Forum14: “The Gospel for Life”
Welch College does the Free Will Baptist denomination, and the broader evangelical community a great service in hosting its annual Bible Conference. Last year, its theme was “Culture & the Kingdom” with speakers such as Ken Myers and Timothy Tennent. This year’s theme was “The Gospel for Life.” It took place on March 9-11, 2014, and included speakers Dr. Ajith Fernando, Dr. Russell Moore, Dr. Jeff Manning, Jeff Nichols, David...
Churches Aren’t Radio Stations
In Herman Melville’s classic work Moby Dick, the main character Ishmael tells of the last chapel service he attended before setting out on a whaling vessel. He details the odd pulpit used in the small chapel, which resembled a large ship’s bow. To further the nautical impression, the high pulpit could only be reached by use of a velvet rope ladder akin to the rope ladders used to reach a ship’s masts. Ishmael eventually concludes,...
Ministering Well in the Middle
by Frank Owens “Some pastors and preachers are lazy and no good. They do not pray; they do not read; they do not search the Scripture…This evil, shameful time is not the season for being lazy, for sleeping and snoring” [1]. Here Luther reminds us that ministry requires vigilance at every stage of ministry, especially in the middle and later years. When speaking of “the middle” I’m primarily referring to that age between 40-55, where...
Four Years & Counting
A Message from the Helwys Society Forum On February 28, 2010, the Helwys Society Forum posted its first article. Over four years, we’ve learned a lot—especially from you our readers. In the past year, we’ve responded to our growing readership by increasing the frequency of our posts, updating our website design, and adding a new feature called “reflections.” If you’ve not explored this yet, we invite you to do so here. It may be found...
The Enduring Vision of Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was once described as “the thinking man’s Billy Graham” [1]. The evangelist Billy Graham is known throughout the world, but Henry’s name isn’t nearly as familiar. There have been many who have influenced the American church in a variety of ways. Some, like Graham, have done so from stadium platforms, preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and pleading with all who would listen. Others, like Henry, have left their...
Marshall McLuhan: Making Sense of Media
Soon televisions will be saturated with ads and “logically irreconcilable one-liners,” to quote Carl Henry. Many jaded voters will switch the station, but still endure the rhetoric until the post-election aftermath dissipates. Though our attitude toward politics often consists of disdain and distrust, perhaps we overlook the fact that our feelings aren’t based on direct experience, but on indirect, mediated information. Consider a...
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