The Coming Shortage of Pastors and Missionaries

Facing the Facts, Finding the Way Jesus put it bluntly: “the labourers are few.” He did not mince words. He challenged the disciples to face the facts and find the way forward. He told them to pray to the Lord of the harvest. They were to ask for laborers for an abundant harvest of souls.…

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Redeeming the Culture?

FRONTLINE Volume 34 • Number 1 Many contemporary Christians propose that redeeming the culture is an important part of what Christ calls them to do. The authors of the following articles will examine that proposal. At the outset, a few observations are in order. First, no such thing as “culture” exists in the abstract. You…

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The God of Beauty

FrontLine | Volume 33 • Number 6 In his book Till We Have Faces C. S. Lewis said, “The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing to find the place where all the beauty came from.” For the Christian there is an internal awareness and an external acknowledgment that all the beauty…

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Mentoring God-Fearing Leaders

Much has been written about mentoring. The abbreviated mission statement that serves as the motto for International Baptist College and Seminary is “mentoring God-fearing leaders into ministry.” Mentoring is an integral part of the ethos of our college and a central aspect of our leadership development. Yet while mentoring is the process, it is not…

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Podcast – Interview 17: Put God to the Test

Our September/October issue of FrontLine, “Gambling, What’s the Big Deal?” included an article by Kristopher Endean, Dean of Students at International Baptist College and Seminary, “Put God to the Test”. His article challenges Christians to put God to the test rather than the foolish and random chances of the myriad methods of gambling. In the…

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Gambling What’s the Big Deal? [FrontLine preview]

FRONTLINE Volume 33 • Number 5 Five years ago the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not prevent states from legalizing sports betting. Now thirty-five states and the District of Columbia allow it. Advertisements for sports-betting sites feature some of the most famous athletes and sports celebrities in the country. It is almost impossible to…

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The Future of Missions

Drawing from the Wells of the Past Genesis 26 records the Lord’s command to Isaac to sojourn in the land of Gerar and His promise that He would perform the oath that He swore to Isaac’s father, Abraham, to make of him a great nation. Verse 6 tells us, “And Isaac dwelt in Gerar.” As…

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