Articles for tag: Missions

News Briefs for June 19

A Not Too Old one-day conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., June 29 at Villa Heights Christian Church in Joplin, Mo.  David Faust will present at the conference, designed to inspire people 55 and older to continue to walk with the Lord and each other as faithful servants of the Lord as they age.  Faust is the author of the recently released book Not Too Old: Turning Your Later Years into Greater Years, from College Press Publishing, a conference sponsor.  Registration is $25 ($40 for couples), which includes a copy of the book as well as lunch.  Learn more and register at collegepress.com.

The Power of an Emphatic Yes

In 1996, Joe Putting and his elders at Tomoka Christian Church (Ormond Beach, Fla.) asked a simple question: "What would saying an emphatic yes to the Great Commission look like?" They came out of that season of prayer and reflection with an almost obsessive desire to profoundly impact all the nations of the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. . . .

Tom Blackeagle, Who Led NMC in 2002, Dies (Plus News Briefs)

Tom Blackeagle, who ministered with McKinley Church of Christ for a decade and with the Yakima Indian Reservation and surrounding area (in Washington state) for many decades, was killed in an auto accident in Toppenish, Wash., on Nov. 20. Mr. Blackeagle served as president of the National Missionary Convention—forerunner of ICOM—in 2002 in Wichita, Kan.

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