Thirteen women, including eight prisoners, received Master of Arts in Christian Ministry degrees from Lipscomb University in mid-December after taking classes for years on Wednesday nights. Also briefs about Rusty Russell, Stanley Helton, a Gallup survey about chaplains, and more.
December 14, 2022
Tom Harper, who serves as founder and publisher of BiblicalLeadership.com and as an elder at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., has released his newest book, "Inner Threat: Combatting Christian Leadership's Natural Enemy." Also, briefs from RENEW.org, GLCC, First Christian Church (Columbus, Ind.), and more.
November 16, 2022
We remember Ben Merold, who died this morning (Nov. 16), by reposting this appreciation written by his longtime friend Bob Russell, with whom he led monthly retreats for ministers for many years.
November 1, 2022
What the Bible Teaches Us About Unwavering Gratitude
October 11, 2022
Three years ago, Southeast Christian Church in Kentucky added more structure to its efforts to ordain people into ministry. Since then, it has ordained 90 people.
Southeast Christian Church's 215 Residency program—which gives residents firsthand ministry experience along with a deep dive into biblical study and spiritual formation—has recovered and grown since COVID-19.
September 6, 2022
The apostle Peter wrote to people who were suffering and challenged them to “commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good” (1 Peter 4:19). James Fehl, who passed away on Aug. 21, did just that . . . serving Christ throughout his life after contracting polio as a college freshman.
August 17, 2022
In these briefs we feature news about Encounter, a support and recovery ministry at the Elizabethtown (Ky.) Campus of Southeast Christian Church, and also an Adaptive Sports and Activities Program at Northside Christian Church in Fortson, Ga. Also, briefs about GNPI, an upcoming Spiritual Formation Leadership Summit in Tennessee, and more.
August 10, 2022
Doug Crozier of The Solomon Foundation announced recently that the church extension fund has achieved $1 billion in assets on its way to helping more than 500 churches with facilities in just over 11 years. Also briefs from Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, and New Jersey.
My high school alma mater, Christian Academy of Louisville, recently was roundly criticized after a teacher asked students to write an essay imagining how they would dialogue with a fellow student who was wrestling with same-sex attraction. . . .
News from the Preaching-Teaching Convention at Ozark Christian College, CMF International, IDES, Waypoint Church Partners, St. Louis Christian College, and more.
March 1, 2022
By Kyle Idleman A word you hear a lot these days, a word that drives a lot of social media ambitions and daily decisions, is influencer . . . and underneath that word is a deep desire we all have. Nobody grows up dreaming of waking up, going to work, heading home, watching Netflix, scrolling through social media, and then doing it all over again the next day until their last breath. We all want to be used to change the world. We don’t want to spend our lives being time-wasters, or space-takers, or binge-watchers, or game-players, or even book-readers.
January 26, 2022
Not long after Charlie and Faith Russell celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary, and only days before the birth of their first child, Charlie came down with COVID-19. That was in late July 2021. Charlie was hospitalized for weeks; he calls his recovery "a miracle."
January 26, 2022
Rusty Russell thought his son, Charlie, would recover quickly when his boy was hospitalized with COVID-19 in August. That wasn't the case. Rusty, who preaches in Florida, traveled back and forth to Tennessee weekly to help during Charlie's long ordeal.
December 20, 2021
When Bob Russell accepted an invitation to a Christmas brunch, he didn't expect one of the most heartwarming and inspirational Christmas presents he's ever received. (Check back every day this week for another Christmas memory.)
December 8, 2021
Johnson University announced via Facebook that “our friend and professor” Lee Richardson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 30. Tommy Smith, JU’s president, referred to Richardson as “Johnson’s Renaissance man.” Plus briefs from Racine (Mo.) Christian Church, National Bible Bowl, and more.
November 3, 2021
News briefs about a Christian grandparenting seminar at Johnson University Florida, a Woman's World Conference sponsored by Manhattan Christian College, a virtual library of church-planting material, and more.
October 21, 2021
Thousands of people and scores of churches who have been praying for Charlie Russell during his two-month battle with COVID pneumonia received very encouraging reports in recent days.
October 13, 2021
The Renew.org 2021 Gathering will take place Nov. 3 at in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Plus briefs from Southeast Christian Church (Louisville), ICOM, CMF International, Mission Aviation Fellowship, and more.
September 29, 2021
News briefs from First Christian Church (Johnson City, Tenn.), IDES, Cedar Falls (Iowa) Christian Church, East Union Christian Church (Atlanta, Ind.), and more.
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