Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of The Presbyterian Lay Committee, joins Ed Stetzer on The Exchange to discuss the history of the Presbyterian church and the future of mainline denominations. Listen to the podcast here.
By Ed Stetzer, The Exchange It takes work to have a harmonious family. That’s true of your biological family and your church family. It’s also true of your denominational family. The fact is, each member within a family has a tendency to find their own style and way in life. But as each individual develops…
By Ed Stetzer, The Exchange blog Is the mission of God merely for pastors? What about ministry? When it comes to God’s Mission and the church, Is there a distinction, should there be a distinction between “lay people” and pastors? We have, I fear, adopted the view that ministers and pastors are set apart to…
By Ed Stetzer, The Exchange blog Biblical literacy cannot exist without regular Scripture engagement It’s all about nngagement The bottom line is that too many Christians are simply not reading and studying their Bibles. This goes beyond simple trivia questions aimed at revealing how few facts we know about our Bibles. American evangelicals increasingly lack…
By Ed Stetzer, The Exchange blog How well do American Christians know their Bibles? Hint: not well. Do you recognize these Bible phrases or allusions? Rarely a week goes by without any one of us quoting or alluding to that great book simply in our conversations and chatter. These are among the phrases having origins…
By Ed Stetzer, The Exchange If you could travel back in time a hundred years and share some of the discussions we’re having in the 21st century about Islam, the folks there probably would not believe you. Back then, Islam was on the decline, reduced to a somewhat marginalized religion in many parts of the…
By Ed Stetzer, The Exchange InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) has been, in modern campus terminology, “derecognized” by California State University schools. Basically, they will no longer be a recognized campus organization on any of the 23 schools in that system. IVCF has been derecognized because they require their leaders to have Christian beliefs. It’s not…
By Ed Stetzer The U. S. Supreme Court has given the Obama administration (and, hopefully the world) a lesson in religious liberty—the government cannot (and must not) require people of faith to violate their sincerely-held beliefs. The High Court’s Ruling The ruling in favor of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties underscores religious liberty as…
Ed Stetzer interviews Kevin DeYoung on his blog, The Exchange Kevin DeYoung, senior pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, recently released Taking GOD at His WORD, an introduction to the Bible that will be helpful for both Christians and non-Christians. His previous book, Crazy Busy, actually won book of the year from…
By Ed Stetzer The Great Commission. Neither the words “great” nor “commission” are in the text, but the descriptor fits. This “authoritative order, charge, or direction” is “unusually large, extreme, and notable” (borrowing phrases from textbook definitions of both words). But why? The sheer scope of the assignment is embodied in the two little words:…