Calvin’s ministry grew out of several partnerships in reform

Pomegranates, organ-playing, and centuries of circles of Christian friends

Readers respond to Christian History

Friendship between Christians always has an added dimension

The Apostle and his coworkers for the gospel

Paul’s spiritual friendships—and ours

Excerpt on friendship from Oratio 43

Spiritual friendship among the Cappadocians

Soul-friendship and the Celtic missionary impulse

“On Spiritual Friendship” was a popular medieval expression of what it meant to be a friend to other believers

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Gospel-centered friendships abound in church history; here are some milestones for those we focus on in this issue.

The friendship of Andrew Fuller and John Ryland

Christian friendship between spouses

Circles of spiritual friends were at the heart of the Methodist movement—twice 

A world-changing set of friendships

How fellowship among college friends spurred mission movements

Seventeen years that changed literature

How God used friendships to spark mission throughout church history