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“Of making books there is no end” (Ecc. 12:12), writes the editor at the end of his book of Qoheleth’s wisdom. If he could see us now. The world seems to have plenty of books. Have you been on Amazon lately? So why do we need more books? Why does the world need another Bible study? Five years ago, when we started the Center for Christian Studies and wanted to produce resources useful for equipping Christians and churches, we asked these very questions. The answer was no

When we launched the Center for Christian Studies five years ago, we realized there’s more than one way to fulfill our mission of producing resources for equipping churches. What are those resources? We knew that the Journal of Christian Studies would be an important component, and probably books, too. We also knew that in-person teaching and workshops would be an integral part of this ministry to churches. But what else? Well, I do know that people watch videos. Some p

Keith D. Stanglin As I reflect on the nearly five years of the Center for Christian Studies, the Journal of Christian Studies has been, from our very beginning, such a prominent aspect of our ministry to Christian leaders. When the idea for CCS was still taking shape, it was clear that publishing a journal was near the top of the wish list for some potential supporters. What many readers wanted was something like the voice of the old Christian Studies, the journal that was p

Keith D. Stanglin Help us Expand the Reach! Where We’ve Been After many years of teaching in university and seminary contexts, as well as serving as ministers in churches, Todd Hall and I recognized the need in churches for trustworthy, high-quality resources that could help prepare the “non-specialists,” who do most of the teaching, leading, and shepherding in churches and other Christian settings. We dreamed of a church-facing ministry that would directly serve churches an