidential search committee to begin the process of selecting the school’s next president. In early February, Larry Carter announced he intended…
Milligan Cyclist Headed to the Olympics
Milligan University student-athlete Megan Jastrab has been selected as a member of Team USA’s track cycling team that will compete at the Olympics this summer in Tokyo.
Indiana Church Tower Project Awarded Second Major Grant
Efforts to repair and restore the structural integrity of First Christian Church’s historic and architecturally significant 166-foot tower that rises above downtown Columbus, Ind., received a second $500,000…
Manhattan Christian Plans to Buy Apartment/Retail Building
Manhattan Christian College is about to close on the purchase of a $4 million retail center that will provide additional student housing and a new revenue stream. It…
Lake James School of Missions—A Gathering Rich in History
The 85th installment of the Lake James School of Missions July 25-31 is shaping up as one of the most highly anticipated gatherings in recent history, according to…
