Life, Ministry, and More with Dr. Robert Picirilli
by Zach Maloney & Jarred Taylor The Helwys Society Forum is pleased to have Jarred Taylor contribute a special interview this week. Jarred attends Tippett’s Chapel FWB Church in Clayton, North Carolina. Jarred and his family are actively involved in music and youth related activities at Tippett’s Chapel. Jarred and his brother, Logan, also make up a cellist team that performs on a regular basis. Back in March, congregants at...
Is Grandpa Turning in His Grave? Exhortations for Free Will Baptists from Our Own Heritage
by Derek Cominskie Over the last several weeks, the HSF’s articles have focused on major moments or times of impact in Free Will Baptist history. In this article, I’d like to look to the future and contemplate what might lie ahead. In fact, someone suggested that I write on this topic; because, in his words, I have “seen the denomination from a couple different angles,” having transferred from Gateway Christian College to Welch...
The 1962 Split Among Free Will Baptists: Lessons Learned
by Jeffrey L. Cockrell Our world is often characterized by division and strife, and unfortunately strife often comes to the church. In Acts 15, we find that the first official debate in church history concerned Gentile salvation. It was a turning point, and the early church solved the issue with good communication and clear understanding.[1] Thus, the Gospel message was allowed to go forth without hindrance. We can all learn important...
2015 ERLC Conference: Review and Reflection
On Wednesday, August 6, 2015, two HSF contributors, Matthew Bracey and Phillip Morgan, attended the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference theme, “The Gospel and Politics,” was much welcomed, especially post-Obergefell (the decision that granted marriage rights to same-sex couples). In this post, we’ll offer a summary and analysis of the day’s events. Morning Session...
The Ghosts of Students Past: Ayden Seminary and Eureka College
Arthur C. Clarke opened the forward of his 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey by stating, “Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the number by which the dead outnumber the living.”[1] Clarke’s statistics may be skewed due to his evolutionary calculations, but the main thrust of his thesis rings true. Behind every man and woman now living stand the ghosts of those who have gone before them. The same applies to...
D6 Conference Ticket Giveaway
Randall House, the Free Will Baptist publishing company, is hosting their annual D6 Family Ministry Conference on September 16-18 in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference theme for this year is “Refine”, taken from their theme verse of Ephesians 3:20-21. Randall House and the D6 team believe strongly in the implementation and practice of family ministry and generational discipleship in our local churches. According to D6, their...
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