Several non-denominational African churches have discovered an interesting means to fund church planting. They send a pastor here and have him claim refugee status. Futbol is not only spelled differently on this island, it’s played differently as well…they actually use their feet. We Americans mistakenly call it soccer, which is incorrect. Along with that we... Continue Reading

“Four out of five faculty members supported the motion for a vote of no confidence in the commission,” committee chair Sandy Chaney said. The Erskine College faculty issued a vote of no confidence Tuesday in the moderator’s commission on Erskine College and Seminary. The vote of no confidence covered the commission’s work, its report and... Continue Reading

Gatherings of any significant number of faculty members on the tenure track feature many discussions of the stresses associated with coming up for tenure. Will I publish enough? Have I offended a senior colleague? Do I know what the review committee really cares about? The American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting in Denver is no... Continue Reading

The song also has spoken-word sections by ministers including Craig Strickland, pastor of Hope Presbyterian Church (EPC). Dozens of local Memphis musicians including “American Idol” performer Alexis Grace and members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra came together recently to record “A Message from Memphis,” a song to raise funds for Haiti earthquake relief. It’s a... Continue Reading

Following the imperative of the Great Commission, the primary goal of a church’s ministry should be to make Kingdom disciples. But what does that mean? Well, at the basic level, a full-grown Kingdom disciple would have two main characteristics. A Kingdom disciple would look, act, and think like Jesus and would be actively helping others... Continue Reading

The following letter was sent by the President of the Search Committee to all members of the Board of Trustees of Erskine College on Tuesday, May 11 to introduce Dr. David Norman Dear Fellow Trustees, The entire Erskine Presidential Search Committee made up of 11 members (two of whom are advisory) met in Charlotte on... Continue Reading

“If an experienced pastor had 10 minutes to exhort 200 of the next generation of ministers what would you say to them? That was the charge for R. Albert Mohler Jr., Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan and C.J. Mahaney” (Editor’s Note: This is the second of four response to this question that The Aquila Report will... Continue Reading

A Reformed Christian college in Holland, Mich., on Friday rejected petitions by gay rights advocates and alumni to drop its policy on homosexuality. After months of protest and criticism sparked by a decision not to allow the film “Milk” to be screened on campus, Hope College’s board of trustees reaffirmed its position that homosexual practice... Continue Reading

Small congregations—those with 100 members or fewer –make up the majority of U.S. Protestant churches, and in those pulpits, there’s still a shortage of ministers After a decade-long clergy shortage in America’s pulpits, Christian denominations are now experiencing a clergy glut—with some denominations reporting two ministers for every vacant pulpit. “We have a serious surplus... Continue Reading

The Association for Church Renewal is a strategic alliance of renewal leaders representing over 30 renewal ministries in the mainline denominations of the U.S. and Canada. ACR will sponsor “Answering the Call: Replanting, Revitalizing and Pastoring the Church” a conference scheduled for Aug. 6-8 at Elmhurst College, Chicago, Ill. Keynote speakers include: Ed Stetzer, director... Continue Reading