Articles for tag: Boston

July 22, 2019

Christian Standard

Restoration House Ministries: A Light in Dark Places (New England)

By Kelly Carr “We cannot ignore going to where the people are.” That is Eric Lee’s succinct summation of the current urban church-planting focus of Restoration House Ministries in New England, where he is executive director. A focus on urban areas was not a stated goal when RHM started, Lee notes. When former executive director Dan Clymer founded RHM in 1996, the aim was simply to plant where there was a dearth of churches. It’s estimated that only 5 percent of the just under 15 million people living in the six states that comprise New England—Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,

September 15, 2013

Christian Standard

Boston Strong

By Dan Clymer I love Boston. Even though it is ridiculously expensive, academically arrogant, religiously skeptical, sometimes dangerous, and a place where it seems that sins are magnified and multiplied””I love this city. It has diverse worldviews and four idols called the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox. It is the focus of terrorist bombs and gangster murders, but I love this city. Why? Because God loves the people and desires to transform the soul of the city. Why plant churches in a city? In 1900 just 14 percent of the world”s population lived in cities. Today that number has

April 23, 2013

Christian Standard

In Contrast to the Ugliness

By Mark A. Taylor Robert Randolph, minister with the Brookline Church of Christ in Boston, described Monday, April 15, as a “terribly emotional day” for Boston. Christian Chronicle reported that Randolph was providing an energy drink for his daughter Margaret Randolph a few miles from the finish line when the first bomb exploded. She had sprained her ankle and was running slower than usual. Otherwise, “we would have been at the finish line when the bombs went off,” Randolph said, according to the Chronicle. Hank Wilson, pastor with REUNION Christian Church in Boston, met with his ministry team early Tuesday, the

July 7, 2012

Christian Standard

Artists Contribute to Yearlong Bible Emphasis

By Jennifer Taylor Harbor of Hope Christian Church (North Chelmsford, MA) began “Garden to City,” a yearlong journey through the Bible, in January. The sermons at each weekend service in 2012 correspond to a weekly Bible reading plan, and a special blog reinforces the themes with articles, quotes, and videos. Harbor of Hope”s staff approached local artist Bradford Rusick with the idea of hosting an art exhibition to complement the “Garden to City” story; Rusick then connected with Amirah, a Boston nonprofit that is building a safe house to provide whole-person care to women who have come out of human

May 23, 2007

Christian Standard

Interview with Dan Clymer

By Brad Dupray In 1996 there were 10 Christian churches in the six New England states. At that time Dan and Linda Clymer were asked by the administration and trustees of Lincoln (Illinois) Christian College to move to Manchester, New Hampshire, to establish Restoration House Ministries, whose mission is to “partner with the church in transforming the spiritual landscape of New England, and beyond, with the gospel of Jesus Christ.” Since then, Restoration House has led in the planting of 14 new churches in New England and helped train more than five dozen interns from Christian colleges across the United

April 29, 2007

Christian Standard

Campus Ministry: Reaching New England

By Tim Hawkins “I know Catholic, Baptist, and Lutheran, but what is just Christian?” The professor, teaching a course in public policy at Harvard, stumbled through an explanation, “Well, that is a group of churches like the Disciples of Christ and others that have churches mostly in Indiana and Kentucky.” Listening to this conversation just a few weeks ago made me realize the difficulty others have in putting the Christian church piece into their puzzle of modern denominations in the United States. While the professor”s characterization of the Christian churches seems oversimplified, the people of New England would agree. Dan

July 27, 2005

Mark A. Taylor

urban evangelism

Different

A Central Park conversation reveals how stereotypes distort our view of unfamiliar communities. This reflection urges Christians to learn from and support those sharing the gospel in neighborhoods unlike their own.

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