Author: Gordon Govier

Rejecting recent statements by the Rev. Franklin Graham, a group of Madison religious leaders say they will hold an interfaith gathering at the same time the prominent Christian evangelist is scheduled to rally people at the state Capitol on Wednesday. The alternative service, called “Neighbors in Faith,” will celebrate religious diversity and the common good, according to organizers, who criticized Graham for comments he’s made about Islam, Muslim immigrants, atheists, gay people and others.

Evangelist Franklin Graham has sent the following message to the citizens of Wisconsin: I’m going to be in Madison on Wednesday, June 15, for a Decision America Tour prayer rally—and I hope you will join me to intercede for our troubled country.

As the public policy guy for the Southern Baptist Convention, Russell Moore is used to being asked about religion and politics. But this year, with voters facing two presidential candidates most of them dislike, the most common question he’s getting shocks him. “What I expected the primary question to be from evangelicals is: ‘What do we do in terms of voting in November?’ That hasn’t been it. It’s been: ‘Does this mean America is under the judgment of God?’” Moore said. “There’s a kind of person for whom every year seems like an end times novel. This year has even…

Looking for a good Bible college education? The best Bible college in the country is not in Madison, but it’s just over an hour down the road in Dubuque, Iowa.

Founded “to create better understanding of the Abrahamic traditions and their interrelationships by encouraging ongoing discussion of these traditions among scholars, members of those traditions, and the general public,” the Lubar Institute has sponsored scores of events and publications: international conferences, art exhibitions, colloquiums, lectures, interfaith forums, workshops with primary and secondary schoolers, books, and student journals. Each project was designed to foster greater understanding of the Abrahamic religions, and to ratify the values of religious tolerance vital for thickening the bonds of American civil society. Read more of this news release.  

Two years ago Madison’s Memorial Day Brat Fest celebration invited Lifest of Oshkosh to the show, with a new stage featuring Christian music and a Sunday morning community worship service. This year the Lifest at Brat Fest Sunday service ventured further up the Fox River Valley to connect with the Green Bay Packers, bringing in former All Pro defensive lineman Aaron Kampman as the speaker.Kampman, who left the Packers after his seventh season in 2009, is now retired from football but still connected through the Green Bay Packers Trust (according to bio information). He’s also a Dallas Theological Seminary graduate,…

A DeForest veterans group this weekend is unveiling a full-scale replica of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier that was built by members of a Madison church. The copy, which was built over the past five weeks in a storage building on Dayton Street, is to be unveiled in a Memorial Day ceremony at DeForest Veterans Memorial Park.

Something’s getting stirred up in Madison’s Christian community. And we believe you’re someone who wants to know about it.We are madisonchristians.com, a local Christian community internet portal, that seeks out stories about what local Christians are doing, posts announcements on our events calendar, and carries a list of local churches. We’ve been doing this for the past ten years and we’ve noticed that Madison is changing. We invite you to read the two most recent articles we’ve posted: “Just Believe” and “Ten Years of Reporting on Madison’s Christian Community.” Then, if you’d like to keep up on what’s going on…

Jesus said this to Jairus’ household when they thought their daughter was dead.  He also said it to his disciples when he calmed the storm.  What is He is asking us to believe in these chaotic times? There is violence in Madison, racial disparities here and across the country, lack of trust and confidence in our political institutions and leaders, corporate greed, unchecked secularism and threats to our religious freedom, a sexual revolution that threatens the future of families, a massive refugee invasion of Europe that is described as the worst humanitarian crisis since WW2.  There is no fear of…

Ten years ago this month, madisonchristians.com began to serve the Madison Christian community, with articles on the Madison House of Prayer for All Nations and a Statewide Pastor’s Summit held in Madison. The House of Prayer closed a few months later but the opportunities to report on events in Madison’s Christian didn’t quit. In fact, though Madison’s reputation is otherwise, the stories we’ve reported clearly show it is a city with a vibrant Christian community and thriving churches.