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Weighing in on faith and life.

B.H. Carroll faculty members, students, and those who support its mission desire to create dialog and stoke critical thinking about important topics which relate to faith and life in this world. Below are posts from diverse authors, whose views contribute to the ongoing discussion of these areas. The positions of the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary, its faculty, and its governors.

Letter from the President: End of Year Giving

by Gene Wilkes

On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of B.H. Carroll, we wish you a Merry Christmas.

South Texas Hispanic church prospers through pandemic

by Greg Tomlin

Many churches struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic, but one predominantly Hispanic congregation in South Texas grew by every measure throughout the last 20 months.

Carroll receives $1.03 million gift

by B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary

Learn about Fred Propst’s longtime support of B. H. Carroll and the establishment of the Fred and Ruby Propst Scholarship Fund with his $1.03 million estate gift.

The 5 C’s

by David Fresch

It is easy for us to want to find other leaders who are like us because that feels comfortable, but the reality is that a church will be better off with a variety of leaders with different strengths and weaknesses that reflect the makeup of the congregation.

Sorry—Exemption Denied

by Karl Fickling

I think they’d make better-informed decisions by going to a solid resource that’s Christian and science-based. But I’d rather hear these reasons than see a finger point at God and say, “The Lord told me not to!”