Creation and evolution is always a heated topic. It’s come up in the Presidential campaign. Occasionally, creates a national controversy, always includes ongoing debates, and leads to lots of conversations. As such, we wanted to know what Protestant pastors thought. On January 9, LifeWay Research released new data on the views of Protestant pastors which... Continue Reading

There isn’t a lot going on in the world of theology, philosophy, and science on December 30, 2011. Yet, at Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES) in Charlotte, NC there was a packed room of 200+ people listening to a two hour presentation on the days of creation. Such an event might be a failure unless you... Continue Reading

Attendees at the conference heard from speakers that included John Piper…pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis; Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas; J.D. Greear, lead pastor at the Summit Church of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Harry Reeder, senior pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church (PCA). If downtown Chattanooga... Continue Reading

Pastors/Churches will continue to be oversold on near-obsolete tech gear and waste money buying unnecessary hardware/software. Products such as small-business servers, analog-based video switchers, video streaming, complex software will continue to be sold to churches and especially pastors who are more impressed than informed Churches in the USA have a wide disparity in areas of... Continue Reading

What’s great at Christmastime can be great 48 other Sundays. At the Christmas season, traditional hymnody—it’s words and musical genre—scores big. For about 30 calendar days, traditional, even some really old, hymnody rebounds in worship-life and society. People show that they actually like the old stuff. Maybe this is one way to be more strategic... Continue Reading

A minority of evangelical elites are getting away with issuing these left-leaning statements in part because there is little polling available on evangelicals to challenge them. Most polling organizations that conduct surveys on religion, such as the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, are on the left and have an agenda. Evangelicals are known... Continue Reading

Button-sized seal believed to designate ceremonially pure provisions for Temple worship, such as that described in the legend of Hanukkah. Israeli archaeologists have uncovered the first archeological find to confirm written testimony of the ritual practices at the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. An Israeli Antiquities Authority archaeological survey at the northwestern corner of the Temple... Continue Reading

“It’s not just a new chapter, but there’s a brand new book that’s being written,” Starr said. “Baylor will now play an increasingly visible part in the Big 12 by virtue of the improvement of these athletic programs. … It’s an exciting time.” Baylor president Ken Starr proudly quotes Robert Griffin III. Considering the uncertain... Continue Reading

The program created “quite a buzz at Colonial Woods,” Chapman told Baptist Press. The church set a high-attendance record of almost 140 people in worship — the largest crowd in the last seven years for a small church that consists predominantly of retirement-age members. Jenny watches television as her dad again comes home from work... Continue Reading

Pastor Bob Smallman, 64, of Bible Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Merrill, retired this summer after spending 12 years as chaplain for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. Smallman, who continues to serve as a backup chaplain for the department, said his role was to break the news to a family as compassionately as he could. Duane... Continue Reading