December 16, 2025
God’s Resort: A Unique Ministry of Transitional Housing
God's Resort is a transitional ministry that equips people to move from semi-stability to full recovery through relational encounters.
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November 11, 2025
GNPI Celebrates 50 Years of Ministry
Good News Productions, International (GNPI) has reached the half-century mark for using media and technology to share the gospel around the world and empower other Christians to do the same.
March 11, 2024
Revival Fires Ministry Founder Cecil Todd Dies
Cecil Todd, of Branson West, Mo., who served the Lord faithfully for 75 years, founded Revival Fires Ministry, and hosted a weekly television program that aired nationally for 20 years, died March 4, 2024, at age 92. . . .
LCU Reaches Agreement to Sell Remainder of Campus
Lincoln Christian University announced Sunday that it has reached an agreement to sell the remaining portions of its campus to Open Arms Christian Fellowship for $800,000. . . .
Ozark Christian College Shares Update on Discussions with Lincoln
Ozark Christian College shared an update Friday about its ongoing discussions with Lincoln Christian University officials in the months since LCU’s October 2023 announcement that it intends to cease academic operations after this spring’s semester. . . .
October 20, 2023
Josh and Denise Beck: Fully Dedicated to Helping Build Up Missionaries
Denise Beck is executive director of Velvet Ashes, a support organization for women in missions. Josh Beck in July took over as executive director of Barnabas International, a group that provides resources and encouragement to missionaries globally. Donna Cole, global partners counselor at College Heights Christian Church, calls the Becks an “amazing servant couple.” . . .
October 19, 2023
THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Origins of Lincoln Christian University (1944)
"The closing hour of the Evangelistic Rally at Lincoln, Ill., Feb. 23 and 24, marked a culmination that will be of wide interest," Christian Standard reported in March 1944. "The announcement by Earl C. Hargrove, minister at Lincoln, that a new preacher-training school would be opened there in September sent a thrill over the great crowd. . . ."
September 20, 2023
Ozark Reaches $5.9 Million Goal (Plus News Briefs)
Supporters have helped Ozark Christian College meet the $5.9 million goal for its Ready To Go campaign which targets three initiatives. . . . Plus briefs about SpireConference (Sept. 26-28), the Midwest Ministers' Retreat (Oct. 23-24), a tragedy in Kansas, and more.
CIY Adding Sites, Equipment, and Staff to Extend Growth
Christ in Youth is expecting its busiest summer ever. The Joplin, Mo.-based youth ministry will host 56 middle and high school conferences this summer. It expects 53,000 students to attend—a record for the organization. About 2,000 students remain on waiting lists. . . .
ARM Prison Outreach Celebrates 50 Years
Joe Garman's ministry with ARM Prison Outreach is marking its 50th year. The impetus of the ministry began in South Korea in an unlikely way and took root after a visit to the Pentagon. . . .
March 13, 2023
Manhattan’s Jordan White Wins Pete Maravich Award
Jordan White of Manhattan Christian College recently was named the 2023 Pete Maravich Award recipient for Division II of the National Christian College Athletic Association.
November 4, 2022
‘Mr. OCC’ Meredith Williams Uses Facebook Like Barnabas (and Barney Fife)
Among the 15,000 Ozark Christian College alumni, Meredith Williams is a legend. During his 46 years at OCC, Meredith wore many hats, including admissions director, alumni director, and many others. Nicknamed “Mr. OCC,” he’s been the college’s single best cheerleader, and when he retired in 2013 at age 73, his ministry didn’t stop. He just moved it to Facebook. . . .
September 21, 2022
GNPI Sale of Studio Building to CIY Seen as ‘Win-Win’
Good News Productions, International has completed the sale of a building that houses two studios in Joplin, Mo., to Christ In Youth in a deal should advance the work of both ministries.
August 30, 2022
Carl Junction Church Adds Campus at Joplin’s Neighborhood Life House
The Christian Church of Carl Junction has launched a new campus at the former home of Ozark Christian College, which now is the site of Joplin's Neighborhood Life House, a Christ-centered nonprofit.
April 14, 2022
THROWBACK THURSDAY: With Dwayne Good’s Passing, We Look Back at The Good Twins
— UPDATED WITH TRIBUTE VIDEO INFORMATION — Dwayne Good, 85, who performed in the gospel duet The Good Twins with his identical twin brother, Dwight, for more than 55 years, died on April 10, 2022. The brothers graduated from Lincoln Bible Institute together in 1958, and ministered through music to churches around the world as The Good Twins for more than 55 years. We interviewed The Good Twins for this 2008 feature article.
December 23, 2021
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘One Little Bell’ (1972)
Blanche Claycomb wrote in 1972, "A memory I shall always treasure is a mental picture of our eldest son. Jim was about fifteen months old, and the sights and sounds of Christmas filled his little eyes and heart with joy." . . .
September 1, 2021
Longtime Ozark Prof Gordon Clymer Dies (Plus News Briefs)
Thousands are praying for Charlie Russell . . . plus updates on Team Expansion's efforts to help Afghans and efforts to plant churches in New England. And much more . . .
July 14, 2021
CIY President: ‘It’s Good to Be Back’
After 15 months without holding a single event because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christ In Youth is back. In late May, the Joplin, Mo.-based organization resumed its summer conference season for middle and high school students.
Mabee Grant for Ozark Dorm Renovation Exceeds Request
Ozark Christian College asked the Mabee Foundation for $760,000 in grant funds to help renovate its Dennis Hall dormitory. The organization countered by offering $1.3 million. There was one catch . . .
March 16, 2021
Johnson U. Royals Win Men’s Basketball National Title
The Johnson University Royals claimed the Knoxville, Tenn., school’s first-ever national championship Saturday when the men’s basketball team defeated Arlington (Texas) Baptist University 95-74. The 2021 NCCAA DII National Championship game was played in Joplin, Mo.
