Entries by Alex Goodwin

Meet Meritt Lohr Sawyer, Our Newest Advisor

The Institute for Bible Reading is gaining momentum! We are very excited to welcome Meritt Lohr Sawyer as the fourth member of our Board of Advisors. Meritt most recently served as Executive Director for the Paul Carlson Foundation affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church, an organization dedicated to medical and economic development in the Congo […]

The Institute Welcomes Carolyn Custis James to Board of Advisors

The Institute for Bible Reading is delighted to announce Carolyn Custis James as the newest member of our Board of Advisors. Carolyn joins Philip Yancey and Andy Crouch on our growing advisory team. Carolyn is an author, activist, and speaker who researches and writes about the intersection between Christianity and twenty-first century questions facing women […]

The Institute Hosts Our First Pastors Gathering

A few weeks ago the Institute was privileged to host our first pastors gathering in Monterey, CA. We have hosted three gatherings of Bible scholars in Chicago and Cape Town, South Africa over the past couple years, but have always wanted to have small, intimate conversations with pastors – the folks on the front lines […]

Listen: Glenn Paauw Interview with Desiring God

Institute for Bible Reading · SEGMENT – Glenn Paauw Interview With Desiring God Interview segment included above; the full interview and transcript is available at www.desiringgod.com. Yesterday desiringgod.com, the website affiliated with pastor and author John Piper, posted an interview with Glenn Paauw, one of our Directors and author of Saving the Bible From Ourselves. […]

Andy Crouch Joins Board of Advisors

We are excited to welcome Andy Crouch as the second member of our Board of Advisors, joining Philip Yancey. Andy is the author of Strong and Weak, Playing God, and Culture Making, as well as the executive editor of Christianity Today. He serves on the governing boards of Fuller Theological Seminary, the Council for Christian […]