Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
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| Abbreviation | CARM |
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| Motto | Defending the Faith. Reaching the Lost. Equipping the Saints |
| Formation | 1995 |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Apologetics, Evangelism |
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English |
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Founder/President
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Matthew J. Slick |
| Matt Slick, Diane Sellner, Ryan Turner, Matt Paulson, Allen Hill | |
| Website | carm |
The Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM) is a Protestant apologetics organization in the United States founded in 1995. The president of the organization is Matthew J. Slick, who alongside as many as thirty staff members contribute to the CARM website. The group is registered as a 501(c)3 organization, and it is located in Meridian, Idaho.
In November 1995, Slick compiled his sermons and notes together onto computer, and created a website for the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry. By 2000, Slick claimed his website was receiving 14,000 visits per week. He created a Christian Apologetics Notebook presentation in a three-ring binder format, which offered material from the website in a printed medium. According to Slick he has sold over 3,000 copies of the Christian Apologetics Notebook. In 2002, Slick self-published this material, titled Right Answers for Wrong Beliefs. He also compiled the website for sale in CD-ROM format.
CARM offers several online dictionaries, including a theological dictionary which is compiled by Matt Slick and others, in addition to discussion forums. The organization's stated motivation is "to equip Christians with good information on doctrine". In 2004, CARM made available a free dictionary called the Dictionary of Theology for the Palm OS system. The website also provides Protestants with pre-formatted "cut-and-paste" arguments to use in chatroom discussions with atheists, relativists, Muslims, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Roman Catholics and members of other groups.
CARM is a conservative Christian ministry. Their aim is to promote and defend Christian beliefs, and worship Jesus Christ.
The organization's statement of faith lays out a number of their affirmations, such as Biblical infallibilism, Christian monotheism, trinitarianism, and the deity of Christ. The organization's founder and president, Matt Slick, describes his beliefs in similar terms, adding that he is a five-point Calvinist, and is ecumenical about Christianity.
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