Churches with instrumental services return to directory
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some Churches of Christ that formerly practiced a cappella worship exclusively — but have since added instrumental services — will be included…
Archive: Feb 2012
Newsmakers, February 2012
NAMED: Kiera Kinnaird, Miss Teen of Texas, part of the Distinguished Youth of America scholarship and recognition program. Kinnaird attends the 12th Street church in…
To stop the flow of young people leaving Churches of Christ, intergenerational relationships are vital
David Kinnaman has confirmed what many of us have long suspected: The church is losing too many members of its younger generations. Why is that?In…
REVIEW: Are we the church that Jesus wants?
Rubel Shelly. I Knew Jesus Before He Was A Christian … and I Liked Him Better Then. (Three and a half stars out of five.)…
Finalists named for presidency of Oklahoma Christian University
OKLAHOMA CITY — A national search committee has named two finalists to succeed Oklahoma Christian University President Mike O’Neal, who will retire at the end…
Ministry matchmaking: Students find churches
LUBBOCK, Texas — “Speed dating” is how one Christian university official refers to it. Only, the matchmaking does not involve potential romances. Instead, ministry intern…
Pain, suffering and God’s plan in wife’s illness
My family left church early on a recent Sunday morning. After the Lord’s Supper, we just got up and walked out. It wasn’t that we…
New and Noteworthy, February 2012
MEMOIR Jennifer Grant. Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson. 224 pages, $15.99. Former journalist Grant offers the…
Memoir recalls mixed memories of ‘Growing up Church of Christ’
Mike S. Allen. Growing Up Church of Christ. (Two and a half stars out of five.) Charleston, S.C.: Mike S. Allen. 190 pages, $12.95 (paperback),…
