Posts by Kevin Schaal
Why a Fellowship Beyond the Local Church is Vital
So, why does the FBFI exist? It’s a fair question. If I cannot answer that question I should probably quit my job as FBFI President! Let me explain why the ministry of the FBFI is essential in the landscape of ministry today. Fellowship. Pastors need fellowship. There are pressures and difficulties that come with pastoral…
Read MoreEvangelical Apocalypse | Dale M. Coulter | First Things
It was only a matter of time before journalists dove into an evangelical institution to find skeletons of sexual abuse in locked file cabinets. In the wake of revelations last May surrounding Paige Patterson, the former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Al Mohler warned the Southern Baptist Convention and the evangelical world that judgment…
Read More1,000 Scientists Sign Up to Dissent from Darwin | Answers in Genesis
This past weekend was “Evolution Weekend,” a concept created by the Clergy Letter Project, founded by Prof. Michael Zimmerman. This was the 14th such weekend designed “to elevate the quality of the discussion on this critical topic [religion and science], and to show that religion and science are not adversaries.” Really, it’s an attempt to…
Read MoreA flourishing United Methodist church considers a way out – Religion News Service
LEXINGTON, S.C. (RNS) — Mt. Horeb, a conservative evangelical church in the heart of South Carolina, is one of many congregations considering cutting the cord if the denomination relaxes its LGBT rules. Source: A flourishing United Methodist church considers a way out – Religion News Service
Read MoreNJ law forcing schools to teach LGBT history is about ‘indoctrinating’ students, critics say
New Jersey will soon require its schools to teach students about LGBT history and the impact that LGBT Americans have had on society, becoming the second state to pass a statewide educational requirement that some critics say is another step toward indoctrination. Source: NJ law forcing schools to teach LGBT history is about ‘indoctrinating’ students,…
Read MoreMethodist Madness | Charlotte Allen | First Things
Duke University, which prides itself on being an elite and cosmopolitan institution of higher learning, has suddenly reminded the world—and probably many of its own astonished students—that it has a religious affiliation with the United Methodist Church.Duke’s president, Vincent E. Price, joined the presidents of 92 other schools also claiming Methodist ties in voting unanimously…
Read MoreThere are no real evangelicals. Only imagined ones. – Religion News Service
Not long ago, Baylor historian Thomas Kidd published a short post at The Gospel Coalition blog on the anniversary of Phillis Wheatley’s death. He titled his piece “Phillis Wheatley: An Evangelical and the First Published African American Female Poet,” and concluded by saying that “Evangelicals, of all people, need to remember her today. ”In response,…
Read MoreFederal Court: U-Iowa Discriminated Against Christian Student Groups
On Wednesday, a federal court ruled that the University of Iowa had illegally targeted religious groups for requiring their leaders to follow their faith. As such, Business Leaders in Christ (BLC), a Christian student group on the University of Iowa’s campus, secured a permanent place on campus.At the hearing February 1, it was clear the…
Read MoreSouthern Baptist scandal: Convention leaders react to investigation detailing sexual abuse – The Washington Post
“We must admit that our failures, as churches, put these survivors in a position where they were forced to stand alone and speak, when we should have been fighting for them,” J.D. Greear, who was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention last summer, said on Twitter. “Their courage is exemplary and prophetic. But I…
Read MoreContinuing Attack on Christians Because of Christian Values
By Kristen Waggoner FEBRUARY 8, 2019 “[N]o religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” Article VI of the Constitution might first been have been penned with quill and ink, but the message is timeless: no federal public office-holder should be screened, tested, or…
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