by B. H. Carroll Theological Institute | Nov 17, 2022 | Blog, Carroll Community, Education, Leadership, Ministry, News & Events
Says churches appear more concerned with protecting the system rather than imitating Christ IRVING, Texas (Nov. 17, 2022)—Renowned psychologist Dr. Diane Langberg learned a valuable lesson from her father long before she became an expert on trauma and sexual...
by Gene Wilkes | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog, Carroll Community, Education, From the President, Leadership, Ministry, News & Events, Online Seminary
The responsibility of a seminary is to train those in its care with both knowledge and skill to serve in the ministry of their calling. Too many seminaries fail at training their students in the use and navigation of power and authority, the foundational realities of...
by Wade Berry | Sep 12, 2022 | Blog, Faith & Heritage, Ministry
For decades, I have warned people about the dangers of interpreting Scripture through the lens of our experience. Though experience is a powerful teacher, it is not always a reliable one. It is far better, I have argued, to read our experience through the lens of...
by Wade Berry | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog, Faith & Heritage, Ministry
Let’s bring our music discussion to a close by returning to where we (almost) began. As I mentioned several weeks ago, my wife and I have become enamored with City Alight, a worship group out of Sydney, Australia. The first time I heard them perform “The Night Song,”...
by Wade Berry | Aug 22, 2022 | Blog, Faith & Heritage, Ministry
For some time now, I have been concerned about the number of worship songs which focus on victorious living. Some of these songs promise divine help with negative thought patterns (like shame or fear). Others promise divine deliverance from more tangible opponents...
by Greg Tomlin | Aug 17, 2022 | Blog, Faith & Heritage, Ministry
In my last letter, I wrote at length about the hardships you can expect in ministry—maybe ones you are already experiencing. Ministry is hard work for all of the reasons I outlined, not the least of which is we’re supposed to carry each other’s burdens and do the...
