“Looking for churches w/ effective (older) pastors, moving out of sr pastor role, into some broader role, but staying on staff. Any examples?”

Cleveland, TN—The International Executive Council (IEC) of the Church of God has completed their regularly-scheduled January session at the Leadership and Communications Center at International headquarters.

Christian Standard Media, formerly Standard Publishing, has signed an agreement with the Committee on the Uniform Series (CUS) to extend their historic relationship in support of International Sunday School Lessons (ISSL) through their popular magazines.

The Lookout weekly magazine continues to feature verse-by-verse commentary on each Lesson in the series for the coming Sunday, along with Daily Bible Readings. A devotional, topical article offers practical help for Christian living based on these Daily Bible Readings, which correlate with each lesson. A like treatment also appears on the websites of Christian Standard Media’s magazines, ChristianStandard.com and LookoutMag.com, and receives well over 2 million views per year.

“We’re excited to extend our agreement with CUS so that millions more can join the wave of those who turn to our magazines for insight and inspiration based upon the Uniform Series Lessons. Our continued partnership amplifies our mission of promoting both biblical understanding and deepening relationships with Jesus Christ,” said Peter M. Esposito, CEO, Christian Standard Media.

The Uniform Series is a 6-year plan for reading and studying the Bible that takes at least 1 lesson or Bible reading from each book of the Bible over a 6-year span. Through this study sequence, followers of the series are led through every part of the Bible. Due in part to the strong support given by the National Council of Churches, the Uniform Series remains the standard across the nation’s major Christian denominations. Christian Standard Media has been publishing resources based on this outline for more than 13 decades.

“We’re pleased to continue to passionately serve church communities and Christ followers with our tried and true approach to Bible study through our magazine websites and the pages of The Lookout magazine,” said Mark Taylor, Editor of Christian Standard magazine and Publisher of both Christian Standard and The Lookout magazines.

The founder and first editor of Christian Standard magazine, Isaac Errett, was himself named to the ISSL committee at the Fourth International Convention in Louisville in 1884. Today, the long-acclaimed Christian Standard magazine—also available as a mobile app—along with The Lookout magazine, the growing Christian’s weekly resource, continue to offer their popular treatment of the ISSL to tens of thousands of readers each week at each of their two sites: christianstandard.com/category/sunday-school-lesson and
www.lookoutmag.com/category/biblestudytools/sundayschool. Both magazines are available as individual, church (bulk), or digital subscriptions.

Christian Standard Media LLC is committed to continuing the nearly 150-year tradition as a Christian mission-driven leader in true-to-the Bible resources that educate, encourage, and enrich adults, youth, and children.

(Source: Christian Newswire)

All senior, campus and lead pastors are invited to attend the very first ReThink Leadership, an exclusive gathering for senior leaders. It will be held in Atlanta, April 27–29, 2016. Attendees will experience content, conversations and connections they can’t get anywhere else.

It’s Hollywood week on the 15th and final season of American Idol, and once again Christian singers will vie for the title. Mandisa, Jordin Sparks, Colton Dixon, Chris Daughtry and other Christians have launched their singing careers on the show. And in 2015, Lee University alum Clark Beckham made the finals—while tweeting Bible verses and A. W. Tozer quotes along the way. Will it happen again?

Save money if you register by January 30 for the 22nd annual FOCUS Church of God Children’s Ministries Leadership Training Conference to be held March 3-5 at the Marriott Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee. Pastors are encouraged to register all those who are serving in children’s ministry and Sunday school so they can more effectively minister to families and children.

Healthy, flourishing workplace culture makes for increasingly effective organizations.

This past Saturday, January 23rd, more than 800 attended the “Impartation Breakfast” held in San Antonio, Texas, very early in the morning. The event was planned by CfaN Christ for All Nations, the ministry founded by Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. All tickets were sold out days in advance, and there were many people who expressed their interest when no more tickets were available.

Of Kings and Prophets, a new series set to air on ABC in March, is a Hollywood rendition of the stories of Samuel, Saul and David from 1 and 2 Samuel in the Bible. The show’s trailer recently previewed at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.