Mentoring the Vulnerable: CIU Alumnus Leads Ezekiel Ministries
By Sandra Archer Young It was damp and overcast outside, but inside the large block building annexed to Grace Church in Columbia, South Carolina, one could hear children racing […]
Looking Back on a Life of “Kairos” Moments
By Robbie McAlister, CIU Alumni It All Began With a Chat With a Neighbor. Back in the 1980s, Robbie McAlister told his next door neighbor that he wanted to plant […]
Leadership is the Disciplined Stewardship of Influence
An Interview with Dr. Lawanda Holliman, founder of Design High Performance™ By Sandra Archer Young Dr. Lawanda Joseph Holliman is a retired U.S. Army colonel, the product of parents who, […]
Why I Am Passionate About Mission Trips
By Kevin Jones, Ph.D., Dean of CIU Global People often ask me why mission trips continue to hold such a central place in my life and ministry. After all, they […]
Celebrating Hard Work and Faithfulness: CIU’s Spring 2026 Dean’s List
Congratulations to Columbia International University students who have earned one of CIU’s highest academic achievements: The 2026 Spring Semester Dean’s List. The honor goes to full-time undergraduate students who carry […]
Aboard The Logos Hope
Reflections From a Deckhand By Sophie Gage, CIU Student Writer ‘Some went out on the sea in ships… They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the […]
My Journey in Preaching and Ministry Formation
By Andre Rogers Professor of Preaching; Associate Program Director of the Doctor of Ministry in the CIU Seminary & School of Counseling I began preaching publicly at 18 years old […]
