Addressing a crisis of empty pulpits
In some parts of the world, a preacher shortage is something to celebrate. Across Africa and Latin America, for example, people are being baptized at…
Archive: Jan 2009
Around the world, January 2009
BELIZE BELIZE CITY — Many people in this Central American nation are living in community centers after recent floods drove them from their homes, said…
The stories that made news in 2008
What was the biggest news of the year in The Christian Chronicle? A panel of 39 people — including five Chronicle editors, the chairman of…
‘One Church’ explores today’s meaning of classic Restoration document
"The Church of Christ upon earth is essentially, intentionally, and constitutionally one," wrote Thomas Campbell in his seminal 1809 Restoration Movement document, the "Declaration and…
Dialogue: A conversation with David Fleer
POWERPOINT AND PLAGIARISM are among the subjects preachers should consider prayerfully, says Fleer, professor of Bible and communication at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. Great…
In collapsing economy, Michigan Christian school struggles to survive
The only K-12 school in Michigan associated with Churches of Christ may be forced to shut its doors. “We are in financial despair,” said Sam…
Christians shelter and baptize refugees of post-election violence in Nigeria
Post-election riots in the Nigerian city of Jos claimed hundreds of lives recently. In the midst of the killing, a few souls found new life.…
Atlanta Christian school plans sister campus in Rwanda
Partnerships between Churches of Christ and the African nation of Rwanda may soon include a secondary school on Rwandan soil. A small group of officials…
Recession: Bad for missions, or good?
“If we were to cut back on something, it would never be missions and benevolence,” said Trey Morgan, minister for the Childress, Texas, church. For…
Economic outlook for churches: Less money, more need?
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Dress shoes squeak on the gym floor of Moore Elementary School as members of the Heritage church file in for worship. As…
