WORLD’s CEO and Publisher also announce the Magazine’s Expanded News Coverage and Development of Digital Platforms as Olasky joins the Asheville headquarters staff effective February 1st. Olasky has resigned his post as Provost of The King’s College effective January 31st and will devote 100 percent of his energies to the transformation of WORLD from a... Continue Reading

The tent cities of Haiti were a mass of confusion as people tried to evacuate the area before tropical storm Tomas arrived. For many of the 1.3 million who are taking refuge in the flimsy tent cities following the January quake, there’s nowhere to go. The storm is expected to unleash a combination of torrential... Continue Reading

As the nation heads toward a “majority minority” population, Soong-Chan Rah argues that the evangelical church will get there faster—and has a chance to be ahead of the curve in modeling a multicultural community . His new book, Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church, offers some thoughts about what a multi-ethnic church can... Continue Reading

The U.S. government paid compensation of $8 million to the Bowers family and the pilot. CIA Director Leon Panetta said 16 current and retired agency officers received administrative punishments over the incident. Nine years after the Peruvian air force mistook a missionary flight for a drug run, the Central Intelligence Agency took responsibility for its... Continue Reading

The Department of Education (DOE) has finalized a new set of regulations that have many private colleges and universities concerned and religious institutions downright alarmed. Formulated in response to allegations of financial-aid fraud at some for-profit institutions, these 80-odd pages of rules contain 14 different directives, one of which could provide a back-door threat to... Continue Reading

Helm serves as lead pastor of the South Side Congregation of the Holy Trinity in Chicago. A graduate of Wheaton College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, he is ordained in the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) The historic Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary will host this year’s Princeton Regional Conference on Reformed Theology Nov. 5-6.... Continue Reading

“Houston is different than Austin or Dallas,” said Paul Duffin, the campus director for Redeemer. “There’s a large crossroads of people of different backgrounds and faiths. It’s an excellent place for us to be.” The newest thing in Protestantism is really the oldest thing in Protestantism: Reformed theology. Young Christians are turning to the centuries-old... Continue Reading

Biblica and Zondervan announced today the online release of the highly anticipated update to the text of the New International Version of the Bible (NIV). The updated text is available for viewing at both www.BibleGateway.com and www.Biblica.com along with an overview of the translation methods and approach used by the Committee on Bible Translation (CBT).... Continue Reading

Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank paid a visit to Prison Fellowship headquarters in Virginia last week to discuss her new movie “Conviction” and the role faith can play in fighting injustice. “I’ve met 12 other exonerees since the movie has come out,” she told The Washington Post ahead of a panel discussion at the... Continue Reading

Sixteen professors from the United States and Europe arrived last weekend. For now, no South Korean professors are allowed, because of recent political tensions between the Koreas. Of all the fantastic tales to come out of North Korea – the country’s leader is injected with the blood of virgin girls, he made 11 holes-in-one during... Continue Reading