Editor’s Note: One of our semi-regular bloggers, Iain Campbell, pastor of the Free Church of Scotland congregation on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland. This past week he attended – along with 1/3 of the ministers in the Free Church – a continuing education event (they call it ‘in-service’) at the Free Church College... Continue Reading

“We were selected to provide service to the school, and within a month we had equipment in, services provisioned, and students online. Brocade was a huge part of simplifying the process.” In an effort to support electronic learning initiatives on and off its campus, a small college in rural South Carolina will be overhauling its... Continue Reading

Each day was made up of four hours of classroom work with our professor in the AM, followed by three hours of lab work (back in that day, it was tapes and earphones). Needless to say this was full immersion. Prior to being commissioned as an Officer in the Chaplain Corps of the United States... Continue Reading

Speakers include 14 from Presbyterian Church in America and 12 from Southern Baptist Convention; most of the rest are from independent, non-denominational and/or Bible churches. About the 2011 National Conference Many pastors and Bible teachers hunger to handle the Old Testament with more confidence—in the same way that New Testament writers handle it, in a... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: One of our semi-regular bloggers, Iain Campbell, pastor of the Free Church of Scotland congregation on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland. This past week he attended – along with 1/3 of the ministers in the Free Church – a continuing education event (they call it ‘in-service’) at the Free Church College... Continue Reading

RUM began in the mid-1970s at the University of Southern Mississippi. As the ministry spread to other colleges and universities in Mississippi, a joint committee for campus work was developed among the three Mississippi Presbyteries, Grace, Mississippi Valley and Covenant. In an open letter, dated January 6, 2011, to ruling and teaching elders in Mississippi... Continue Reading

The inquiry began at the request of evangelical Christians who shared their alarm with Senator Grassley about how the six ministries appeared to be using donations from the faithful to buy airplanes, lavish homes and jewelry, and to run profit-making businesses for leaders and their family members. All six are “prosperity gospel” ministries… A three-year... Continue Reading

A hospital visit requires a half day’s drive, and going to Burger King is a major event. A while back we loaded our five children into the minivan for a trip to the “big city,” Duluth, Minnesota. As we travelled, the kids broke into a rousing rendition of “Soon and very soon; we’re going to... Continue Reading

According to BCMI, one of the most notable conclusions during the survey was that employee satisfaction didn’t correlate with the employers’ budget. According to statements made, the employees cared more about their employers having a clear mindset and attitude towards them. In a statement Wednesday, the president of BCWI, AL Lopus, commented, “We salute this... Continue Reading

The rules stay the same: No notes are allowed, it must be a story with a beginning and an end (no standup routines or rants), it must relate to the night’s chosen theme, and (most importantly) it must be true. Emanating from New York City, in nightclubs, coffeehouses, and iPods, true first-person storytelling is becoming... Continue Reading