A graduation behind prison walls
Nashville, Tenn. — Bagpipes. Pomp and circumstance. It felt like a typical graduation ceremony. But this graduation took place inside the guarded walls of the Tennessee…
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High-rising voices sing praises to God
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Talk about a late-night devo! Each year, the highlight of the three-day Exposure Youth Camp comes on the final night. That’s when teens…
Partners: Heart surgery and a playoff win, dress for success and equipping for evangelism
FEATURED PHOTO (above) — Randolph Wilkerson, left, a student at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., helps an eighth-grader at Music City’s Head Middle Magnet School…
Q&A: Christian university leaders on recruiting students in a declining fellowship
Since 2000, Christian universities associated with Churches of Christ have seen a 51 percent decline in students who identify with the fellowship, an annual survey…
‘This is not a ‘Church of Christ’-related challenge. This is the challenge of higher education’
HENDERSON, Tenn. — We need to be asking, “What environment do we want our children to live in while at college?” If you have a…
Christian higher ed challenges: Parents of college freshmen weigh in
Question: The number of freshmen from Churches of Christ enrolled at Christian universities associated with our fellowship keeps shrinking. Why do you think that is?…
Christian universities feeling the pinch as Churches of Christ shrink
Since today’s college freshmen were infants, roughly 1,200 Churches of Christ in the United States have closed, and the number of men, women and children…
Partners, Big prize for Southwestern, ‘The Voice’ and more from within our fellowship
FEATURED PHOTO (above): Ervin D. Seamster Jr., president of Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas, celebrates the college’s grand prize win in the first Ford…
A Church of Christ on wheels
MOLEPOLOLE, Botswana — At once, he left his nets and followed Jesus. Actually, it was a meat cleaver that Robert Reid set aside when he saw…
Partners, November 2017
FEATURED PHOTO (above): John Malone with the a cappella group Committed from Athens, Ala., sings during the recent United Voice Worship Conference. More than 200…
