At Brigham Young University, diverse panel discusses media coverage of religion — and what to do if a reporter calls. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle PROVO, Utah — This is definitely not Church of Christ country. Utah boasts fewer than 1,100 adherents of Churches of Christ — to go along with, oh, 2 million or so Mormons. Suffice it to say that my wife, Tamie, and I were outnumbered during … Continue reading Campbellites, meet the Campbells: Utah conference mixes sights, food, dialogue

More than 90 people have died since clashes began six weeks ago between government forces and civilian protesters, according to observers. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle Normally, a team from the Highway Church of Christ in Judsonia, Ark., would be sweating for God in the mountains of Jinotega, Nicaragua. For 15 straight summers, the congregation has sent teens and adults to help with Misión Para … Continue reading Amid political violence in Nicaragua, dozens of church groups cancel mission trips

Why an old, declining church closed to make way for a new, growing congregation to take over its building. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jeff Pendleton met and married his wife, Marcia, at the Red Bridge Church of Christ, a once-thriving congregation less than a mile from the Kansas state line. He baptized his daughter, Kelly, there. When loved … Continue reading When God comes with a loud thud