by Wade Berry | Aug 8, 2017 | Ministry, Theology, Worship
As theologians and pastors, we have a responsibility to care about the content of songs that our churches use in worship. According to psychologist Jim Wilder, music has the power to impact parts of our brain that are usually non-verbal. Those parts control our...
by Stephen Suffron | Aug 3, 2017 | Leadership, Ministry, Scripture, Theology
Everyone’s least favorite picketers, Westboro Baptist Church, chose an unexpected target last weekend. It wasn’t a military funeral or any place that had to do with homosexuals. It was my brother’s church, a mid-size-to-large suburban church in...
by Wade Berry | Mar 21, 2017 | Ministry, Theology, Worship
Worship in Action Many years ago, a group of us from the seminary I attended went to a huge, outdoor Christian concert. We got there early, so we had a great view of the stage. We were excited. It was going to be a fantastic day. The only fly in the ointment was the...
by Wade Berry | May 13, 2016 | Faith & Heritage, Theology, Worship
Discontinuity between Worship and Experience Every Sunday, in churches around the world, Christians sing words like these: My foes are many, they rise against me But I will hold my ground I will not fear the war, I will not fear the storm My help is on...
by B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary | Nov 18, 2013 | News & Events
Carroll Institute Hosts New Testament Scholar, Dr. Gerald Borchert, during Fall Colloquy, November 11-12, 2013 Dr. Gerald Borchert, Senior Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, TN, and Doctoral Thesis Director at the Webber...