Articles for tag: Randy Gariss

August 12, 2009

Christian Standard

Serving for a Lifetime

By Mark A. Taylor We began editing this issue the week I was celebrating my 36th wedding anniversary. And I couldn”t help thinking how the advice of Randy Gariss and Paul Williams apply to my marriage as well as my ministry. Stick with a ministry for the long haul? Difficult. Stick with a marriage for a lifetime? Some would say impossible. Indeed, this summer”s tabloids have been filled with news of failed marriages, with conservative politicians as well as reality show stars confessing affairs and vowing to move on to the next chapters in their lives. Time magazine took note

April 1, 2009

Christian Standard

More Than One Way to Use a Magazine

By Mark A. Taylor Since 2003 we have recruited a group of contributing editors to help us make this magazine all it can be. One way we hear from them is at a brief retreat each January. The group gathers to brainstorm ideas for the magazine, not only what it should contain but how it can influence our whole family of churches. Of course, we can”t lead where we aren”t read, and our contributing editors have ideas for making that happen too. Randy Gariss, for example, reported that his congregation buys CHRISTIAN STANDARD for every elder, deacon, and staff member.

September 17, 2008

Christian Standard

Should Anything Change About the NACC?

By Mark A. Taylor This year”s North American Christian Convention report offers several different perspectives with conclusions that range all the way from “We need this convention as it is” to “We should combine it with the National Missionary Convention.” We didn”t anticipate or dictate what these writers would say. We simply asked each one to comment on this year”s gathering and then to make suggestions for the future. Cost versus value is an issue mentioned or implied by many of their conclusions. Is the convention worth the price our movement invests in it? Is it worth the cost to

November 4, 2007

Christian Standard

An Open Apology Letter to My Class

By Randy Gariss Dear Class and Family: Well, I”m here at the Teacher”s Rehab Center and I just got back from my first support group session for struggling teachers and preachers. I really hate to admit it, but the first day wasn”t as bad as I expected. I am not yet ready to thank you for kidnapping me and forcing me to go, but I do want to apologize for my angry words and swinging fist as the class mobbed me and carried me out to the rehab bus. (Especially to you, Sweetheart . . . I just think your

July 3, 2007

Christian Standard

Partnering to Grow Disciples

By Mark A. Taylor Randy Gariss believes not enough people today””inside or outside the church””look enough like Jesus (READ GARISS’S COLUMN). And he asks, isn”t that the hallmark of a disciple, to look like Jesus? And isn”t the church”s job to make disciples? In this week”s “Reflections,” he suggests we need to rethink our process for leading people to be more like Jesus. He offers three ingredients””knowledge, relationship, and service””in a simple recipe for disciple-making. I like what he says. I particularly resonate with his challenge to the church: Let”s shorten our list of activities, sharpen our focus on just

January 1, 2007

Christian Standard

“˜Reflections” Writers for 2007

  This year we”ve assembled another lineup of thought-provoking writers who will reflect on the Christian life, ministry, issues confronting the church””especially churches in the Restoration Movement””and the challenges of Christian leadership. Sometimes their columns will fit the theme of the issue in which they appear. Some weeks their writing will provide an interesting contrast to the features in the front of the magazine. Each of these has something special to offer, and we welcome them to our pages.       Greg Allen, worship leader Southeast Christian Church Louisville, Kentucky     Randy Gariss, preaching minister College Heights Christian

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