by Chuck Warnock | May 22, 2012 | Opinion
A few days ago I had the opportunity to participate in a leadership conference with Greg Jones, former dean of Duke Divinity School, and John Upton, president of the Baptist World Alliance and the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. Upton listed 15 characteristics of...
by Chuck Warnock | Mar 8, 2012 | Opinion
Rush Limbaugh continues to hemorrhagesponsors and at least two radio stations as the controversy over his personal attack on Sandra Fluke continues. Whether you like Limbaugh or not — and frankly I don’t – this is an interesting case study in offense and...
by Chuck Warnock | Mar 6, 2012 | Opinion
Despite the adoption of coffee bars, PowerPoint presentations and full-stage lighting, churches are seldom on the cutting edge when it comes to addressing demographic trends. Here are six dramatic trends that are not being addressed adequately by local churches,...
by Chuck Warnock | Feb 22, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series. Read part one here. Almost 50 years ago, a Baptist minister stood before a sea of hopeful people in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial to share the dream God had given him. On that day, Dr. Martin Luther King...
by Chuck Warnock | Feb 21, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series. I’ve been busy writing my dissertation on the church as a reconciling community. Two things are becoming more apparent to me each day that I research and write on this topic. First, the church’s...
