The executive committee of the RTS Board of Trustees, at their September 2nd meeting, unanimously elected Dr. Michael A. Milton as chancellor elect and successor to Dr. Cannada. The succession of top leadership is a common challenge among churches, ministries and even companies and corporations. It is best for organizations to prepare for such changes... Continue Reading

The engagement of Dr. Lindsay Allison Pabst and the Reverend Matthew Scott Miller has been announced by their parents. Lindsay is the daughter of Larry and Judy Pabst of Lexington, Ohio. She is a graduate of Lexington (OH) High School, graduated with honors and received her bachelor’s degree at Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH. She... Continue Reading

An American Baptist Chaplain, Capt. Dale Allen Goetz, 43, died in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan’s Arghandab River Valley. A Baptist minister from Oregon who was killed in Afghanistan on Monday (Aug. 30) is the first Army chaplain to die in combat since Vietnam, according to the Army. He had been in Afghanistan less than... Continue Reading

Mohler contended that views of evolution were being proposed to justify atheism. “Modern science,” he said, is mounting “an intentional challenge to the Christian account of the meaning of things.” Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, has been involved in a sharp Internet debate with a Baptist physics professor over whether... Continue Reading

“Be nice to other people and pray if you get into trouble.” That’s what most teenagers are learning in church these days…. “Be nice to other people and pray if you get in trouble.“ That’s what most teenagers are learning in church these days, says Kenda Creasy Dean, professor of youth, church and culture at... Continue Reading

All eight of her children survive their mother, along with 31 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Jean Franzenburg Belz, 91, of Walker, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a massive stroke one week earlier. Jean was born May 8, 1919, in Dolliver, Iowa. Her father, Paul Franzenburg Sr., was an... Continue Reading

UPDATE for Tuesday, September 7 for TE Brian Kelso, pastor of Christ Covenant Church (PCA) in Southwest Ranches, Fla. (Ft. Lauderdale area) Brian remains in critical condition, but is taking more “little steps” towards recovery. Update as of Tuesday, Sept. 7 Update information from Christ Covenant PCA on their pastor, Brian Kelso: Brian remains in... Continue Reading

The National Library of Scotland has announced that key items relating to the Reformation in Scotland go on display for 2 months beginning Wednesday, September 1. The small display of original printed books, manuscripts and letters marks the Reformation’s 450th anniversary. The Library recognizes in their press release that the Reformation is one of the... Continue Reading

After 35 years of service at Gordon College, President R. Judson Carlberg, Ph.D., has announced his retirement effective June 30, 2011. Under Carlberg’s 19-year tenure as president, the College has experienced substantial growth and recognition for its academic excellence, global programs and campus facilities. “For the last few years, my wife, Jan, and I have... Continue Reading

The funeral is set for Saturday, September 4 at 4 p.m. at the Bible Presbyterian Church in Walker, Iowa Jean Franzenburg Belz, widow of Max Belz, founding pastor of the Bible Presbyterian Church in Walker, Iowa (1948) and of Cono Christian School (1951) died late on Tuesday, August 31 from complications of a massive stroke... Continue Reading