Rick Warren, Calif. Bishop Hail Unity as Model for Evangelicals and Catholics to Follow
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“Megachurch pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and California Roman Catholic Bishop Kevin Vann recently opened up about their years-long friendship and cooperation as a model for evangelicals and Catholics around the world to follow.” CPost
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How Many Churches Does America Have? More Than Expected
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“According to a recent paper published by sociologist Simon Brauer in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, the number of religious congregations in the United States has increased by almost 50,000 since 1998. A key reason: growth in nondenominational churches.”
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Study: Being a Pastor’s Wife Is Bad for Friendships
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“Unlike the spouses of the older generation, the younger ones have a lot more to say about the stress related to their husbands’ jobs.” WRN
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How Does Your Church Most Often Respond Financially to Far Away Disaster Relief?
Lately it seems like we have had a surge in natural disasters. The U.S. has been hit with two hurricanes, flooding, and severe fires. Mexico was with a hurricane followed by an earthquake. The Hurricanes ravaged the Caribbean islands. Japan, Burma, China— and a number of other regions have been hit with flooding, earthquakes, or other disasters.
I am not equating these with end time prophecies, only saying it seems more than usual lately. These things always occur, and sometimes they cluster.
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Voices: In defense of small churches
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“The country people will be used to educate ministers for the benefit of city people (in wealthier churches) who, obviously, are thought more deserving of educated ministers.” Baptist Standard
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Charlottesville: How Should the Church Respond?
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“Though the category of race is not found in the Bible, we do find clear evidence for the concept of ethnicity, an idea that is much larger than race.” GARBC
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Honor True Widows: 1 Timothy 5:3–16 with Implications for the Church’s Social Responsibilities, Part 1
From Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary’s DBSJ 21 (2016); posted with permission.
Paul’s instructions in his first epistle to Timothy are an invaluable resource to believers. They serve as a superb foundation for knowing how the church is to be organized and to function. Paul’s guidelines for overseers and deacons in chapter three are familiar to nearly all Christians as they consider who is qualified to serve in that capacity. The exhortations for Timothy’s life and ministry in chapter four have often been used to challenge both new and experienced church leaders to fulfill the responsibility they have received from God. Paul’s discussion concerning prayer in chapter two is a popular passage, both for church life and in discussions of God’s will in regard to salvation. One’s understanding of the role of women in the church depends heavily on the interpretation of Paul’s teaching in 2:11–15. These concerns make certain passages in 1 Timothy well-known among contemporary believers.
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