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June 1, 2023

 

 

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Why fewer students are training to be preachers
 

Why fewer students are training to be preachers

 

Cost, culture and compensation are among the challenges to attracting future ministers.

Cheryl Mann Bacon reports.


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Bible education: What’s the cost?
 

Bible education: What’s the cost?

 

More than a dozen preacher training schools, colleges and universities associated with Churches of Christ — with help from individual Christians — offer resources to help those looking to become preachers graduate with as little debt as possible.

Calvin Cockrell reports.

 
School of preaching burned, Christians scattered in east India
 

School of preaching burned, Christians scattered in east India

 

Waves of ethnically charged violence in northeast India have claimed lives, driven thousands from their homes and resulted in the burning of church buildings, including a preacher training school associated with Churches of Christ.

Erik Tryggestad reports.

 
A Memorial Day journey ‘in Flanders fields’
 

A Memorial Day journey ‘in Flanders fields’

 

Christians take part in a remembrance ceremony at a small military cemetery in Europe.

Erik Tryggestad reports from Waregem, Belgium.

 
 

 
Around the World: Serving the deaf, praying for a new king and more quick takes
 

Around the World: Serving the deaf, praying for a new king and more quick takes

 

Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for this column? Email Erik Tryggestad at [email protected].

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Across the Nation: ‘All-Church VBS,’ a car wreck that led to baptism and more quick takes
 

Across the Nation: ‘All-Church VBS,’ a car wreck that led to baptism and more quick takes

 

Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this column? Email Audrey Jackson at [email protected].

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Little church serves Ukrainians
 

Little church serves Ukrainians

 

This small nation on the Baltic Sea, which borders Belarus and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, has become a hub of relief efforts for victims of the war in Ukraine.

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How Dave Hawley became a coaching legend
 
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How Dave Hawley became a coaching legend

 

Kansas church elder retires after leading high school tennis teams to dozens of state championships.

Murray Evans reports from Wichita.

 
Faith through hearing — and signing — the Word
 
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Faith through hearing — and signing — the Word

 

Deaf elder Dennis Cesone and his wife, Cindi, bridge cultural and language barriers.

Bobby Ross Jr. reports from Fairfax, Va.

 
 
 

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