Take notes: Church music lacks true harmony, singing experts say
Is the tradition of four-part a cappella singing in Churches of Christ disappearing?Are congregations singing fewer — and in some cases, none — of thegreat…
Archive: Jul 2009
Church crafts new niche with Art Camp instead of VBS
VBS has taken a vacation at the Kingwood, Texas, church. In its place is a program so popular that it has doubled in size each…
Kids replace bad memories with good on trip of a lifetime
They come from some of the saddest environments imaginable. This summer, though, these children — victims of abuse, neglect, poverty and other worries that took…
Three members of church youth group killed in Bolivia bus crash
A bus carrying a Church of Christ youth group in Bolivia rolled down an embankment and threw passengers up to 100 yards, killing three teenage…
Intimidated by graffiti? Russian church says ‘Nyet’
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — “Your God is dead. Get out and go home!” Gheorge Tartarchyk found those words (in Russian) painted with a stencil on the…
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Reflections on working with, ministering to single Christians
For a few years after I graduated from college, I was in two singles ministries—one in Abilene, Texas, and one in Norman, Oklahoma. Both of…
Workers look to plant congregation on island of New Caledonia
NOUMEA, New Caledonia — This French territory, about 915 miles east of Brisbane, Australia, is home to more than 250,000 souls. It also includes one…
Knock every door: Churches work together to share gospel
LAWTON, Okla. — Four local congregations recently joined the Northwest church in a weeklong effort to knock on all 36,000 doors in this southwest Oklahoma…
Around the world, July 2009
RECIFE, Brazil — God gave Alciane Farias time she didn’t expect, so she’s using it to save young souls. She and her husband, Ricardo, were…
VBS is no vacation — but worth it
Summertime brings many activities, but few are as fun and worthwhile as Vacation Bible School. From our childhood — when we heavily anticipated screaming the…
