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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.
“Unto Us a Child is Born”
Join me this Christmas season as we share the hope of Christ with our world.
Academe: Pedantic Monologue or Engaging Pedagogy?
Views on the Fall Colloquy by Josh Rose, Ph.D. Student in the Area of Foundations of Education As a PhD student dedicated to the study and preservation of foundations of education, this semester’s Colloquy provided a sense of peace. You...
Contextualization
We had our calling (to plant a church in Casper, Wyoming). We knew it was time. We began to think on the differences between our old area (Arkansas) and our new area (Wyoming). We spoke the same language but the style, slang and...
Building a Team
Are you a ‘do-it-yourself’ ministry leader or a fan of ‘doing church as a team’? I tend to be a ‘do-it-yourself’ guy in most areas of my life. It is probably a control issue. I can control the beginning, the ending and the...
Waiting Upon the Lord
I wanted to plant a church as soon as it entered my mind. Instead, I got Elevator Music. When it plays, you wait. It represents a time where you are moving but you are also stationary. You are making progress - going up or down - but...
The Anchor of Our Souls
Earlier this month Dr. Jim Spivey and I joined over 400 other church leaders in Antalya, Turkey who have committed their lives to equipping men and women called to serve Christ and his church through theological education. We gathered as...
Review of the Fall 2015 Colloquy with Dr. Linda Cannell
Dr. Linda Cannell, Adjunct Professor of Christian Formation at North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS) in Chicago, was the featured speaker for Carroll Institute’s Fall 2015 Colloquy, November 16-17, which was attended by doctoral...
A Burden to Plant a Church
I remember driving over the hill in the town we had just moved to and saying to my wife, “We need to plant a church in this town.” I don’t know exactly how that thought came to dominate my mind when we were in the midst of moving but it...
A Teaching Church in Russia
I recently spent two weeks at our Teaching Church in St. Petersburg, Russia, Temple of the Gospel. Drs. Spivey, Carmack, and Bryan have also taught there in the past. What I want to highlight about my trip is Dr. Sergei Nikolaev’s...
A Charismatic Cause
I heard Jim Collins of Built to Last fame say “You don’t need to be a charismatic leader if you have a charismatic cause.” What he means is that the leadership theory that insists the leader must be charismatic and Donald-Trumpish is...