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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.
Carroll Institute Announces New Course
New Course on Interim Pastoral Ministry starting in Omega “The Interim Pastor” will be offered online during the upcoming Omega Term (13 March-12 May 2017). The new course introduces students to the practice and tenets of...
Small Groups Praying for Their Community
Prayer, in many ways, is a mysterious yet practical aspect of following Jesus. I believe God is working His plan. And I also believe that when I engage in prayer, at God’s invitation, I work with Him to bring His resources to bear in...
Preventing and Addressing Clergy Sexual Misconduct: Advice for Ministers
Marriage should be seen as precious by everyone, and the marriage bed should be kept pure. For God will judge adulterers and fornicators. Hebrews 13:4 The writer of Hebrews has given us an important command. And, yet, it is one that is...
No Small Calling: Livin’ In A Parsonage, Part 1
When we were first looking into moving into a small town to pastor a small church, one of the things that made us nervous was the prospect of living in a church-owned parsonage. We had heard some horror stories over the years about...
Voices from the Soteriological Margins: Conclusion
For more than two months, we have been wrestling with the question, “What must I do to be saved?” We have looked at texts that are sometimes ignored when people think about soteriology, and we have tried to understand how these texts...
The Changing Landscape of Ministry Preparation and Carroll’s Vision
Recent speaking engagements have given me an opportunity to see the Carroll vision and to view the changing landscape of ministry preparation firsthand. I recently spoke with a group of Christian camp staffers who are part of a 9-month...
Global Nexus Newspoints – January 2016
Even youths grow tired and weary,and young men stumble and fall;but those who hope in the Lordwill renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint.Isaiah 40:30-31...
Small Groups Praying for Their Church
Why don’t we pray in ways that match what we say we believe about prayer? I suspect that though we give prayer lip service, we don’t pray because we don’t make time to pray. I also suspect that we know so little about God and His work...
Voices from the Soteriological Margins: The Heart of God and the High Standards of Jesus
In a previous blog, I mentioned that American Christians in the twentieth century expended a lot of time and effort to mass-market the gospel. They sought to boil the message of the New Testament down to its essence so that it could be...
No Small Calling: For the Glory of God
There are lots of different motivations you can have for talking to people about Christ, and all of them are good. We are concerned with the eternal destiny of the unbeliever. When I really think about the prospect of anyone, let alone...