Appointed • James Liske, as CEO of Prison Fellowship on June 6. He was previously senior pastor of Ridge Point Community Church, known for its prison ministry, in Holland, Michigan.
Died • Richard Wynn, former president of Youth for Christ/USA, on March 25 in Florida. He was 71.
Appointed • Gordon MacDonald, as chancellor of Denver Seminary. A noted pastor and author, he served as interim president during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Appointed • Brian Stiller, as global ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance. Stiller is past president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and founder of Faith Today magazine.
Resigned • Jim Powell, as president of Christian Trade Association International, in July in order to do missions work in New Guinea.
Resigned • Karl Giberson, as executive vice-president of the BioLogos Foundation, in May in order to devote more time to writing.
Died • Paul Youngdahl, senior pastor at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, on June 20 in Minneapolis. He was 73.
Died • Hermann Austel, noted Hebrew scholar, on May 29 in Washington.
Retiring • Reno Hoff, as president of Corban University, in 2013. He is the institution's 9th president and oversaw the college's transition to a university structure.
Named • Matthew Myer Boulton, as president of Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. Myer Boulton, who has been involved with a broad range of denominations over the past decade, is a noted professor at Harvard Divinity School.
With corporate consolidation in worship music, more entities are invested in the songs sung on Sunday mornings. How will their financial incentives shape the church?
Ministers may now use the title “pastor” regardless of gender.
With corporate consolidation in worship music, more entities are invested in the songs sung on Sunday mornings. How will their financial incentives shape the church?español
With CBN, “The 700 Club,” Regent, the Christian Coalition, and a run for president, he changed evangelicals’ place in public life.
