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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.
How Perfection Discourages Small Group Leaders
How in the world do you lead a small group perfectly? You have seen great Bible teachers. Maybe your pastor is one of them. How can any non-seminary trained small group leader compete with that? What if I make a mistake? What if I don’t...
Voices from the Soteriological Margins: Introduction
Soteriology is the study of the doctrine of salvation. It has arguably been the dominant doctrinal concern for Protestant Christians over the past 500 years. One side of the soteriological equation deals with how God made it possible for...
Thanksgiving
Christmas has "Happy Holidays" (though that is becoming more and more passe), and Thanksgiving has "Turkey Day" and "pre-Black Friday." The holiday dedicated to pausing and acknowledging the blessings of God is, for many people, a day of...
Carl Elder, Husband of Dr. Wynona Elder and Carroll Supporter, Passes Away
Carl A. Elder, age 85, and a longtime friend of Carroll Institute, entered the Lord’s presence on Monday, November 21, 2016 after a short illness. He was the husband of Dr. Wynona Elder, Distinguished Fellow and Professor of Psychology...
The Frank and Pauline Patterson Fall Colloquy Makes a Deep Impact on Ph.D. Students, Faculty and Guests
The Frank and Pauline Patterson Fall Colloquy Makes a Deep Impact on Ph.D. Students, Faculty and Guests Dr. Christopher Wright, International Ministries Director of Langham Partnership International, was the featured speaker for Carroll...
Guest Lecturer’s Presentations Resonate with Carroll’s Mission to Equip Missional Leaders
Dr. Christopher Wright, International Ministries Director of the Langham Partnership, was our guest lecturer at our Frank and Pauline Patterson Fall Colloquy 2016. I learned of Dr. Wright when pastoring a local church struggling to...
Imagining Heaven
Have you ever tried to imagine what it will be like when Christ returns and all things are made new? The Bible talks a lot about the fact that Christ will return and that all things will be made new, but it does not tell us a lot about...
Four Leadership Practices for Small Group Leaders
I have noticed that while I know what matters, I can easily lose my focus on what matters with all the tasks that seem to need to be done at any given moment. Sometimes we must take steps to focus on the most important and let the lesser...
Taking Pride in Suffering
“Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:3-4 (NIV 1984) Last week, we said that we can and should rejoice because of...
Four Take-Aways for Small-Town Ministry from the Trump Victory
Donald Trump will the the next President of the United States. Not many people expected this. Like most people, I spent most of the last year bracing for at least four years of President Hillary Clinton, and Tuesday just seemed like an...