Articles for tag: National Missionary Convention

April 2, 2006

Christian Standard

CHRISTIAN STANDARD AT 140: 25 Years as the Editor

By Sam E. Stone I can”t remember just when I started reading CHRISTIAN STANDARD. My dad subscribed to it for many years. Each week it arrived at our home in Clovis, New Mexico. I do know for sure that I was reading it regularly when I was a teenager. The evidence for that is my letter to the editor that was published on August 28, 1954. At that time the venerable W. R. Walker wrote a weekly column, “The Counselor”s Question Box.” In it he responded to questions and comments from the readers. I wrote in to take exception to

February 19, 2006

Christian Standard

Set Apart to Shine

By Bill Weber What in the world is God doing? More than you can imagine! The National Missionary Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, delivered that message loud and clear through conversations, preaching, exhibits, construction, hospitality, around lunch tables, in elevators, and on shuttle buses. The new Georgia International Convention Center hosted the NMC November 17-20, 2005. More than 5,000 people gathered to celebrate the mission of the church. It”s not just how many people were there, but who they were: 700 teenagers, an estimated 2,000 college students, hundreds of missionaries and national church leaders from around the world, and many concerned

February 16, 2006

Christian Standard

Interview with Walter Birney

By Brad Dupray Walter Birney, a 1956 graduate of Dallas Christian College, with his wife, Iva Lou, has been the face of the National Missionary Convention for four decades. The Birneys have five adult children and live in Copeland, Kansas, which, says Walter, is home to 300 people and 50,000 head of cattle. Do you have a background as a missionary? Absolutely not. I took one two hour missions course at Dallas Christian College. I had one business course in high school that was typing. I’m really educationally prepared for this job (laughs). Then how did you become director of

December 4, 2005

Christian Standard

History and Purpose of the Chaplaincy Endorsement Commission

By Gerald E. Martin Many positions described by the title “chaplain” require ecclesiastical endorsement as a condition for employment. The scope of chaplaincy is broadening, and the endorsement services are increasingly used by employers as an essential element in the selection process. Without such a service for Christian churches and churches of Christ, our ministers could not enter important outreach opportunities such as the military, police, health, correctional, and counseling institutions. In 1968, members of the churches gathered at the North American Christian Convention in Cincinnati approved a commission of 12 members to carry out this function. In 1969, the

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