National
Church Planting Sunday: A national call to action
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With membership shrinking, churches closing and preachers in short supply, how do Churches of Christ grow again? It’s not a new question,…
May 2023
View as PDFChurch Planting Sunday • ‘God’s clinic’ cares for thousands • Storms in Arkansas • Nashville church helps after school shooting • Christian astronaut headed for moon • Montana church practices ‘creation care’ • Lads to Leaders, Leadership Training for Christ conventions draw thousands • Tanzanian preachers pray for drought relief as congregation harvests water • Texas Bible Bowl • Honor Roll of Churches • Remembering Ruth Wyrick • Editorial: Mental illness is real • Faith-based podcast recommendations • Giraffes in Tanzania
In this issue:
Inside Story
‘God’s clinic’ cares for thousands
LONGMONT, Colo. — Something big is happening at the Longmont Church of Christ. I didn’t realize just how big until I arrived at the church, 40…
Top Stories
‘Jesus is near, and the ambulance is on its way’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Josh Kasinger lived in Houston for 16 years. He gained plenty of experience helping after hurricanes. But the disaster he experienced…
Top Stories
After mass shooting, Church of Christ will host classes for Covenant School
Students at a Nashville, Tenn., Christian school will not complete the academic year in their facility, where seven people died in a March 27 mass…
National
Christian astronaut to pilot first crewed moon mission since 1972
For the first time in more than 50 years, four humans are set to visit the moon, NASA announced Monday. Piloting the 2024 Artemis II…
Culture
Creation care: Montana church works to save native bluebirds
A group of kids and supervising adults at the South Hills Church of Christ in Helena, Mont., participated in a “creation care” project that resulted…
National
Leadership events draw thousands
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — From grades 2 to 12, Jonathan Chapman participated in Lads to Leaders at his church in Germantown, Tenn. “It taught me so…
National
Harding students balance tornado relief, final exams
In a tough month for many communities facing storm devastation, Churches of Christ and their disaster relief organizations stayed busy. But those organizations weren’t the…
International
Around the World: Baptisms, Bible studies, prison ministry and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
International
Praying for restoration — and rain
NAMANGA, Tanzania— Denominational doctrine and drought. Those were concerns expressed by a group of Kenyan preachers as they gathered in this East African border town.…
International
‘Practical preaching’ in a dry, thirsty land
MONDULI JUU, Tanzania — Worshipers walked across a beige, barren landscape on a Sunday morning as Bible class began in Monduli Juu, which is “up”…
National
Taking tests, transforming lives
BANDERA, Texas — A crowd packed into Bandina Christian Youth Camp's Onstead Center on a recent Saturday morning with an unusual objective. Children, teenagers and…
News
Christian Chronicle wins top honors for coverage of Ukraine war, U.S. churches closing
The Christian Chronicle earned 19 national awards — including the top prize in seven categories — in annual contests sponsored by the Evangelical Press Association…
People
Ruth Wyrick was a living definition of service to church and community
Tucked away in the nostalgic memories of my childhood are church homecomings of the 1980s and ’90s. When I close my eyes, I can feel…
People
ACU honors beloved minister and broadcaster
ABILENE, Texas — Landon Saunders, founder of Heartbeat radio, tells a story about once inviting a young person from “a motley crew of kids” to come…
Editorial
Editorial: Mental illness is real, and Christians must help
One in five adults lives with a mental illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That figure does not change based on…
Perspective
Looking for helpers, catalyzing hope
'When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You…
Reviews
Six podcasts to keep your mind on things above
Everyone has a podcast these days. Even the kids are doing it — my wife, Katie, and I helped the youths at our congregation create…
Insight
In Tanzania, fellowship comes with a discount safari
LONGIDO, Tanzania — I’ve traveled to Africa more than a dozen times and enjoyed a grand total of one safari. That adventure occurred in Victoria…