Ten Things Pastors Don’t Like About Pastoring
"Let me know if you come across a pastor that actually likes church business meetings. I want to find the secret to his moments of delusion."
"One guy was ripping into me at our last business meeting. But he didn't bother me as much as my so-called supporters who remained silent the whole time. They've told me that they are behind me, but they weren't there for me when I needed them the most."
The Unfaithful Spouse: Should I Divorce or Try to Reconcile?
Vengeance usually hurts the vigilante more than the intended target.
“Is he a bad man who did a bad thing or is he a good man who did a bad thing?” She enquired as to why I would ask that question. I explained that good people sometimes do bad things, but that if they are at heart still good people, they may be worth rescuing. Good people who regret bad behavior and want to make things right tend to be better people than they were before their indiscretion
First systematic political theology from an Orthodox Christian perspective
The Mystical as Political: Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxy by Aristotle Papanikolaou
The first comprehensive treatment from an Orthodox theological perspective of the issue of the compatibility between Orthodoxy and liberal democracy, Papanikolaou’s is an affirmation that Orthodox support for liberal forms of democracy is justified within the framework of Orthodox understandings of God and the human person
Princeton Theological Seminary Names New President
Craig Barnes, Pastor of Shadyside PC in Pittsburgh, unanimous choice of Trustees
“He is an exquisitely trained scholar, an eloquent proclaimer of the Gospel, a thoughtful analyst of culture, and a graceful and prolific author,” said John Buchanan, editor of the Christian Century . “His election as the next president of Princeton Seminary is very good news.”
PCA’S Pacific Northwest Presbytery Overtures General Assembly to Revise Docket Format
Seeks placement of all 'important' items at the same time
This overture was filed as early as possible to give the GA Administrative Committee and the Cooperative Ministries Committee opportunity to review and comment, if they wished. After receiving feedback, our Presbytery is willing to consider revising and resubmitting prior to the 2013 overtures deadline.
Why Conservative Churches Attract Young Adults
They want authenticity, to know the real God, hunger for meaning beyond themselves, and resonate with sin
At the end of the day, people need to see that God’s truth as well as his grace and love are more than theoretical beliefs. God is true and his Son Jesus Christ is mighty to save. Churches that show Jesus Christ is real will always attract people of all ages.
Surface repairs
As far as the casual eye can see, there is order, beauty, completeness. We have managed to massage our behaviour into the appearance of holiness.
The home which God has given to me and my family is one for which I am deeply grateful. However, as with cars, computers and bodies, home-owning is one of the great demonstrators of entropy. In my case, though, it also happens to demonstrate something a little more.
An Unholy Mess: Clash of Wills, Power Struggles, & Theological Direction Mark AMIA-ACNA Struggle
AMIA loses her last ecclesiastical lifeboat. Society for Mission and Apostolic Works formed
By any criteria, it has become one of the most disastrous and devastating ecclesiastical battles since the formation of the Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA) and the later birth of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). It may well be the greatest single spiritual blot on the emerging landscape of North American Anglicanism.
Nigerian Believers Pray for ‘Change of Heart’ by Boko Haram Islamist Group
In Mubi, Nigeria there has been some form of violent attack on Christians nearly every day since Nov. 2011.
Multiple sources are confirming that an incident in which about 25 to 30 Christian college students massacred at a university in northeastern Nigeria late Monday night (Oct.1), has caused Christians to pray for a "change of heart" among the extremist Islamist group Boko Haram to put a stop to the continued violence.
Hundreds of pastors back political candidates, defy tax rules
It is not entirely clear why the IRS has stayed silent and the agency did not respond to a request for comment.
In its latest annual report, the IRS indicated it planned to examine allegations of political intervention by pastors. But experts who spoke to Reuters said they do not expect the agency to move against Pulpit Freedom Sunday this year, chiefly because of the absence of a new audit procedure for churches. Baptist Pastor Mark... Continue Reading
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