Sovereign Grace Ministries, riven by conflict, seeks to change
As the discussion about the direction of the ministry heated up, the daily clicks on two blogs on which former members vent shot into the tens of thousands. Usually anonymously, people told story after story of Sovereign Grace pastors being abusively controlling, shaming people who criticized clergy and dividing families when someone disagreed with a... Continue Reading
American Association of University Professors enters controversy at Erskine College over ousted professor
The letter below has been published on a number of websites during the day on Wednesday, Sept 7 and was received by The Aquila Report from multiple sources. We believe this to be authentic. It gives more details to accompany the story we published last week (link here). American Association of University Professors Academic Freedom... Continue Reading
Erskine College President informs school community of dismissal of Professor Bill Crenshaw
In an email to the Faculty and Staff of Erskine College sent out in the early evening of Wednesday, Sept 7, President David Norman announced that controversial English professor William Crenshaw is no longer employed by the college. As with the letter from AAUP published earlier today, The Aquila Report has received copies of the... Continue Reading
The relationship of the now-bankrupt Presbyterian Investors Fund/Cornerstone Ministries Investments to the PCA
Isn’t it time that the Legal Audit is revealed, or doesn’t the need for sunshine exist on Brown Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia (the present PCA denominational offices)? Mr. Porr said: “there was a lack of moral fiber.” Not one person associated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) as a member or an investor in Cornerstone... Continue Reading
Controversial Tenured Professor at Erskine College not teaching in fall semester
ARPTalk, the blog written by ARP Pastor Chuck Wilson, reported over the weekend that Professor Bill Crenshaw has been suspended for the fall semester and that his college email account has been taken down. An email exchange this morning with Cliff Smith, Communications Director at the College revealed very little. Smith wrote: Don, I’ll have... Continue Reading
Putting Amazing back into Grace – returning to the roots of treasuring Christ
The White Horse Inn Reformation Conference 2011 will be held October 28-29 at the historic First Church of Christ in Bradford, Mass. Michael Horton and Gordon Issac are the featured speakers What’s so amazing about grace? The way we usually tell God’s story puts all the emphasis on me and what I do for Him,... Continue Reading
Evangelical Baptist Mission Undone by Poor Financial Decisions
The Evangelical Baptist Mission (EBM), a not-for-profit ministry (NOT connected with the Southern Baptist Convention) that supported Baptist missionaries around the globe, announced the organization’s dissolution at the end of August amid lawsuits and financial issues. In a letter to missionaries, churches, and other EBM affiliates, Board Chair Don Whipple writes, “It is with a... Continue Reading
Christian UNC campus group criticized for ousting gay member
Psalm 100, whose mission is “to spread the joy of the Lord through song,” operates under a constitution based on Biblical standards, and the group concluded that Thomason’s views on the group’s constitution did not match up with its standards. Psalm 100, a Christian a cappella group at the University of North Carolina, struck a... Continue Reading
Apologetics Makes a Comeback Among Youth
…youth leaders are increasingly aware that neither relational evangelism nor apologetics alone are effective vehicles for truth. “Kids need relationships and they need clear gospel presentations—it’s not either/or.” Relational evangelism may have the key to successful youth ministries in the 1990s, but today apologetics is gaining new traction. Kids struggle to explain their beliefs today... Continue Reading
Volunteers Needed Immediately in New York State to work with PCA Disaster Relief
Volunteers are needed immediately to serve in Schenectady NY. MNA Disaster Response is working with local church leadership at First Presbyterian Church (PCA) Schenectady. Over 50 homes in their community have been flooded and they have requested assistance in reaching out to their neighbors! The work will be mucking out and gutting homes. There is... Continue Reading
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