Peru church plans vocational training
About five years ago, a Church of Christ in the South American city of Ica, Peru, launched a feeding program for impoverished youths in its…
Archive: Dec 2010
‘Gobsmacked’ by church’s love
A church in the fabled city of Nottingham, England — where a dastardly sheriff once hunted a thief named Robin Hood — hosted an event…
Ministry geeks get techy
SPRING HILL, Tenn. — TheMinistryGeek PowWow, a technology in ministry conference, drew 47 participants from 10 states to the Spring Meadows Church of Christ. Instruction…
Kindred spirits: Mail brings news and inspiration
Little glimpses of heaven arrive — by the hundreds — in our mailbox each week. The Christian Chronicle receives church bulletins from across the nation…
REVIEW: Youth ministry history is refreshingly atypical
As a youth minister for more than a decade — and as superintendent of a Christian K-12 school — I have read my fair share…
Turning darkness into light
IN WAKE OF TRIALS, ordinary couple possessed extraordinary hope, as their children recall. About 40 miles south of the Wyoming border, nestled between two major canyons…
Faulkner dedicates football field to Gene Stallings’ son
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Coach Gene Stallings and his wife, Ruth Ann, greeted more than 600 fans and well-wishers at the recent dedication of John Mark…
Partners, December 2010
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CHRISTIAN HOMES & FAMILY SERVICES ABILENE, Texas — Nancy Miller, president emeritus of Christian Homes & Family Services, is retiring from the adoption…
EDITORIAL: Church vans demand safety first
Neither case involved a Church of Christ, but two recent tragedies in which aging church vans blew tires raise important questions about church vehicle safety…
Church’s portable defibrillator saves life
FLORENCE, A la. — The last thing Sallie Sims remembers about going to a recent funeral at the CrossPoint Church of Christ was wondering if…
