by Gene Wilkes | Sep 23, 2016 | Carroll Community, Education, Ministry, Online Seminary, Theology
Justin Tollison, pastor/church planter of Disciple Tree Church in north Fort Worth, has three girls (10, 8, 6) and is married to Valeta Tollison. Justin finished his Ph.D. in Christian Heritage at B. H. Carroll Theological Institute and now servers as Resident Fellow...
by Walter Norvell | Sep 20, 2016 | Education, Ministry, Scripture, Theology
Bringing It All Together in Bible Interpretation This article concludes our posts about skills for Bible interpretation. If you missed or want to review the previous posts, here are the links: Interpreting the Bible The On-Your-Mark, Get-Set, Go Principle The...
by Gene Wilkes | Sep 16, 2016 | Education, Ministry, Online Seminary, Theology
In this blog we continue to hear from some who fulfill the role of Pastor-as-Scholar in their church. Scott Jones is a full time pastor and will soon defend his dissertation titled, “Pastoral Leadership For Congregational Change: An Evaluation of Edwin Friedman’s...
by Gene Wilkes | Sep 9, 2016 | Alumni, Education, Leadership, Ministry, Online Seminary, Theology
An Interview with a Pastor-as-Scholar By C. Gene Wilkes, Ph.D. As part of the series of posts on Pastor-as-Scholar, I sent questions to three pastors serving in local church who had received (or finishing up) a Ph.D. from B. H. Carroll Theological Institute. Meet...
by Gene Wilkes | Sep 2, 2016 | Education, Ministry, Online Seminary, Theology
Another emphasis that attracted me to the people and mission of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute was their desire to restore the value of Pastor-as-Scholar to the local church. I was called, like many seminary graduates with a doctorate, to local church ministry....
by Chris Sims | Sep 1, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry, Theology
We are very results-oriented aren’t we? Even within ministry, we like to see the wins. We want to see baptisms and salvations and numerical growth. Yet, the end result in discipleship is much less measurable. It is: Meaning – You could use the word purpose...