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January 9, 2018

 

 

Happy New Year from The Christian Chronicle.

We hope your 2018 is off to a great start. Here are a few of the stories from our January issue.

You can download a full copy HERE.

 

Our Top Stories

 
Christian universities feeling the pinch as Churches of Christ shrink
 

Christian universities feeling the pinch as Churches of Christ shrink

 

Sharp decline seen in number of freshmen who identify with the numerically declining fellowship.

 
 

 
One Sunday in Botswana
 

One Sunday in Botswana

 

Whether we’re gathered under a mango tree in the daylight, in a basement room in secret or in a massive, air-conditioned auditorium, when we’re with the church, “We know where we are!”

 
Taking the youth group on the road — to bless small congregations
 

Taking the youth group on the road — to bless small congregations

 

Keeping Bible camp spirit alive, these young people travel together to Mid-Ohio Valley churches.

 
Voices only: Exposure Youth Camp
 

Voices only: Exposure Youth Camp

 

What an incredible sight as students gather in a hotel atrium to “fill the building” with songs of praise and worship.

 
 

 
In 2017, these Christians demonstrated faith, hope and love
 
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In 2017, these Christians demonstrated faith, hope and love

 

Ten stories that inspired The Christian Chronicle’s Bobby Ross Jr. — and hopefully you — over the past year.

 
A challenge for 2018
 

A challenge for 2018

 

Bailey McBride encourages our readers to spend more time in the Word — and in service to others — in 2018.

 
God blessed Texas — and North Carolina
 

God blessed Texas — and North Carolina

 

Two churches, 1,200 miles apart, come together to provide relief after Hurricane Harvey.

 
 
 
 
 
Should we be a ‘full-service church?’
 
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Should we be a ‘full-service church?’

 

OPINION: Our consumer culture drives us to search for a congregation that offers multiple ministries and programs. But the Gospel gives us no such mandate.

 
Not just another ‘Why I left the Church of Christ’ book
 

Not just another ‘Why I left the Church of Christ’ book

 

Former Christian Chronicle editor Harold Kent Straughn shares an insightful memoir, told across the branches of the Restoration Movement.

 
 
 

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