Carl Mitchell, missionary to Italy and Harding Bible dean, dies at 92
Churches of Christ across the U.S. and Europe mourn the Dec. 19 death of Carl Mitchell. The World War II veteran, who served for 18…
Christian higher education
Partners, November 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): Students from Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., pray during a mission trip to help after Hurricane Florence. Two dozen students and an adult…
Partners, October 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): The recent second annual ENGAGE Youth Theology Initiative at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., involved a racially diverse group of 26 high school…
Partners, July 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): A few of the 450 participants at this summer’s Soul Quest share hugs, smile and fake mustaches on the campus of York College…
Partners, June 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): Rooms at the Castle Rock Church of Christ, south of Denver, were packed for the Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes event. CASTLE ROCK, Colo. —…
Partners, May 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): Americans mourned the April 17 death of Barbara Bush, 92, the former first lady who was the wife of one president and the…
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…
