February 23, 2026
Since 1995, the National Preaching Summit has focused specifically on preaching. Learn the event’s history, leadership, and 2026 theme, plus details for the March 9-10 gathering at The Creek in Indianapolis.
April 14, 2025
As you take Communion, thank God that when the stone was moved, the tomb was empty.
July 1, 2024
In life, I was trying to fit into all kinds of groups, but didn’t. Yet in this group called “the church” (where I didn’t want to fit), I fit! . . .
A Church Changing Its Metabolism Catalyst Christian Church of Nicholasville, Kentucky, is a small congregation with a big vision to plant churches. “We want to be a church that has children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren,” said senior pastor David Kibler. Inspired by the church-planting legacy of congregations like East 91st Street Christian Church in Indianapolis, Kibler started Catalyst in 2008 with a goal of being a church that plants churches. Catalyst was a “ground zero plant” with no formal support or backing from an evangelistic association or other organization. Kibler worked multiple jobs to support himself and his family during Catalyst’s
July 28, 2016
By David Faust Shefki Selmani grew up in a Muslim family in the European republic of Kosovo. As a boy in the late 1990s, he heard bombs falling from NATO military action against the Serbs. During those stormy times he enjoyed lighter moments by playing soccer with British troops, and hanging around them taught him some not-so-proper English words. American missionaries introduced Shefki to the gospel and baptized him into Christ when he was a teenager. He says, “Jesus called me and that meant for me to leave everything if I wanted to follow him.” As a result of encountering
Drawing on years of overseas ministry, Doug Priest reflects on patriotism, America’s place in the world, and why a Christian’s primary loyalty belongs to God’s kingdom among all nations.
February 3, 2011
The 1-Life youth group at Summit Christian Church in Sparks, Nevada, raised more than $50,000 to help residents of slums in Nairobi, Kenya.
Two Indiana churches created Christmas giving opportunities that connected holiday generosity with practical support for local and global mission partners.
November 2, 2008
Southeast Christian Church’s Team 1 won the National Bible Bowl double-elimination tournament in Atlanta, with Central Christian Church teams also earning top honors.
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Learn how to turn the sermons you’re already preaching into searchable, shareable content that helps people discover and connect with your local church. Access Be Seen, Be Heard on demand with Wes Woodell and Trey Sheneman. A two hour course for preachers, church media and website teams, and anyone who wants to help their church reach more people online.
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