“Gordon College could be on the hook to repay $7 million of COVID-19 relief funds. A federal court rejected eight of the evangelical school’s arguments that it should be eligible for loan forgiveness.” - CToday
“Wherever one comes down on this issue, it is clear that evangelical colleges have every legal right to hire faculty that meet their standards on sexuality.” - Current
A crowd of roughly 40 Biblical and theological educators met at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, Wis., from Monday through Wednesday, July 29 to 31, for this year’s edition of the annual Bible Faculty Summit.
Those in attendance represented the following colleges and seminaries:
“According to an announcement released Friday, the two parties stated that they ‘have reached a global resolution agreement settling all outstanding disputes on both legal and personal matters.’” - CPost
“RNS confirmed that at least six professors left involuntarily…. Five of those six had already seen their department, humanities, merged last year with several others to form the School of Ministry, Media and the Arts.” - RNS
“Due to these financial circumstances, Clarks Summit University’s Board of Trustees has made the difficult and painful decision to begin the process of closure. Clarks Summit University, including Baptist Bible Seminary, is unable to offer classes starting in the fall of 2024.” - CSU
“At its meeting earlier this month, the Christian Reformed Church of North America instructed the board to bring a progress report on the confessional-difficulty gravamen to next year’s denominational meeting.” - RNS
“The more Christian colleges and universities cut core programs or close altogether, the more talent there will be on the job market—people who invested years of their lives for advanced degrees in order to educate future generations in the light of their faith.” - Acton
“While progress is being made, a significant financial gap remains. To cover the gap, we’re following legal advice to put us in the best place moving forward…. this recommended action mandates furlough for CSU employees while the process takes place.” - CSU
“I had gone to seminary to prepare for ministry, and I was not prepared for ministry. I was prepared academically to begin a life of teaching, which is, of course, invaluable. But in terms of the vocation of ministry beyond teaching?” - James Emery White
