On TGC's Everyday Pastor podcast, Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan talk with Joel Beeke about ministry lessons from the Puritans. Beeke explains why Puritan pastors prioritized prayer, personal holiness and applying Scripture to their congregations' lives.
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Pope Leo XIV sent condolences on the death of Cardinal Paolo Romeo, archbishop emeritus of Palermo, calling him a "dear brother who generously served the Gospel and the Church." Romeo died Sunday at 88 after a long illness and will be buried after a funeral Wednesday in Acireale's cathedral.
Southern Baptist-affiliated Gateway Seminary in California reported record fall enrollment of 1,095 students, up from 971 last year. New students rose 46% to 338, the largest incoming class in its history, and President Adam Groza said "students are hungry for God's Word."
The Clergy Act, signed by President Trump on Oct. 20 after the House passed it in April and the Senate passed it unanimously Sept. 30, gives clergy who opted out of Social Security a two-year window starting in 2029 to opt back in. PCA-affiliated Geneva Benefits Group applauded the law, saying many pastors regret that otherwise irreversible decision.
At the Korea Evangelical Theological Society meeting in Seoul, professors Shin Kuk-won and Eom Ju-hee argued that AI, brain-computer interfaces and biotechnology raise deep questions about human nature. They urged churches to respond with embodied community and a renewed account of human dignity.
