Societies & Centers
Evangelical Theological Society
http://www.etsjets.org/.
The Evangelical Theological Society was formed in 1949 to accomplish the following purpose:
"To foster conservative Biblical scholarship by providing a medium for the oral exchange and
written expression of thought and research in the general field of the theological disciplines as
centered in the Scriptures." Constitution, Article II.
Evangelical Philosophical Society.
http://www.epsociety.org/.
Committed to offering the Church and the Academy first-rate scholarship in the areas of apologetics,
philosophy of religion, philosophy, philosophical theology, world views, philosophical and
theological prolegomena, epistemology, and ethics.
Reformation Societies
http://www.AllianceNet.org/refsoc/RefSoc.html.
Our vision is to enlist and engage church leaders at the local and regional level throughout
America, with the goal of biblical reformation in the churches. To this end we envision
informal, voluntary Reformation Societies, where church leaders will meet for the joining of
hearts and minds in pursuit of actual and practical reformation in their churches.
Commission on Worship
http://www.lcms.org/wor/.
The Commission on Worship serves the [Lutheran Church--Missouri] Synod by holding high the
wondrous gifts that the Triune God gives through His holy Word and Sacraments. Through a
variety of literature, the Commission seeks to "develop and deepen an understanding and love
for the Lutheran heritage in Christian worship." In addition, the Commission prepares and/or
recommends worship materials to the Synod that incorporate both the riches of the past with
that which is faithful from the present so that in our worship our voices are joined with
fellow believers of every time and place.
Church Music At a Crossroads
http://www.xlgroup.net/cmac/.
Church Music At a Crossroads is a non-profit association of professional musicians, college
professors, pastors and laymen who have agreed to "promote standards of excellence in the
worship music of historic, orthodox Protestantism." As such, it is a unique cross-denominational
organization in the United States and throughout Christendom.
Discovery Institute
http://www.discovery.org/.
Discovery Institute's mission is to make a positive vision of the future practical. The
Institute discovers and promotes ideas in the common sense tradition of representative
government, the free market and individual liberty. Our mission is promoted through books,
reports, legislative testimony, articles, public conferences and debates, plus media coverage
and the Institute's own publications and award-winning Internet website.