by Brett Williams | Sep 5, 2018 | Central Blog, Uncategorized
Increased Student Enrollment– Due to a variety of issues, many seminaries (across the denominational spectrum) are facing declining enrollment. This fall, our graduate student body increased by 30%compared to last year and the number of course hours attempted...
by Brett Williams | Jun 14, 2018 | About Us, Accreditation, Central Blog, Uncategorized
On June 4–5, 2018, the Board of Commissioners of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) voted to grant Central Seminary full accreditation. ATS is the premier accrediting body for seminaries in North America and will help Central Seminary to continue its vital...
by Kevin Bauder | Jun 12, 2018 | Central Blog, Memorials, Missions, Uncategorized
I met Doug Reiner in Brazil perhaps a decade ago. He was a second-generation missionary whose great desire was to see a truly indigenous Baptist movement in the country to which he ministered. In many ways I came to view him as the ideal of what an American missionary...
by Brett Williams | Apr 5, 2018 | Central Blog, History, Humanities, modernity, Philosophy, Science, Secularism
I just finished a great book – Descartes Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason. In it, NY Times best-selling author Russell Shorto retells the fascinating tale of Descartes’ remains and compares their history to the philosophical...
by Brett Williams | Mar 30, 2018 | Central Blog, Devotion, Ecclesiology, Holidays, Worship
“The light shines in darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” Tonight, many liturgical and reformed churches will celebrate the medieval Tenebrae service, or service of darkness. Throughout this solemn event, candles are extinguished until only one...
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 22, 2018 | Central Blog, Culture, Hymnody, Music, Resources
If you didn’t know, yesterday was J. S. Bach’s birthday. I didn’t grow up listening to classical music–my clearest childhood recollections are of Tennessee Ernie Ford and Mahalia Jackson. Later on I became a fan of Elton John and of Emerson,...
