Even though Americans can easily obtain a Bible, not many are engaging with it regularly. A recent survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life shows that 55% of Americans can’t even name the four Gospels of the New Testament. It also revealed that only 36% of Americans read the Bible on a... Continue Reading

“It seemed especially fitting for us to share this news from the Lausanne Congress here in Cape Town because the shared purpose of this gathering, and of the NIV, is to reach more people with God’s Word.” On Saturday, October 23, at the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Keith Danby, CEO of Biblica, and... Continue Reading

The Sixth Circuit reversed the decision, concluding that the school was a religious entity but that ministerial exception did not apply to the former employee because she spent a majority of her time performing “secular” duties. The Supreme Court is being asked to review a decision that on whether “ministerial exception” – which allows religious... Continue Reading

The morning plenary, in which Wright was the keynote speaker, was titled, “Calling the Church of Christ Back to Humility, Integrity and Simplicity.” Respected theologian Chris Wright gave a challenging critique Saturday of the evangelical movement when he said a disturbing number of its leaders are guilty of idolatry. God’s people today, like in the... Continue Reading

Undoubtedly the leadership of the ARP Synod will be watching closely to see how any recommended bylaws changes will reflect the four key recommendations SACS made to the college last May. The Board of Trustees of Erskine College and Seminary met on October 14 and 15 for the first time since the ARP General Synod... Continue Reading

On October 25 and 26, 2010, Covenant College will host its Reformation Day Lectures, with guest speaker Dr. Sung Wook Chung, associate professor of theology and director of Korean Initiatives at Denver Seminary. Dr. Sung Wook Chung joined the Denver faculty in 2005 as associate professor of theology. He is a member of the American... Continue Reading

“Enemies of the Gospel don’t aim at the cross – they aim at the foundations of the cross, the Book of Genesis,” he said. “The Psalmist asks, if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? They may differ on the exact age of the universe and planet Earth, but they do agree on... Continue Reading

“Some of the attacks were intentional, some were unintentional. Clearly there were efforts to try to block out those who were trying to bring it down.” Organizers of the global evangelism congress being held here suffered an unprecedented two-day cyber attack when all their servers went down, interrupting service between the US and South Africa,... Continue Reading

Hundreds of people from about 85 countries have come to rural Alabama for training in the 31 years since the opening of Servants of Faith and Technology, or SIFAT (which is pronounced SEE fat). In a rural nook of east Alabama where there aren’t enough bright lights to blot out the stars at night, missionaries... Continue Reading

I suspect that of all church congresses, evangelical or not, at any time in history, it most closely approximates the demographic reality of Christian populations around the world. In that sense, at least, Cape Town 2010 is historic. When executive chair Doug Birdsall invited Malaysian Methodist bishop Hwa Yung to work with him in planning... Continue Reading