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Bacone Hosted ‘Christian Futuring’ Summit

by Jay Gary, Sep 28, 2007

How can the church be aware of its assumptions and plan for its future? Based on his work with Cassidy Dale, Dr. Robert Duncan has written an engaging book entitled Trajectory: Plotting a course to Christian futures. Now Duncan has gathered the first of several Leadership Summits on this […]

Brave New Salvation

Jun 20, 2007

‘On April 21, 2447, the death of a 143-year-old woman hailed a new era. Lungs of people everywhere swelled with relief. Impeccability had dawned. The deceased, Rosa Pecadorita, a coca grower in a remote village in the Andes mountains, was widely believed to have been the last living sinner.’ Catch this great […]

Church Marketing Sucks

Tired of manipulative churches? Shouldn’t a local church’s message come out of who they are as a people, rather than canned script? Church Marketing Sucks exists to frustrate, educate and motivate the church to communicate, with uncompromising clarity, the truth of Jesus Christ. It is part of the Center for Church Communication, a non-profit organization […]

Google Trends Ranks Interests

May 15, 2006

Google Trends now allows you to compare the world’s interest in topics you track. Enter up to up to five topics and see how often they’ve been searched for on Google over time. The results displays how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and which who has searched for […]

Christian Values in Science and Technology

by Hessel Bouma , May 2, 2006

“Embedding Christian Values in Science and Technology” will take place at Calvin July 28-31, 2006 as the 61st annual meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA).

It will touch on society’s hot-button issues vis a vis the intersections of faith and science, claims program chair, Hessel Bouma III, […]

Biotech Prompts Moral Reflection

Dec 5, 2005

In the context of aggressive biotech research, the National Council of Churches, meeting in Baltimore in mid-November, placed a human biotechnology policy on its 2006 agenda entitled, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.” Seeking to help churches find their way through this moral maze of science and genetics, the NCC released this policy statement, […]

New Titles at Christian Futures

Dec 15, 2005

Christian Futures has published two new unique titles recently in its Bookstore. Check out our e-books, CD-Roms and DVD training that represent the best of futures thinking. E-books purchased can be downloaded within minutes, other products are shipped. [ Visit Link ]

Survey Measures: How Christian Are You?

by Jon Kniss, Jul 6, 2005

July 6, 2005 — (BOSTON) — In today’s day and age, with society’s ever-changing and evolving principles, morals, ethics, activities, practices and norms, there are a wide variety of opinions about “What makes a ‘good’ Christian?” The many answers to this intriguing question are of considerable interest to Boston […]

Theologian Stanley Grenz Dies

Mar 13, 2005

It is with heavy heart that we learn that Dr. Stanley Grenz died March 12th, of a brain hemorrhage. He was only 55 years old. The Christian Futures family will miss him greatly. We knew him primarily through his books, but were fortunate to have dinner with him last November. We encourage […]

Evangelicals–Quirky and Vibrant?

Jun 7, 2005

In a recent column, Philip Yancey writes that an inner-city shelter friend made this observation: “I love evangelicals. You can get them to do anything. The challenge is, you’ve also got to soften their judgmental attitudes before they can be effective.” Catch this column and consider how people’s social identity affects their […]