July 26, 2016
Are there orphans in America? Yes, indeed, according to Brian Mavis, president of America”s Kids Belong. Mavis discussed the foster care crisis in the U.S. with Editor Mark A. Taylor at the 2016 NACC in Anaheim. See this exclusive interview here.
July 23, 2016
Matt Proctor challenges parents to seize their opportunity to create a lasting legacy through their children. Get his tips for parenting in this exclusive interview with Editor Mark Taylor at the 2016 North American Christian Convention.
July 22, 2016
Contributing editor Jennifer Johnson talks with Mel McGowan about how a church building can help tell the gospel story to its particular community in this exclusive interview.
July 21, 2016
Contributing editor Ben Cachiaras speaks with Dr. Jerry Taylor at the 2016 North American Christian Convention about racial unity and the problem with political correctness today. In this exclusive interview, he suggests what the local church can do in troubled times like those we”re experiencing today.
July 20, 2016
Contributing editor Ben Cachiaras speaks with Gene Appel, minister with Eastside Christian Church, Anaheim, California, about next year”s North American Christian Convention (he”s president), why he loves the “tribe” of Christian churches/churches of Christ, and how to lead change in a local church. See this exclusive interview here.
July 20, 2016
Kelly Carr, editor of The Lookout, talked with Christine Caine at the 2016 North American Christian Convention about how shame drives many leaders and how individual Christians can make a difference with the big problems in our world today. See the exclusive interview here. For more information about Christine Caine”s ministry, go to http://christinecaine.com.
July 19, 2016
Mike Cope, director of outreach at Pepperdine University, talks with Editor Mark Taylor about how he has coped with profound loss in his life, and how we can, too. See this exclusive interview from the 2016 North American Christian Church here.
July 18, 2016
Dave Stone, 2016 North American Christian Convention president, shares where this year”s theme, “A Better Story,” came from. In this exclusive interview with contributing editor Ben Cachiaras, Dave thanks California churches for the convention”s success and shares reactions to Christian churches and churches of Christ he”s receiving from Christian leaders outside that fellowship. (Click here to view the interview.)
July 16, 2016
Jeff Stone shares ideas to help any Christian seize moments with evangelistic potential in his summary of his workshop, “Creative Ways to Share Your Story.” Exclusive interview at the 2016 North American Christian Convention with editor Mark A. Taylor, here.
July 15, 2016
Melissa Sandel and Rob Kastens, two megachurch executive pastors, talk about the unique challenges of the role and what they wish someone had told them before they took it on. Exclusive interview from the 2016 North American Christian Convention with CHRISTIAN STANDARD contributing editor Jennifer Johnson, here.
November 14, 2015
CHRISTIAN STANDARD contributing editor Jennifer Johnson shares some insights into her 2015 ICOM message: How our approach to the Bible plays out in our approach to the culture and why we should approach a changing culture with confidence instead of fear. See this exclusive interview with Mark A. Taylor here.
November 13, 2015
Gary Johnson, senior minister at The Creek in Indianapolis, Indiana, talks with editor Mark A. Taylor about the unique DNA at that church and the importance of combining compassion with testimony as we make friends with those who aren”t Christians. See the exclusive interview here.
July 16, 2015
Sean Palmer talks about his church, The Vine, in Temple, Texas, and reacts to the predominantly white complexion of the North American Christian Convention. When asked about race relations in America, he answers, “The racial problem is a gospel problem.” In this exclusive interview with Mark A. Taylor, he shares his views on the major obstacle to racial reconciliation in the United States and shares his congregation”s strategy for evangelism: “Spend some time with people who are not like you.” See the interview here.
July 14, 2015
Jodi Hickerson, programming director with Mission Church in Ventura, California, talks about her journey and how God has opened doors for her to serve his church. See the exclusive interview with Lookout Editor Kelly Carr here.
July 13, 2015
Chris Seidman, senior minister of The Branch Church, Dallas, Texas, speaks with CHRISTIAN STANDARD contributing editor Jennifer Johnson about “serving as a missionary in the land of religion” and how being debt-free has allowed his church to be “spontaneously generous.” Seidman was a main-session speaker at the 2015 North American Christian Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. See the exclusive interview.
July 6, 2015
John Mark Hicks tells what thrills him when he looks at the Christian churches and churches of Christ. “We need an infusion of church-planting enthusiasm among the a cappella churches of Christ,” he says. In this exclusive interview with Editor Mark Taylor, he explains the trend he sees with Baptists and Stone-Campbell churches coming closer to each other on the position of baptism. “Does God do something through baptism?” Answers to the question are creating new dialogue. See the interview here.
July 3, 2015
Roy Lawson, 2015 North American Christian Convention speaker, spoke with Mark Taylor about how and why the NACC has changed and prospered and how an older Christian can guard against depression, bitterness, or cynicism as he or she experiences advancing years. See our exclusive interview here.
July 24, 2014
Kevin Dooley from New Mission Systems International talks about marketplace ministry as a strategy for influencing culture anywhere. Hear this exclusive interview with CHRISTIAN STANDARD Editor Mark Taylor here.Â
July 23, 2014
Caleb Kaltenbach grew up as an agnostic with two homosexual parents. Now the lead pastor with Discovery Church in Simi, California, he challenged North American Christian Convention attendees to “Preach the Truth in Love.” Hear his thoughts about how to balance grace and truth, especially with homosexuals, in this exclusive interview here.
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