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Transparency and accountability are vital to the renewal of the evangelical church in America. Hosts Warren Smith and Natasha Smith highlight the top stories of the week from the unique MinistryWatch perspective and give you a peek behind the curtain to show why and how we do…
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Ep. 639: Christian Education’s Way Forward (opens the original)
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MinistryWatch has written extensively about the troubles facing Christian higher education . On today’s program, we discuss new data from on college enrollment. Our conclusion: these new data – which show a slight increase in enrollment — are interesting, they do not erase the very real troubles facing higher education in the years ahead. Here are some link to resources mentioned in today’s podcast: “Rumors of Christian higher education’s (CHE’s) demise have been greatly exaggerated,” so says Pe
Ep. 638: Samaritan’s Purse Declines $300-M, G3 Shuts Down, Churches and Disabilities, Loving Our Muslim Neighbor (opens the original)
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On today’s program, Samaritan’s Purse declines a $300 million grant from a Trump funding package. The ministry says it is relying on God, not the government. But, it has accepted government money in the past. So what’s different this time? Plus, a recent Lifeway study says most pastors feel their churches are welcoming to people with disabilities — but are they? We spoke with advocates and families who say churches still have a ways to go. And, a recently proposed mosque in Texas is drawing prot
Ep. 637: Unpacking The “American Experiment,” Christian Higher Ed, and Mechanized Ministry (opens the original)
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On today’s program: Given that this is the 250 th birthday of America, there’s been a lot written about what the “American Experiment” is all about. As well as a lot of speculation about what it means to live in a Christian nation, and whether we are now or ever have been a Christian nation. Paul Miller, a contributing writer for The Dispatch, has written an excellent essay on the topic. You can find it here. Warren interviewed Miller in 2022 for his WORLD Magazine podcast “Listening In.” You ca
Ep. 636: A Few Thoughts About the Chip Edgar Controversy in the ACNA (opens the original)
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Another controversy has erupted in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). This one involves the bishop of South Carolina, Chip Edgar. On Aug. 18, Edgar participated in the dedication of a chapel at the exclusive Porter-Gaud School in Charleston alongside Ruth Woodliff-Stanley, the Episcopal bishop of South Carolina. That dedication included Edgar and Woodliff-Stanley participating in a communion service together. Photos of the two of them, side by side in their vestments, sharing communion
Ep. 635: Gateway Church, Free Burma Rangers, James Robison’s LIFE Outreach International (opens the original)
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On today’s program, Gateway Church wins its appeal to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by child sexual abuse survivor Cindy Clemishire. We’ll have details. Plus, frontline missionaries with Free Burma Rangers are helping Burmese villagers clear landmines and reclaim their homes, one field at a time. We’ll take a look. And, LIFE Outreach International unseats Liberty University as this months’ top user of private aircraft. It’s the latest in our latest Pastors & Planes series. But first, an a
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