Becoming a ‘Hope Dealer’
LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Where is “recovery” mentioned in the Bible? It’s a question Mac Owen hears regularly, he told the audience at the Celebrate…
Archive: Sep 2019
Newsmakers, October 2019
Featured Photo (above): Botham Jean scholarship winners Courtney Porter, Brittany Tate, Yui Kondo and Tonio Montez with business dean Allen Frazier. SELECTED Yui Kondo, Tonio…
Milestones, October 2019
Anniversary John and Donna Nance 60 years Sept. 25 Houston, Texas Memorials Dr. Lynn E. Mitchell, Jr. 1940 – 2019 Dr. Lynn E. Mitchell Jr.,…
Church member, dedicated to service, celebrates 100th birthday
On a recent Saturday morning in Miami Lakes, Florida, members of Hialeah Church of Christ were busy making and packing sandwiches to deliver to the…
Ten Christian Chronicle stories for church leaders to read
As requested by Jim Martin, vice president of Harding School of Theology in Memphis, Tenn., here are 10 of my Christian Chronicle stories that I'd…
Best practices for dismissing a minister
Somewhere in the unwritten but badly needed handbook for elders are three rules: 1. Do hard things well. 2. Do painful things kindly. 3. If…
Worst practices for dismissing a minister
Talking with ministers who have lost their jobs can feel repetitive. And depressing. The ministers don’t all paint themselves as perfect or without weakness or…
‘If this is ever not going well … would you please tell me?’
Ministers don’t come with a "good church-keeping seal of approval" or a money-back guarantee. They make mistakes, which should surprise no one. If Moses, Jonah,…
Chronicle editor receives RNA Award for Religion Reporting Excellence
LAS VEGAS — Religion journalists from around the world, including Bobby Ross Jr. of The Christian Chronicle, were honored at the Religion News Association's 70th…
‘I don’t want to be the sacrificial lamb’
CORVALLIS, Ore. — After 38 years of ministry with the Circle Church of Christ, Gregg Strawn sprinkled bits of humor, warning and reflection into his…
