June 29, 2008
Representatives of the three Stone-Campbell streams met in St. Louis to discuss global mission, Christian unity, overseas partnerships, and future cooperation among the churches.
May 11, 2008
An engineering assignment in China became a workplace ministry story as Maya Morgan built friendships, led Bible studies, served a migrant school, and helped a small church form inside a manufacturing facility.
May 4, 2008
Leroy Lawson reviews spiritual writing and Reggie McNeal’s church leadership books, reflecting on humility, mission, global Christianity, and the church’s need to move beyond the status quo.
March 26, 2008
Dr. Tom Alley explains the global toll of HIV/AIDS and urges churches to respond with informed compassion. He previews the “Your Church and AIDS” conference and the Hope Partnership effort serving families in Nairobi, Kenya.
February 20, 2008
Mark A. Taylor reflects on global inequality, the Restoration plea, and the need for connection across independent congregations—then points to the World Convention as a rare chance to learn, unite, and engage the world’s needs.
February 10, 2008
A recap of the 60th National Missionary Convention (2007) in Cincinnati, highlighting the “Compelled” theme, main-session preaching, workshops and exhibits, and the convention’s closing call to prayer and service.
November 28, 2007
Standard Publishing’s Publishing Committee announced a membership transition after Russ Blowers retired following nearly 20 years of service. The Committee nominated Pat Magness of Milligan College to join the 15-member advisory group.
August 29, 2007
CHRISTIAN STANDARD outlines a 2008 plan featuring 12 special themed issues with expanded pages and additional advertising, while also rotating its roster of contributing editors and welcoming four new members.
August 19, 2007
How can the gospel be communicated amid poverty and despair? This article explains “business as mission,” outlining three levels of investment and a “quadruple bottom line” that combines profit, ministry, community impact, and stewardship.
August 19, 2007
John and James serve with Christian Missionary Fellowship in Asia through a first-class fitness center—real business, real relationships, and steady gospel witness—pointing toward staff outreach and a future church plant.
August 19, 2007
A brief roundup of books on business as mission, tentmaking, microenterprise, and kingdom entrepreneurship—highlighting practical approaches for ministry in places closed to conventional missionary work.
August 12, 2007
After visiting Nairobi’s slums, Tim Harlow shares sobering realities of poverty and HIV/AIDS and urges believers to act like Jesus—supporting children, caring for the vulnerable, and trusting the church to bring lasting hope.
February 11, 2007
A college student’s weekend at the National Missionary Convention opens her eyes to global mission work, creative vocational service, and the church’s growing passion for sending—changing how she sees worship, calling, and her future.
February 11, 2007
An encouraging look at creative mission work today—from bivocational “tent-making” to Bible translation and campus ministry—rooted in Paul’s commitment to use “all means” for the gospel.
November 8, 2006
Veteran minister Charles Cook reflects on what strengthens a church, how leaders grow, and why family stability matters. He also shares lessons from missions work and how suffering reshaped his priorities.
October 22, 2006
Doug Priest reflects on worship across cultures—from rural Ethiopia to a Los Angeles church and the Maasai of Kenya—arguing that style matters less than keeping worship focused on God, not personal preferences.
August 13, 2006
A chance encounter with a northern bobwhite reignites a forgotten hobby—and opens a doorway to seeing God through creation. Doug Priest reflects on bird-watching, Scripture, and Christian stewardship of the environment.
May 28, 2006
Indianapolis has helped shape missions in the Restoration Movement—from the College of Missions (1910) to modern mission agencies and church-led efforts. Academy, agency, and assembly continue to advance the missionary task.
January 29, 2006
Doug Priest reflects on the Restoration Movement’s heritage and the freedoms he values—freedom to choose, fellowship, listen, serve, and cooperate—while pursuing unity and holistic ministry across the Stone-Campbell tradition.
January 15, 2006
By LeRoy Lawson There”s no doubt about it. When we pray, honesty is the best policy, even though our truthfulness will probably not sound very spiritual. Do we dare, in the presence of God, to utter our sullied thoughts, to strip off our masks of propriety? What will God think if we “let it all hang out”? When Eugene Peterson teaches people to pray, he challenges them to pray the Psalms. Then he waits for the shock to hit them. “Did you think these would be the prayers of nice people?” he asks. “Did you think the psalmists” language would
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