Newsmakers, June 2012
NAMED: John Reese, member of the board of trustees at Harding University, Searcy, Ark. Randy Goodman, executive-in-residence, Lipscomb University’s College of Business, Nashville, Tenn. Jeffrey…
Archive: Jun 2012
Reaching U.S. Hispanic culture — in English — is focus of Latino church-planting summit
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — When it comes to reaching their Latino neighbors, a lot of U.S. churches are speaking the wrong language — Spanish.…
Partners, June 2012
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CHILDREN’S HOMES INC. PARAGOULD, Ark. — What to do with that empty parsonage next to the church? The Mountain Home Church of…
More than 1,400 women gather in Georgia
ATLANTA — The more than 1,400 women who met together for the 27th Annual Church of Christ Ladies Lectureship Retreat were anything but shy, one…
Children’s home dedicates prayer room in memory of ACU bus crash victim
MEDINA, Texas — A year and a half ago, Anabel Reid and fellow Abilene Christian University volunteers helped clear a pasture at Medina Children’s Home.…
From ‘Fairest Lord Jesus’ to ‘In Christ Alone,’ great hymns enrich our faith
If you are a regular reader of this column, you know how much I love great songs. I was reminded of this on a…
Lester Holt brings NBC News to Pepperdine
MALIBU, Calif. — Just call him “Dr. Holt.” NBC News’ Lester Holt, a member of the Manhattan Church of Christ in New York, gave the…
Smashing idols in West Africa
“Hey demons, go home! No one wants you around here anymore.”Christians in the African village of Ya-bo-gawn, Burkina Faso, sang those words — in their…
Faith in a land of zombies
VOODOO IS A POWERFUL FORCE in the impoverished nation of Haiti, where Christian doctors and orphanage directors work to erase myths — and end the…
In Haiti, ‘the solution is development’
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — Despite the pervasiveness of voodoo in Haiti, “the church is spreading,” says Fonrose Teogene. The native Haitian is administrator of the Center…
