July 27, 2008
Lessons Learned from Christ”s Church
Bruce E. Shields reflects on ordinary congregations, faithful mentors, grief, generosity, and mission, showing how Christ’s real and often messy church teaches wisdom no classroom can fully provide.
Articles for tag: Emmanuel School of Religion
July 20, 2008
The Bible Is the Springboard
At Grandview Christian Church, Aaron Wymer says discipleship must move beyond Bible knowledge alone, encouraging members to develop gifts, serve together, and live out Scripture in community.
July 20, 2008
ONLINE EXTRA: Making Disciples–An Interview with Ethan Magness
Ethan Magness of Mountain Christian Church discusses how churches can resist pandering, pursue deepening faith, and use both large events and small groups to make disciples.
May 18, 2008
New Church, New Elders: One Church’s Process
John E. Wasem outlines Suncrest Christian Church’s careful process for developing elders through prayer, teaching, nomination, confirmation, orientation, and ongoing congregational reaffirmation.
Can We Talk?
Robert F. Hull Jr. challenges Christians to move beyond labels, partisan reflexes, and combative discourse by practicing humility, listening well, and learning from people who think differently.
March 16, 2008
FROM MY BOOKSHELF: Taking Film Seriously
LeRoy Lawson reflects on preaching in a visual age and recommends five books by Christian film critics to help believers engage movies thoughtfully and discuss their theological and cultural themes with discernment.
March 2, 2008
They Never Stopped Teaching Me
C. Robert Wetzel reflects on decades of ministry shaped by faithful church elders—through ordination, encouragement, and hard-won lessons in faith, humility, and love that continued teaching him long after he left home.
February 24, 2008
The World Convention: Christmas Truce or Reclaiming a Heritage?
Drawing on the 1914 Christmas Truce, C. Robert Wetzel recounts how the World Convention of Churches of Christ has fostered unity across the Stone-Campbell Movement—strengthening fellowship, global partnership, and evangelistic witness.
February 24, 2008
The 2008 World Convention: Program, Speakers, Registration
The 2008 World Convention (July 30–August 3) meets in Nashville, Tennessee. Get the full program schedule, main-session speakers, Bible study leaders, and details on how to register and find housing information.
Teens Matter
Teens aren’t just “the church of tomorrow.” This article challenges common myths about youth ministry and highlights three essentials that help students stay connected: belonging, believing, and competency through meaningful relationships and real opportunities to serve.
December 31, 2007
Obituaries from 2007
An alphabetical collection of obituary notices honoring individuals connected to Christian churches and ministries, with brief biographies, ministry service details, survivors, and memorial or service information.
December 5, 2007
Interview with Col. Gene Fowler
Col. Gene “Chip” Fowler explains his call to Army chaplaincy, what chaplains do on base and in combat, and how he serves soldiers of many faiths while living out Restoration Movement principles.
December 2, 2007
Training Second-Career Ministers: An Introduction
Six graduate-level schools share how they support nontraditional students who feel called to leave a chosen career and enter full-time church service, offering guidance for leaders considering a ministry transition.
December 2, 2007
How Emmanuel School of Religion Is Training Second-Career Ministers
Emmanuel School of Religion is expanding flexible training for second-career ministry students through new institute-based programs, digitally captured seminars, church-based education around the world, and developing online and blended courses.
November 11, 2007
Three Stories, One Problem
A sober look at sexual temptation among church leaders—why assumptions of immunity collapse, how secrecy and loose connections enable repeated harm, and why true restoration requires time, accountability, and deep character formation.
August 5, 2007
How One Church Is Leaving a Legacy
When a church faces decline, closing doesn’t have to mean the end. Learn how one congregation chose a “legacy church” path—using its assets to restart as a new church—and the process that guided the decision.
July 18, 2007
Interview with John Wasem
John Wasem explains how healthy New Testament churches naturally reproduce through church planting, what success looks like beyond numbers, and why assessment, motivation, and theological faithfulness matter for planters and sending churches.
June 20, 2007
Interview with Eleanor Daniel
Eleanor Daniel reflects on Christian education as disciple-making, the need to equip lay teachers, the strengths and limits of small groups, lessons from global believers’ prayer, and the ongoing debate over women in leadership.
May 27, 2007
Do Some Missions Committees Interpret Their Strategies Too Narrowly?
Michael Sweeney reflects on how missions committees decide where to give—and why “front line” missions includes not only overseas workers, but also the supporters, trainers, and administrators who help them stay on the field.
May 6, 2007
Demas Has Forsaken Me
A reflection on Demas’s desertion, Paul’s final imprisonment, and the quiet pull of “the world.” Learn why setting heart and mind on things above is essential—and how John Mark’s story offers hope.
