Missions

This next two weeks Nancy and I are visiting Northern Ireland and hope to make a visit also to dear friends in the south as well.
The Bangor missions convention is 75 years old this year and they have gone through a renewal and attracted many young people, have great vision for the future and offer excellent networking for all those who participate. Bishop Michael Nazir Ali gave the first address on the persecution of Christian minorities around the world. This led to the observation of the growing marginalisation of Christians in the UK at this present time. History may well repeat itself if we do not stay alert. However his message was sobering, has it not been like this since the time of Christ and that he called us all to take up our cross and follow Him in suffering and persecution. Watch this space!

A New Survey: Read more on: On the web: http://www.cardus.ca/research/education/

Protestant Schools Focus on Faith; Catholic Schools Focus on Intellect.

A new study of K-12 Christian schools shows that Protestant Christian schools do a better job of developing their students' spiritual formation while Catholic Christian schools do a better job developing their students' intellect.

These are among the findings of a two-year study of Christian schools in the United States conducted by Cardus, a Christian think tank.

Catholic school students have better academic outcomes, are more likely to attend prestigious colleges, more likely to achieve an advanced degree and have higher income levels as a result. This is consistent with the goals of Catholic schools. Catholic school administrators place much emphasis on academic achievement and Catholic schools have more rigorous course requirements than Protestant schools.

Could it be that whilst protestants are successful in teaching their children they have not given them the academic tools to deal with a post modernism, biased scientific arguments and rampant agnosticism?
A good place to start is to watch the You Tube lectures by John Lennox.