Why I attended ReMission
‘We moved from ‘We’re the only ones going to heaven’ to ‘No one’s going to hell.’ When we made that move, we lost our mission.”…
Evangelism
5 needs and 5 opportunities for urban churches today
What do church leaders in urban areas wrestle with? What do they hope for? What do they dream of? And how can Christian institutions walk…
Among outcasts, a church moves in
FUSHË KRUJË, ALBANIA — A once-mighty fortress stands atop a mountain overlooking this southeastern European city. Albania’s national hero, Skanderbeg, led a guerrilla war here…
Crusade for Christ a blessing in person and online
More than 2,000 packed in the Southfield Pavilion during the opening night of the 2025 Crusade for Christ in the suburbs of Detroit. The theme…
Thousands Crusade for Christ in Detroit
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — About 1,700 Christians knocked on 3,100 doors, made 2,000 phone calls and had 300 personal interactions around this community in northwest Detroit.…
T-shirt evangelism uses ‘cymbalism’
OKLAHOMA CITY — What’s your most evangelistic T-shirt? I’ve got a bunch from my church — youth camps where I was a counselor, mission trips,…
Making disciples, not members
ATLANTA — Hear, believe, repent, confess and be baptized. Ministers of Churches of Christ have preached those five steps — God’s plan of salvation —…
Nashville booms, but will it bloom?
NASHVILLE, TENN. — I came across two “bloom where you are planted” stories in two very different neighborhoods in Middle Tennessee. The first was just…
‘The home gave me my faith’
WICHITA, KAN. — At just 5 years old, Shirley Baldridge Porch understood hardship. She spent the first years of her life playing on a dirt floor. …
Across the Nation: A longtime minister retires, serving Muslim neighbors 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…
