March 15, 2009
FROM MY BOOKSHELF: For Presiders, Preachers, Prayers, and Other Leaders
LeRoy Lawson reviews five Christian books on the Lord’s Supper, the Lord’s Prayer, preaching, hermeneutics, and the ministry needs of smaller churches.
Articles for tag: Ozark Christian College
December 31, 2008
Obituaries from 2008
A 2008 alphabetical obituary listing remembering Christian ministers, missionaries, educators, church leaders, and faithful servants connected with churches, colleges, missions, and ministries across the Restoration Movement.
December 21, 2008
Questioning Worship
Tom Lawson reflects on how worship often gives us answers, yet Scripture’s questions may follow us home and lead to deeper insight and changed lives.
December 17, 2008
Interview with Jon Weece
Jon Weece explains how Southland Christian Church’s controversial Christmas outreach decision became a year-round commitment to serving people outside the church’s walls.
December 7, 2008
The Looming Christian College Crisis
Doug Gibson urges churches to reconsider their financial support for Christian colleges, warning that rising costs may keep future ministers, missionaries, and leaders from receiving needed training.
October 12, 2008
Helping People Find Their Way Back to God in Kansas City
Troy McMahon reflects on leaving engineering for ministry, planting Restore Community Church in Kansas City, and living a life shaped by risk, calling, partnership, and no regrets.
August 27, 2008
Interview with Bill McClure
Bill McClure explains how Gospel Broadcasting Mission uses short-wave radio, local-language broadcasts, and global partnerships to share the gospel in remote and restricted regions.
August 24, 2008
Life-Influencers
Sam E. Stone remembers teachers, friends, preachers, and elders whose quiet encouragement helped shape his faith, ministry, and desire to influence others for good.
July 30, 2008
Interview with Ken Idleman
Ken Idleman reflects on the Restoration Movement’s growth, doctrinal distinctives, church planting, evangelism, leadership development, and the challenges facing future generations of Christian leaders.
June 29, 2008
Wholehearted Christians
H. Lynn Gardner calls Christians to wholehearted transformation, showing how life in Christ should shape work, words, decisions, character, and every ordinary part of daily living.
June 29, 2008
The Inside-Out Life
Ken Idleman reflects on obedience, gospel obligation, compassion, and concern for God’s name as motivations for Christians to reach out locally and globally.
April 6, 2008
When Our Prayer Requests Are Not Granted (Part 2)
Why doesn’t God grant every prayer request? H. Lynn Gardner explores biblical reasons prayers go unanswered, the role of sin and selfish motives, and how believers can trust God’s wisdom and keep praying with Christlike humility.
March 30, 2008
When Our Prayer Requests Are Not Granted (Part 1)
Why doesn’t God grant some prayer requests? H. Lynn Gardner examines Jesus’ prayer promises in context, showing how Scripture connects confident prayer with God’s will, obedience, and trustful submission.
March 23, 2008
Preaching from a Well-Prepared Life
Ken Idleman explains why a well-prepared life undergirds powerful preaching, highlighting integrity, community, creativity, testimony, and study as priorities that validate the message and keep sermons fresh, relevant, and Spirit-energized.
March 16, 2008
Why Attend Christian College? 26 Schools Give Their Answer
A collection of short snapshots from Bible colleges, Christian colleges, and seminaries describing hands-on learning, mentoring, affordability, and formation for service—highlighting diverse programs and settings across North America.
March 9, 2008
Confidentiality in a Counseling Setting
A Christian counselor explains why confidentiality matters, when accountability requires broader involvement, and what church leaders should know. Practical policy recommendations help protect pastoral care while encouraging healing, trust, and healthy communication.
March 9, 2008
An Epidemic of Selfishness
Personal preferences can quietly become roadblocks to evangelism and growth. David Bycroft calls the church to Paul’s others-first attitude and offers practical ways congregations can cultivate selflessness for the sake of reaching the lost.
Talking Together, Learning Together
Nearly 100 men gathered at Chapel Rock Christian Church for the fourth annual Indianapolis Congress of Elders, featuring practical workshops, case studies, and a keynote challenge from Ken Idleman on faithful leadership.
February 10, 2008
How God’s Word Has Come to Us (Part 4): God’s Word Translated
A concise history of Bible translation—from the Septuagint and Vulgate to Wycliffe, Tyndale, and the King James Version—plus practical guidance for evaluating reliability and readability in modern English translations.
February 6, 2008
Interview with Marsha Relyea Miles
Marsha Relyea Miles reflects on leading the 2007 National Missionary Convention, measuring missions impact, and the long work of Bible translation in Papua New Guinea—while encouraging perseverance and mobilization for the unreached.
