Articles for tag: John F. Kennedy

September 22, 2020

Church & Ministry Leadership Development

The Pandemic’s Leadership Lessons

By Michael C. Mack Great leaders have a blend of humility—they know that they don’t know everything—and a curiosity to discover answers. They are constantly learning from a variety of sources, beginning with God’s Word, but also through books, mentors, failures, crises, and personal struggles, to name just a few. Perhaps John F. Kennedy summarized it best: “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” The pandemic and all of its interconnected effects have provided a wellspring of important learning opportunities for us. In this issue, our writers highlight many of these. Here are four I believe are especially worth

June 14, 2020

Jim Nieman

Culture & Public Square Politics & Government

Politics in Print

A Review of Christian Standard’s Coverage of U.S. Presidents Since 1866 By Jim Nieman Has Christian Standard’s coverage of politics been slanted during its 154-year history? Undoubtedly. The readership of a Christian journal would demand nothing less. The better question might be: Has Christian Standard’s coverage of politics been fair? We certainly hope so . . . but when you root through more than 7,500 issues of a magazine, you’re bound to find at least a few items that give you pause. When asked to examine the magazine’s treatment of politics since 1866, I decided for expediency’s sake to focus

April 2, 2008

Christian Standard

Culture & Public Square Politics & Government

Presidents, Preachers, Passion, and Public Speaking

By Mark A. Taylor Tiondra Bolden spoke enthusiastically. She was supporting her candidate, she said, because he doesn”t use “all those . . . dictionary-type words.” According to the radio news feature, this 21-year-old student at the University of North Texas in Austin is typical. Many on campuses like hers are flocking to support the same candidate in this year”s presidential race. “Before it was, like, insurgents this and that, and we were just like, huh?” she said. “Now it”s, like, wait a minute, I can actually think about what I”m doing when I go to the polls and I