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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.
Addressing Sexual Abuse in Christian Institutions
In the last two blogs, I have written extensively about what we as evangelical Christians need to do to create environments for women that are safe, welcoming, and affirming. All of these efforts will be in vain, however, if we do not...
No Small Calling: Believing You’re Blessed (as a Pastor)
This past month, our church ordained our long-time volunteer youth pastor to the gospel ministry. The ceremony was the culmination of a process of a couple of years as we have worked out his sense of calling. It's a great honor to help...
Southern Baptists, Women, and the Future of Evangelicalism in America, Part 2
Last week, I began our conversation about how to create a church culture that affirms women by talking about the role that men in general and husbands in particular must play in creating that culture. In this week’s entry, I want to turn...
The Fully Engaged Leader
In my last blog, I ended with the question, “How do we as leaders jump the hurdle of our ‘willed loneliness’ to be ‘fully and healthily engaged’ with those we lead in order to serve them?” I want to try and answer that question in this...
Dr. Eric Johnson to Speak at Carroll’s Spring Colloquy!
Join B.H. Carroll Theological Institute's faculty, staff and students as we welcome Dr. Eric Johnson, leading Christian psychology professor and author of God and Soul Care, a groundbreaking achievement in the synthesis of theology and...
Southern Baptists, Women, and the Future of Evangelicalism in America, Part 1
By now, many of you have heard about the controversy that has erupted in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) about how women have been treated by Southern Baptist leaders. It is a subject that I had no intention of addressing. I am an...
#BHCarrollGivingDay is this Sunday
#BHCarrollGivingDay focuses on our U.S. domestic students who are serving Christ and His church through preaching the Word, making disciples, and influencing others. Carroll’s students are not only pastors; they are also counselors,...
Interim Pastor Training Not Just for Interim Pastors Anymore
Question: Why on earth would I want to take a class on the Interim Pastor, when I don't want to be an interim pastor? Answer: When I walked out of the last day of my interim training, in 1999, I remember muttering, "I sure wish I had...
How Dallas Willard Changed My Understanding of Personal Discipleship and Pastoral Ministry
Losing My Way When I was in graduate school, and for a short time thereafter, I felt kind of spiritually lost. In part, my lack of spiritual direction had to do with the fact that I was an evangelical Protestant studying at an extremely...
Sin as an Enslaving Power: The Role that Spiritual Disciplines Play in Helping Us Find Freedom
Last week, we talked about three mental habits that can help us combat the Enemy’s strategy for keeping us enslaved to sin. I encouraged us to lean into God’s goodness, to cultivate a balanced imagination, and to be honest about our...