December 23, 2007
Robert Lowery connects Dickens’s A Christmas Carol with John’s Revelation, exploring how Christmas past, present, and future illuminate redemption, faithful service, and the believer’s promised future with the Lamb.
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.
December 2, 2007
Six graduate-level schools share how they support nontraditional students who feel called to leave a chosen career and enter full-time church service, offering guidance for leaders considering a ministry transition.
December 2, 2007
Lincoln Christian Seminary’s 2007 incoming class reflects growing diversity in age and vocational background. Paul Boatman explains how LCS is adapting with flexible scheduling, updated degree paths, and expanding distance education.
November 18, 2007
Robert Lowery explains an amillennial reading of Revelation 20, arguing the “1,000 years” is symbolic and points to the saints’ reign with Christ in heaven, not a future earthly kingdom.
November 11, 2007
A sober look at sexual temptation among church leaders—why assumptions of immunity collapse, how secrecy and loose connections enable repeated harm, and why true restoration requires time, accountability, and deep character formation.
As larger churches add specialized ministry roles, many are hiring proven volunteers from within their own congregations. Paul Boatman explores the benefits, risks, and the need for strong partnerships between local churches and theological education.
July 18, 2007
John Wasem explains how healthy New Testament churches naturally reproduce through church planting, what success looks like beyond numbers, and why assessment, motivation, and theological faithfulness matter for planters and sending churches.
Robert Lowery explains why the prosperity gospel distorts Scripture, burdens the suffering, and reshapes Christ in the image of materialism—calling the church to renounce it.
Why does scholarship matter to the church? Robert F. Hull Jr. argues that faithful scholarship supports Bible translation, global mission, congregational health, and training future leaders—showing why “Athens and Jerusalem” need each other.
Paul E. Boatman examines why Christian church-related colleges have not severed ties with their supporting churches, pointing to ecclesiology, hermeneutics, and a shared philosophy of education—while offering candid caveats for the future.
January 14, 2007
A pastoral case for why preaching still matters. Matt Proctor explores the power of God’s Word, the responsibility of listeners, and the holy weight carried by those who step into the pulpit each week.
October 29, 2006
Paul Boatman explores Christian adventure, asking when risk becomes faithful rather than reckless and showing how courage, calling, Scripture, and dependence on God can turn uncertainty into meaningful ministry.
August 20, 2006
When prayers don’t unfold as expected, it can shake confidence in God’s power. Paul E. Boatman contrasts two common errors and points to God’s presence and work “in all things,” even in deep suffering.
August 30, 2005
Lana West explores the debate over women in ministry by tracing Scripture from creation through the early church, with special attention to 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2 and the role of cultural context in interpretation.
Hiring church staff from within can bring big benefits, but it also raises concerns about experience and theological grounding. Chuck Sackett outlines practical safeguards to equip internal hires for faithful, biblically informed ministry.
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