Reprinted from the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces newsletter They were supposed to be spending a day leading Mass, talking to soldiers about love and marriage, readying for their own deployment. Instead, the military chaplains of Fort Hood found themselves on the afternoon of Nov. 5 scrambling to the front lines of... Continue Reading

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a case testing the limits of religious freedom and association when those rights clash with a college’s policy of nondiscrimination against gays and lesbians. The Christian Legal Society (CLS) at the Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco was stripped of its registered student... Continue Reading

An icon in ministry for nearly 40 years will be coming to an end. Operation Mobilization is being forced to make a difficult decision to decommission the Doulos ship after nearly 40 years of ministry around the world. Doulos is the world’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship, now 95 years old, and faces some very costly... Continue Reading

With four children, no job and no place to live, Jill Smith turned to the Denver Rescue Mission for assistance, like thousands of others needing a strong safety net in one of the worst economies in decades. “It got to the point where I had no idea what I would do,” said Smith, 35, as... Continue Reading

The new U.S. aid package proposed for Pakistan is raising red flags for many U.S. aid groups. The package is billed as part of the U.S. counter insurgency efforts, and that has some groups worried. They’re concerned that the funds could end up in the wrong places, where there’s not much accountability. Couple that with... Continue Reading

Aquinas, Calvin and Hope colleges are among more than 30 U.S. schools teaming up for a new program aimed at encouraging students to use their faith as they explore career goals. The Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education, or NetVUE, launched about a month ago. Shirley Roels, the program’s senior adviser, said members are borrowing... Continue Reading

Belhaven College President Dr. Roger Parrott announced that the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change the name of Belhaven College to Belhaven University, effective January 1, 2010. In making the announcement to faculty, staff, and students, Dr. Parrott noted, “The name change does not change who we are or shift our mission, focus, or... Continue Reading

Cornerstone University is lifting a ban on faculty and staff alcohol use that has stood since the institution was founded 68 years ago. President Joe Stowell told Cornerstone’s 279 employees at a staff meeting that alcohol abstinence — a component of a lifestyle statement that had to be signed every year — is being dropped... Continue Reading

From its inception, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary has been committed to training men for the mission field. Today students and graduates represent twenty foreign countries. Brazil leads all countries in the number of students and graduates. The Presbyterian Church of Brazil has more than 850,000 members. There are four factions in the denomination: liberals, charismatics,... Continue Reading

Belhaven College in Jackson, Miss., soon may become Belhaven University. A decision on whether to change the name likely will be made next month. Already, administrators are asking alumni and students for their thoughts on the switch. “This is something we’ve been examining for quite some time,” Belhaven President Roger Parrott said. Parrott said he... Continue Reading