“When they went over their constitution on Jan. 31 they had been told that their constitution is fine. This past Tuesday, they were told it’s not fine unless you take out these five words: ‘a personal commitment to Jesus Christ,’ requirement for your leaders.” A Christian student group at Vanderbilt University has been told by... Continue Reading

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County purchased the Crystal Cathedral this past February after the church filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Oct. 2010. The landmark campus was sold on a bankruptcy court’s order for $57 million. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange has appointed a rector to preside over the Crystal Cathedral, the... Continue Reading

The Board of Trustees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary approved a master plan to repurpose and refocus the seminary’s physical campus, April 17, 2012. This dramatic step represents the most significant physical revitalization of the seminary since moving to its current location in 1926. “One of our chief responsibilities in this generation is to... Continue Reading

According to Brian H. Cosby, associate pastor of youth and families at Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Peachtree City, Ga., such teaching has led to widespread belief in “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” where “we are supposed to be ‘good people'” and where God is more like a “cosmic therapist” or “divine butler.” Ministry leaders are... Continue Reading

Reports from several sources have indicated that Missouri Presbytery held a trial on Friday, April 13 and Saturday 14 in the case of Pastor Jeffrey Meyers with a result of not-guilty of all charges. Based on info provided by blogger Wes White, the following charges were presented to the Presbytery, along with the actual vote... Continue Reading

For the past seven years, the PCA has placed a new church planter on the field in North America at the rate of about one per week. This is a wonderful level of advancement for a denomination of our size. But we long for more, when we look at the challenge and opportunity that stretches... Continue Reading

“The ‘Entanglement Doctrine’ provides that a court must decline jurisdiction over a lawsuit when the dispute is so intertwined with matters of religion that a proper resolution cannot be made without interpreting or choosing between competing religious principles or doctrines.” Louisiana College trustees and administrators at the end of March won what could be the... Continue Reading

Gary Ogrosky, a retired orthodonist now PCA Teaching Elder, is joining the staff as MNA Second Career Director. Ogrosky will be responsible to do the following: Strengthen and build awareness for this vital ministry. Identify and develop ministry sites, e.g., churches, mission churches, campus ministries, disaster response sites, short term mission sites, etc. that can... Continue Reading

Jeff Jeremiah, Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, simplified it, saying, “Stop shouting in order to make your point.” With the election process in full swing, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) asked its Board of Directors for suggestions on increasing civility in public discourse. Leaders responded with variety, but one common thread was... Continue Reading

Joe Bayly at his Pastor’s Blog gleaned this piece of wisdom from R. B. Kuiper’s book “The Glorious Body of Christ.” The book was published by Banner the year after Kuiper’s death, yet what he wrote in 1966 still sounds right 45 years later. What few Christians seem to realize is that a church may... Continue Reading