July 20, 2008
Intentional Events
Southland Christian Church’s discipleship approach emphasizes fewer events, deeper relationships, home-based formation, and small groups shaped by shared life, spiritual growth, and service.
Articles for tag: Lexington Kentucky
June 29, 2008
Stone-Campbell Dialogue Addresses Issues of Global Mission
Representatives of the three Stone-Campbell streams met in St. Louis to discuss global mission, Christian unity, overseas partnerships, and future cooperation among the churches.
December 9, 2007
Creating Environments (Southland Christian Church, Lexington, KY)
A review of Organic Community through Southland Christian Church’s experience with life groups, showing how releasing control helped people connect naturally and grow spiritually.
November 11, 2007
My “Jesus With Skin On”
Barbara Rendel shares how she met and married Wally Rendel and watched God shape decades of evangelism and church planting through their family. A warm reflection on steadfast love, character, and “a Jesus with skin on.”
October 14, 2007
TRIED & TRUE: Traditional Worship
Traditional worship can still engage multiple generations when leaders plan thoughtfully and lead with excellence. Don Seevers II shares practical ways to keep services fresh through Scripture-shaped themes, strong congregational singing, and creative use of choir and instruments.
August 12, 2007
Ministering to the Least of These: Southland Christian Church, Lexington, KY
Southland Christian Church shares how it addresses HIV/AIDS and world hunger through global partnerships and local outreach. Learn how ministries in Africa and initiatives in Lexington aim to break cycles of need through care, support, and discipleship.
Ministering to the Least of These: RiverTree Christian Church, Massilon, OH
RiverTree Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, shares how God shaped a deep commitment to at-risk children through sponsorship, child survival initiatives, adoption support, and foster-care partnerships—locally and around the world.
May 20, 2007
Will Work for Food
Mike Faust wrestles with compassion, suspicion, and homelessness, arguing that Christian care requires discernment while keeping our hearts open to relationships, dignity, and people in genuine need.
February 4, 2007
Personal Journeys
After sudden tragedy reshapes a family’s path, this reflection traces grief’s sharp turns and the hope found when God leads. Stories of Sam and Dorothy show how loss can become ministry.
November 5, 2006
ORDINATION (Part 3): Lifetime Ordination
Ordination is a key event in a church’s life. Tom Lawson proposes “lifetime ordination,” a mutual relationship of accountability, oversight, and crisis intervention between a congregation and the minister it sets apart.
July 26, 2006
One Course, Two Kinds of Runners
Mark A. Taylor reflects on “sprinters” and “marathon runners” in ministry work—why different rhythms can clash on church staffs, and how healthy teams learn to plan, adapt, and value each other’s strengths.
November 23, 2005
Ideas and Ideals for Leaders on the High Dive
Jon Weece shares practical church leadership lessons from Southland Christian Church on managing change, bridging generations, strengthening biblical literacy, building community, encouraging teams, taking risks, and persevering through ministry challenges.
October 16, 2005
NACC Midwest Regional Conference
The NACC Regional Conference in Lexington reinforced “Journey to the Presence” through preaching, worship, and testimony, highlighting God’s presence among his people and culminating in a memorable Homecoming Concert.
September 4, 2005
Dear Missionary
A heartfelt letter to missionaries serving overseas, offering encouragement, gratitude for sacrifice, and a reminder that believers at home are praying and ready to help in practical ways.
May 29, 2005
‘When You’re Riding the Fire Truck You Can’t Let Go’
Rod Huron tells stories from Wayne B. Smith’s ministry in Lexington—door-to-door outreach, a key visit that helped secure a permit, and the challenge of financing growth—showing the persistence behind Southland Christian Church’s expansion.
May 29, 2005
A New Book About a Favorite Minister
A review of Love, Laughter and Leadership, the biography of Wayne B. Smith of Southland Christian Church. Highlights his humor, humility, family, friendships, and lasting influence in ministry.
May 29, 2005
Simple Gifts, Teachable Moments
A popped balloon becomes a lesson in contentment, and a pastor’s journal becomes a window into harder questions: how Christians respond, why church health matters more than formulas, and how leaders can resist the bitter pull of cynicism.
