CBF workshop explores postmodern phenomenon in churches

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Generation Xers are accustomed to many modern-day conveniences that their predecessors didn't have. They text message each other on cell phones that are as tiny and as prevalent as gnats in summer and pay bills and play games via the Internet. It's a generation that is shaped by technology and technological advancements. With all of that technology, the church itself is trying to make an advancement of sorts: the postmodern church. ... (read the story)

Seminary grows church planters

ASHTARAK, Armenia - The Theological Seminary of Armenia stands on a high ridge above the village of Ashtarak, about 20 minutes from the capitol city of Yerevan. From the windows of its dining room in the dormitory building, one can look above the roofs of nearby apartment buildings to gaze upon snow-capped Mount Aragats, more than 14,000 feet tall. From a window in the chapel of the classroom building, one can see the biblical Mountains of Ararat rising beyond a scattered forest of power lines. ... (read the story)