Eighteen students were honored this spring with Stone-Campbell Journal Promising Scholar Awards. Faculty selected these students as the most promising of their graduating class to succeed at their next level of biblical or theological education. . . . Also briefs from Tomoka Christian Church, ICOM, and more. . . .
November 17, 2021
Five Christian churches came together Friday to serve more than 700 meals to healthcare workers at Baptist Health Corbin, a 273-bed hospital in Corbin, Ky. Plus briefs about Boulevard Christian Church, Essex, Md.; Community Christian Church in Downers Grove, Ill.; Central Christian College of the Bible; and more.
November 20, 2019
Compiled by Jim Nieman and Chris Moon Real Life Church in Valencia, Calif., dedicated its worship services this past Thursday and Sunday to Saugus High School following a school shooting there last week that killed two and injured three. One of those killed, Gracie Anne Muehlberger, 15, and two girls that were injured were part of a high school ministry at Real Life, senior pastor Rusty George told the Los Angeles Times. “People further away from the situation wonder ‘Why?’ and might even blame God,” George told the Times. “But the people who have been directly affected don’t blame God.
Compiled by Chris Moon and Jim Nieman Students at Lincoln Christian Seminary and Great Lakes Christian College took home top awards in the Stone-Campbell Journal Student Paper Competition. In addition, an Abilene Christian University graduate student won the Isaac Errett Award for his paper. Andrew Nichols, of LCS, won the graduate division with a paper called “Divine Medicine: Trials According to John Cassian.” Kalman Mate, of GLCC, won the undergraduate division with a paper called “Begetting a Man: Eve’s Response in Genesis 4:1 to the Power Move Made by Adam after the Fall.” ACU grad student Joel Childers won the
The 18th annual Stone-Campbell Journal (SCJ) Conference will take place next month at Johnson University Tennessee in Knoxville. The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 5, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6. The theme “Acts and Paul: Another Look” will be developed by Craig Keener, F. M. Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies, Asbury (Ky.) Theological Seminary; Jerry Sumney, professor or biblical studies, Lexington (Ky.) Theological Seminary; and David Fiensy, emeritus professor of biblical studies, Kentucky Christian University in Grayson. Keener will present “Interpreting Acts: The Value of Cultural Background” and “Interpreting Romans: The
For the first time, Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan College will host the 2018 Stone-Campbell Journal (SCJ) Conference on April 6 and 7 on its Johnson City, TN, campus. The theme “Theology of Others: Judaism, Islam, and “˜None-of-the-Aboves,”” will be developed by Ellen Charry, Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Theology, Princeton (NJ) Theological Seminary; Evertt Huffard, dean, Harding School of Theology (Memphis, TN); and Richard Knopp, professor of philosophy and Christian apologetics, Lincoln (IL) Christian University. Charry will present “”˜The Wall of Hostility Has Come Down”: Reconstructing the Theological Relationship Between Judaism and Christianity”; Huffard will present “Allah Is God:
August 9, 2016
By Mark A. Taylor With his list of ways your church can move more young people toward vocational ministry, Matt Proctor implies this is a goal off the radar for too many today. I”m glad that wasn”t true in the congregation I attended while I was in high school. Central Christian Church in Waukegan, Illinois, was a small, simple congregation by today”s standards. Of course, this was almost 50 years ago, when almost every church approached ministry with less sophistication than many today. The Preacher Training Class led by ministers of the church was a simple idea, too. Get some
October 25, 2014
By William R. Baker The set of biblical commentaries I have recommended to students repeatedly over the years is The Tyndale Bible Commentary Series (InterVarsity Press). Hands down, this is the best value for the money. The set is complete and in paperback, which typically is less expensive. The volumes are economical in their length too, making excellent though judicious comments on authorship, date, and the text. This series is written by the all-stars of British Evangelical scholarship, like F. F. Bruce, I. Howard Marshall, John Stott, Leon Morris, N.T. Wright, Derek Kidner, and Alec Motyer. The volumes are regularly
At the Lord’s Supper, Jesus is more than the one we remember—he is the host, serving the bread and cup from the bounty of his love and his life given for us.
The Lord’s Supper points beyond the table to a greater family reunion, when Christ’s disciples from every nation and every century will gather with him in his Father’s kingdom.
The Lord’s Supper began around a table. William R. Baker reflects on how that setting of shared food, conversation, family, and celebration can shape the church’s understanding of Communion today.
March 12, 2011
Douglas Foster discusses Christian higher education, tracing how Stone-Campbell schools have balanced Bible study, ministry preparation, liberal arts education, academic excellence, and unity across movement traditions.
December 16, 2007
Douglas A. Foster traces how anti-intellectualism shaped the Stone-Campbell Movement—and how Disciples, churches of Christ, and Christian churches/churches of Christ increasingly embraced rigorous scholarship and wider academic engagement.
December 16, 2007
A first-time attendee describes the Stone-Campbell Journal (SCJ) Conference—its distinctive scholarly fellowship, purpose, leadership, and the journal’s role as a safe forum for thoughtful engagement.
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