10 years of Churches That Work
In a way, we've come full circle. In the 10 years since The Christian Chronicle launched the Churches That Work series, we’ve featured 29 congregations…
MAY 2015
View as PDF(6121 KB) Crisis in Ukraine: Serving refugees • Hispanic church plant • Ministers and the student debt monster • Recovery by —
and for — the church • Churches that Work: Southside Church of Christ, Fort Worth, Texas • 10 years of Churches That
Work • Dialogue: Honduras missionary Amber Foster • Remembering Joyce McBride
In this issue:
A church for the broken and hurting
FORT WORTH, Texas — Some in the group have been sober for years. Others measure recovery in days, not weeks. A few still smell like alcohol. To…
A ‘muy buena’ church plant
ARLINGTON, Texas — In the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth, a growing Hispanic congregation celebrated two more baptisms on a recent Sunday. Members sang the Spanish…
What makes a church work? Five traits to consider
What does an elder need to be doing to help his church be outwardly focused? What about the minister? How should elders and ministers work…
Ministers and the student debt monster
Second in a series Abilene Christian University says it’s taking steps to crack down on the tens of thousands of dollars in debt accumulated by…
The National Lectureship
Chicago — "Celebrating the Covenant” was the theme of the 71st National Lectureship, an annual gathering of predominantly black Churches of Christ. Chicago-area congregations hosted this…