Calendar – June 2006
JUNE 4-9 Church Ministry Leaders Renewal. “Thank You for all You Do.” Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif. Contact [email protected]. 5-9 Blue Ridge Encampment. 56th annual. “We…
Archive: May 2006
Pepperdine lectureship focuses on love, life and fellowship
Tim Spivey, senior minister of the Highland Oaks church in Dallas, reflects on "The God Who Fellowships" during the Pepperdine University lectureship. Conducted May 2-5,…
Spotlight: From Zambia to Tokyo
CHIPATA, ZAMBIA — Education has taken Phillip Phiri from Africa to Mississippi — and soon to Japan. Phiri,a church member from Zambia, recently returned home…
Parents, brothers keep boy’s dream alive
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — Take a tour of the Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch, and you’ll see houses for abused and neglected boys. You’ll see a 10,000-square-foot…
Sojourners travel country serving God
GREENWOOD, TEXAS — My dad preaches at a little country church in this unincorporated ranching community about 55 miles north of Fort Worth. He drives…
Poll: Church of Christ tops in weekly worship attendance
We're No. 1. Americans who give their religious affiliation as "Church of Christ" are more likely than any other group to attend weekly worship services,…
Tornadoes kill family, destroy members’ homes in three states
Tornadoes that roared through the South in early April killed a family of four who attended a Tennessee congregation, ripped the roof off an Arkansas…
Minister’s slaying, wife’s arrest deal double tragedy
SELMER, Tenn. — On the Sunday after members found minister Matthew Winkler shot to death in his home, a shaken Sharon Pinckley arrived to teach…
From hurricanes to tornadoes, relief group delivers record aid
Joe Dudney stopped in midsentence and chuckled, realizing how excited he sounded about the numbers he was discussing. “I'm bragging a little,” said Dudney, vice…
‘Walk in our shoes’: Keys to helping proclaim preciousness of preaching
I remember a time when I wanted to be a preacher. I had a pair of white dress shoes that matched the ones worn by…
