Why Churches Don’t Do Care Well
Life in a normal church can feel like an amusement park
The demands of pastoral ministry are precisely what blur the focus of what is most important for pastors and leaders in the church. Church leaders often become managers of the busyness. They turn into a board of directors who set policy and often micro-manage the activity but lose sight of ministry to people. I remember... Continue Reading
Reflections on The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission 2014
Entitled “The Gospel, Homosexuality, and the Future of Marriage,” it lit up social media
Southern Baptists, like all believers, weep over the fallenness and destruction of the world. But more than being a people of lament, we are fundamentally a people of hope…This is what the conference has equipped me and thousands of others to speak in my daily life. We believe that no sinner, no matter how far gone,... Continue Reading
The Downfall Of The Muscular Christian Pastor Mark Driscoll
He could be back, as there's always a need for his no-nonsense form of preaching
“Driscoll, age 44, has been a successful pastor and religious celebrity for 18 years, and perhaps he rose too far too fast, without sufficient time to mature into his fame and responsibility. He is a dynamic preacher with an artful stage presence. And his creation of a robustly conservative and once thriving evangelical church network... Continue Reading
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Ruling That Said Clergy Can’t Have Tax-Free Housing Money
A federal appeals court on Thursday [Nov 13] dismissed a challenge to the law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb’s ruling from last year striking down the law that benefits clergy. The three-judge panel on the appeals court said the co-presidents of the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation did not have standing to challenge the law because they’ve never suffered because of... Continue Reading
Going Viral
As Ebola rapidly spreads in West Africa, Christian aid workers are risking their lives on the front lines
Back in Liberia, SIM workers are continuing to help Ebola victims. SIM USA president Bruce Johnson says a top priority is keeping the hospital running to treat patients with other illnesses as well. With overflowing hospitals, many West Africans are dying from treatable illnesses like malaria and complications from pregnancy. (WNS)–In the weeks before... Continue Reading
Gordon College Gay Rights Stand Causes Uproar
Dr. Michael Lindsay signed a letter on hiring practices which affected relationships on campus, with nearby cities, and the regional college accrediting agency
The school is grounded in conservative Christian beliefs. At the campus entrance, on a sign between two granite pillars, the school spells out its mission to instill “Christian character” in students. “I’m OK in civil society for there to be civil unions, insurance rights, domestic partnerships, all those kinds of things,” Lindsay said. “But the... Continue Reading
A Review of the 2014 Reformation Worship Conference at Midway PCA
The Worship Conference was held at Midway Presbyterian Church in Powder Spring, Ga.
The theme of this year’s Reformation Worship Conference was the Book of Psalms. Considering how preaching, singing and studying the Psalms help build worship in the church, one could attend this year’s conference expecting encouragement and refreshment in moving forward in life and in ministry. According to Dr. Hughes Old, “Worship is at the... Continue Reading
Canadian Law Society Reverses Decision, Won’t Accept Christian Law Grads
The governing board of the Law Society of British Columbia last week reversed its earlier decision to admit graduates of Trinity Western University’s proposed law school
In December 2013, TWU gained preliminary federal accreditation when the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and the Federation of Law Societies of Canada approved the creation of Canada’s first Christian law school, citing “no public interest reason” not to do so. But each province still has to grant graduates membership into its respective bar... Continue Reading
Spurgeon Legacy Flourishes At 2 Seminaries
Spurgeon's influence is felt in a broad swath of Christian higher education, with two Southern Baptist seminaries giving special attention to the late British preacher this fall
“At Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., an Oct. 9-10 conference focused on Spurgeon’s life and ministry, led by Thomas J. Nettles, who taught historical theology at Southern more than 17 years until his retirement in May. Nettles is the author of “Living By Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon... Continue Reading
A Muckraking Magazine Creates a Stir Among Evangelical Christians
Olasky on World Magazine: “We’re a Christian publication but not a movement organ.”
Mr. Belz is no longer editor, but he still writes a column for World. He said that he got the idea for a Christian newsmagazine from readers of a children’s publication that he had founded. After moving to Asheville to edit a small, failing magazine called Presbyterian Journal, he conceived the idea for a new... Continue Reading
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