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2010 mission trip opportunities

Mission trip opportunities are available in 2010 for Southern Seminary students and their spouses in South and Central Asia, Canada, Brazil, West Africa, Utah and Iowa. Students may earn up to five academic credits (Applied Ministry and a missions elective) while serving on a mission trip with the Great Commission Center. Tuition scholarships are available. The deadline to apply is Feb. 12, 2010. Here are the details on the various trips: (more…)

Counseling and discipleship training

The Center for Biblical Counseling is joining with the Southeastern Indiana Baptist Association to sponsor counseling and discipleship training for pastors, lay ministers, students, parents and any believer who is seeking to grow in Christ.  The training will be held in New Albany, Ind., from 5-9 p.m., Fridays, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays on the following weekends: Feb. 5-6, Feb. 19-20 and March 5-6, 2010. The early registration deadline is Jan. 6, 2010. (more…)

Blogs

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Christmas at St. Nicholas Church, Berlin 1659
by Greg Brewton – Dec 21

In the book The Story of Christian Music (Fortress Press, 1992), author Andrew Wilson-Dickson shares an eyewitness account written by deacon Paul Gerhardt, of a Christmas morning worship service at the Nikolaikirke (St. Nicholas Church) in Berlin in 1659. The Nikolaikirke is one of Berlin’s oldest churches dating back to the thirteenth century. Here’s a glimpse into a Christmas worship service from three hundred years ago:

Where Does the Story of Christmas Begin?
by R. Albert Mohler Jr. – Dec 21

As the celebration of Christmas fast approaches, our attention quickly goes to the familiar words of the infancy narratives found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. This is a healthy reflex. After all, the Gospel of Jesus Christ rests upon the historicity of the events that took place in Bethlehem as Christ was born.

A Word about Family Tensions and the Holidays
by Russell D. Moore – Dec 20

There’s a reason the “Cousin Eddie” character in the movie National Lampoon Christmas Vacation resonates with so many. We’ve all got a Cousin Eddie, or two, in our extended families. Some of us are Cousin Eddie. Our families weren’t designed for a televised Christmas special.

Evangelical Church Endorses Homosexuality
by Denny Burk – Dec 20

The Associated Press reports that an “evangelical” church in Colorado has decided to endorse homosexual monogamy as a valid Christian lifestyle. The pastor of the church reasons this way:

History Highlight

Moving to the James P. Boyce Centennial Library

November of this year marks the 50th anniversary of the completion of the James P. Boyce Centennial Library. The groundbreaking for the library was held on May 24, 1957. Construction began in July 1958 and the cornerstone was set in May 1959.

The new library was completed and furnished by the beginning of November 1959, but the challenge of moving more than 100,000 volumes from Memorial Library in Norton Hall across campus to the new James P. Boyce Centennial Library in a timely manner still remained.

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Current Impact

President Mohler engages college audience on the New Atheism

Is there a link between homosexuality and atheism? Has Darwinian Evolution debunked Intelligent Design? Did Blaise Pascal have a valid point when he defined the Christian life as a “worthy gamble?”

R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary answered these and a host of other questions from students at the University of Louisville during a recent appearance there to discuss his 2008 book, “Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheism” (Crossway).

Mohler spoke on Nov. 15 at The Campus Church, a new campus of Highview Baptist Church that meets in the Red Barn facility at the U of L. The Campus Church is pastored by Dan DeWitt, vice president of communications at Southern Seminary.

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