Milligan Names Greer Next President
Bill Greer, a longtime Milligan College faculty member and administrator, has been selected as the Tennessee college’s next president following Donald R. Jeanes’s retirement.
Articles for tag: National Missionary Convention
March 18, 2011
How the Bible Changed My Life
Doug Lucas recalls how Scripture led him from a storm at the Indianapolis 500 Qualifying to Bible college, deeper faith, and a lifelong calling to missions.
March 17, 2011
Reggie Thomas: A “ËœFisher of Men” for 65 Years
Victor Knowles profiles Reggie Thomas, marking 65 years since his first sermon and reflecting on his evangelistic ministry, White Fields Overseas Evangelism, and lifelong commitment to preaching the gospel.
January 26, 2011
Calculating Our Generosity
Mark A. Taylor reflects on Evangelical generosity, missions giving, and the broad impact Christian churches and churches of Christ make through support for ministries around the world.
Go, You (Why You Should Attend the National Missionary Convention)
A first-time attendee reflects on the 2010 National Missionary Convention and discovers that mission is not only for missionaries, but for every believer through prayer, encouragement, and obedience.
November 24, 2010
Thousands Attend National Missionary Convention
Thousands attended the National Missionary Convention in Lexington, KY, where special events included Restoration Revolution, a concert of prayer, and a million-meal effort for Haiti and North Korea.
October 30, 2010
Container Transformed into Command Center
FAME is using a Kenya-bound shipping container for a 40-day social media challenge to raise funds for medical mission projects around the world.
What Your Church Can Do
Guthrie Veech and Bill Behrman offer practical ways churches can encourage students toward Christian colleges, vocational ministry, and a strong biblical foundation for kingdom service.
The Just One Challenge
Bob Russell and college presidents urge churches to pray for future kingdom workers through the Just One Challenge, a Matthew 9:38 initiative calling believers to recruit and encourage new ministers.
October 20, 2010
Just One Sunday (a Special Emphasis on Nov. 14)
Churches Invited to Pray for Harvest Workers Churches across North America are invited to join the Just One Challenge on November 14, the Sunday before the National Missionary Convention. The emphasis calls congregations to pray Matthew 9:38 and ask the Lord to raise up preachers, missionaries, and other workers for the harvest. Churches are encouraged to make Matthew 9:38 a worship-service prayer emphasis. The Just One Challenge focuses on asking God to raise up new kingdom leaders. Resources and ideas are available through the Just One Challenge website. Imagine what could happen if every church in North America began to
June 13, 2010
Two Views About the Future of the Restoration Movement: Dissolve or Thrive?
Dick Alexander reflects on the Restoration Movement, identity, unity, innovation, and the future of Christian churches and churches of Christ in a changing century.
June 13, 2010
Responses to Lawson and Alexander’s Articles
Readers respond to LeRoy Lawson and Dick Alexander on the future of the Restoration Movement, weighing unity, Scripture, preaching, restoration, church identity, and New Testament Christianity.
March 24, 2010
Restoration Revolution: Goals to Challenge All of Us
Mark A. Taylor reflects on Restoration Revolution’s ambitious 10-year call to prayer, church planting, Scripture translation, missionary development, campus outreach, and business as mission.
February 28, 2010
Honor Where It”s Due: A Report on the 2009 National Missionary Convention
John Caldwell reflects on the National Missionary Convention’s growth, honors Walter and Iva Lou Birney’s decades of service, and highlights a renewed call to prayer, missions, and workers for the harvest.
February 24, 2010
Interview with David Empson
David Empson discusses his path to leading the National Missionary Convention, the role of youth ministry in missions, and the launch of Restoration Revolution.
November 29, 2009
Restoration Revolution
Russell Johnson introduces Restoration Revolution, a 10-year mission effort calling churches and leaders to prayer, church planting, translation, discipleship tools, and new laborers.
November 29, 2009
Fifty Years of Missiology: 1960-2010
Doug Priest highlights key 4C missiologists whose missionary service, teaching, writing, and institutional leadership shaped the academic discipline of missiology and strengthened Christian mission worldwide.
November 29, 2009
The Burning Need
Greg Pruett calls Christians to see the world’s urgent spiritual and physical needs and join the mission through prayer, giving, sending, or going.
August 16, 2009
The Perfect Recipe
Churches across the United States partnered with Lifeline Christian Mission and Kids Against Hunger to pack meals for hungry children in Haiti, involving volunteers of all ages in hands-on service.
Interview with John Caldwell
John Caldwell reflects on 35 years at Kingsway Christian Church, sharing lessons on long-term ministry, spiritual disciplines, elders, succession planning, and faithful perseverance.
