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Singing With Jesus: The Psalms in Christian Worship
By Ken Michell, DWS In the conversations surrounding worship music in the North American Protestant church, discussions tend to revolve around a simple dichotomy: traditional hymnody versus contemporary worship. Into this debate, Barry Liesch proposed that both be recognized as … Continue reading
When to Make Counselling Referrals
“It takes a village to raise a child.” You are part of a beautiful church amidst a larger community. I imagine your community feels blessed to have you. As a result, you may have many people come to you for support and guidance–what an honour! Continue reading
Review of Hope in Addiction: Understanding and Helping Those Caught in Its Grip, 2023
Partington, Andy. (2023). Hope in Addiction: Understanding and Helping Those Caught in the Grip, Moody Publishers, Chicago. By Estera Boldut, PsyD What does it mean to be the church in a world where addiction reaches epidemic proportions? How can loved … Continue reading
Seminary Faculty Reflections on Competency Based Theological Education: Confessions of a (Former) Agnostic
By Michael Morelli, PhD When Northwest Seminary and College hired me five years ago to oversee their fledgling competency-based theological education (CBTE) undergraduate programs, I was neither skeptical nor supportive. I was agnostic. Limited job prospects for a recent PhD … Continue reading
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Tagged CBTE, Competency Based Theological Education, discipleship, engaged pedagogy, equipping for ministry, excitement in higher education, how to do theological education, mentorship model, Michael Morelli, normative education, pastoral professors, theology as a craft
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Review of The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission, 2023
Christopher J.H. Wright, The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023. ISBN: 9781540966162. $31.99. By Blayne A. Banting, DMin, PhD The Great Story and the Great Commission is … Continue reading
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Tagged Blayne Banting, Christopher Wright, marks of mission, mission of Christ as the church's mission, seven act drama, The Great Story and the Great Commission, what is the commission of the church, what is the mission of the church
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Review of Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations, 2023
Irving, Justin A., Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023. 242 pp. ISBN 9781540964809 By Grant McMillan, MA Justin A. Irving, Professor of Christian Leadership at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and coauthor of Leadership in Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical leadership, Grant McMillan, Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organzations, Justin A Irving, leader's character, leadership priorities, leading with love, organizational culture, organizational leadership of Christian organizations, teams and organizational leadership, wisdom in organizaztional leadership
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Principles for Choosing a Model of Church Governance
By Larry J. Perkins, PhD Most church board chairs step into an existing model of church board governance. While board members individually may have only a modest sense of any coherent or intentional mode of governance, one exists. There are … Continue reading
Review Essay: A Christian Theology of Science, 2020
Tyson, Paul. A Christian Theology of Science, Baker Academic, 2020. ISBN 9781540965516 By Howard Andersen, PhD Introduction The title, A Christian Theology of Science is, to this reviewer, a very promising undertaking and a serious potential contribution to the entire … Continue reading
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Tagged A Christian Theology of Science, Christian theology and empiricism, Christian theology and nominalism, Christian theology and rationalism, history of science and Christian theology, Howard Andersen, Paul Tyson, theological epistemology, volunteerism and pure matter
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Applying Christian Wisdom to Climate Change
By Larry J. Perkins, PhD “Reigning in Life” (Rom. 5:17) for the Good of Humanity and Creation.[1] Some human activity induces climate change with concomitant negative effects upon creation and human society. People rightly experience anxiety and despair at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Britt Wray, Christian Wisdom and Climate Change, creation abuse, creation renewal, defining Christian wisdom, human care of the world, Larry Perkins, relief for eco-angst, submitting to the Creator's mission, transformative solution to climate change
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Climate Change and Science: A Hope-filled Perspective?
By Howard G. Andersen, Ph.D. Introduction This paper, along with the others by Drs. Rapske and Perkins comprising this set has been spawned by Generation Dread, the provocative book by Canadian writer Britt Wray. Wray’s book focuses much attention on … Continue reading
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Review Essay: Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Change, 2022
Britt Wray, Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis. New York: Morgan James Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 9780735280724 Brian M. Rapske, PhD Britt Wray’s award-winning Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis[1] is written for readers experiencing … Continue reading
Have the Apologetics Questions Changed?
By Paul Chamberlain, PhD TikTok. Zoom. Meta. Covid 19. Social distancing. Vaccine passports. Twitter. X. Stop the steal. Barbenheimer. Imagine someone returning to North America who had been away for the past decade and hearing terms like these for the … Continue reading
Nature and Nurture: A Social-Cognitive Approach to Moral Emotions in the Qumran Sectarian Literature
Marcus K. M. Tso, PhD Abstract: The emerging methodology of cognitive psychology in Qumran studies is yet underemployed for exploring sectarian moral psychology. This paper extends the author’s work on moral emotions in the Qumran sectarian literature by arguing for … Continue reading