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Ministry Resources

The Office of Church Relations also recognizes the work of others who share the values and goals of our Christian heritage. Here we include links we hope will be helpful to the Church and its members.

Ministry Job Board

Looking for a minister within the Churches of Christ?

Search or post openings here: Church Job Database

Post an opening or search our current listings for a ministry position.
Each listing expires automatically after ninety days online.


Minister Resources

Dr. Charles Siburt, Vice President for Church Relations at Abilene Christian University administered a nation-wide Salary Survey to gather information about current levels of compensation for ministers in the Churches of Christ.

Elder and Church Resources

  • ElderLink California. ElderLink, a ministry offered by Abilene Christian University is designed to equip, encourage and link those who lead and serve as elders, deacons, and church leaders (male and female) in Churches of Christ.
  • The Church Leaders Dialogue is a place where elders, ministers, and ministry leaders from the Churches of Christ can discuss difficult leadership issues with each other. No boring lectures, theoretical presentations or speeches by those who haven't done it. Rather, a high level dialogue among those who are doing it. The Church Leaders Dialogue is offered by the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University.
  • The Center for the Family at Pepperdine University was established in 1996 through the inspiration and foundation of M. Norvel and Helen Young. The Center has become an active, vital extension of Pepperdine's Christian mission. Created to provide a supportive force to help strengthen families, it provides practical seminars for marriage enrichment and parenting, as well as training for churches, professionals, and lay leaders who reach wider audiences in their communities.
  • Dr. Hans Rollmann composed a collection of Restoration Movement materials including historical texts, pictures, resources for historical research, and links to other relevant pages dealing with the Restoration Movement. The website seeks to contain the historical heritage of the religious traditions of the Churches of Christ, the Christian Churches, and the Disciples of Christ.
  • Stone-Campbell Journal provides a scholarly platform for biblical interpretation, history, theology, philosophy, apologetics, and cultural criticism for those who value the perspective of the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement and who endeavor to advance its distinctive principles today.
  • The Christian Chronicle® is owned and published monthly by Oklahoma Christian University. The Christian Chronicle is a newspaper committed to the highest standards of journalistic excellence and seeks to inform, inspire, and unite churches of Christ worldwide.
  • KairosChurchPlanting.org is the web presence of Kairos: Church Planting Support, a resource designed to recruit, equip and support church multiplication leaders to strategically plant new church planting churches of Christ in order to produce regional church planting movements.
  • The Alban Institute in partnership with the Indianapolis Center for Congregations, created the Congregational Resource Guide (CRG) to help congregational leaders connect with resources that will enable them to face obstacles and encourage strength in their communities of faith.
  • 21st Century Christian publishes the directory Churches of Christ in the United States Link to external site.. This is a valuable tool if you are going out of town, taking a family vacation, or need to contact a church anywhere in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories). We highly recommend purchasing your own copy of the directory. It is available for purchase from 21st Century Christian.

Lectures

  • Dr. John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
    "Can God Be Trusted? Faith and the Challenge of Evil" January 13, 2009
  • Dr. Rick Marrs
    "Face to Face with Jesus" October 7, 2008
  • Dr. Lauren Winner
    "Real Sex: The Naked Truth About Chastity" January 8, 2008
  • Dr. Rubel Shelly
    "Why Atheists Are So Angry" October 8, 2007
  • Dr. Scot McKnight
    "The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others" January 9, 2007
  • Dr. J.G.D. Dunn
    "Jesus Remembered (The Making of Christianity)" January 8 & 9, 2006
  • Dr. Stephens Weathers
    "The (Other) Good Confession: I Was Wrong" October 10, 2005
  • Dr. N.T. Wright
    "The Challenge of Following Jesus in the Twenty-first Century" January 9, 2005
  • Dr. N.T. Wright
    "The Challenge of Following Jesus in the Twenty-first Century" January 10, 2005
  • Dr. N.T. Wright
    "The Challenge of Following Jesus in the Twenty-first Century" January 11, 2005
  • Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson
    "Learning the Human Jesus: History and/or Literature?" January 11, 2004
  • Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson
    "Learning the Living Jesus: Discipleship in the Church" January 12, 2004
  • Dr. Rick Marrs and Dr. Ken Durham
    "The History of The Churches of Christ" September 27, 2004
  • Dr. Jerry Rushford
    "The History of Pepperdine" September 14, 2004