Church Life+Ministry
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Heaven Isn’t Our Eternal Escape from WorkOnly on our best days do we get a glimpse of the joyful labor to come.
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Will ‘Complementarianism’ Survive?I want to continue to call myself a complementarian. But we need to reclaim the term.
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Complementarian at Home, Egalitarian at Church? Paul Would Approve.The biggest New Testament passages on gender roles may have more to do with marriage than ministry.
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Gender Roles Beyond the Western ChurchScott W. Sunquist calls the American church to observe the diversity in ecclesiologies around the world.
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The Witness of Women Is Written on the WallsI needed female heroes, and I found them in ancient churches.
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The Body of Christ Cannot Be MummifiedAn oft-forgotten mummy in Scripture teaches us how idolatry deadens, but Jesus awakens.简体中文繁體中文
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Single Christians Have Common Needs—the Same Needs All Christians HaveAnna Broadway’s survey of global singleness challenges a marriage status hierarchy within the church.
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Bad News May Be a Burning BushI understand frustration with media negativity. But bad news may be God’s invitation to work alongside him.
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Reading the Bible With WomenThe caricature of Rahab and other female characters in Scripture often sidelines their contribution.
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My Disabled Son Is the Image of GodAs a pastor, I’ve wrestled with the theological implications of my child’s disability.
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Mamie Johnston: A Brave Missionary in ManchuriaBandits, Japanese invaders, and Communists all threatened her life. Her dedication never wavered.简体中文繁體中文
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UK Christians Asked to Give Up Their Banks for LentClimate activists say finance is a justice issue and moving accounts can have a significant impact.
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Ezekiel’s Visions, AI’s RevisionsI asked ChatGPT to illustrate passages from the Old Testament prophet, and the results raise important questions for the church.
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SBC Executive Committee Says No Charges Following Federal InvestigationWithout offering details on the nature of the Justice Department inquiry, the denomination’s administrative entity says it’s “grateful” that “no further action” will be taken around its response to abuse.
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Global Methodists Run Toward RenewalOn the other side of disaffiliation, traditionalist congregations pursue prayer, revival, and revitalization.
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Brazilian Evangelicals Bring Their Political Playbook to PortugalImmigrants from South America are a growing force in churches on the other side of the Atlantic. But their electoral initiative is viewed with reservations.Português
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How a Chinese Church in America Surmounts Racism and EthnocentrismTheir Chinese pastor prayed and shared pulpits with Black and white pastors and volunteered to deliver packages to know the multicultural surroundings better.简体中文繁體中文
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YWAM Rallies After 11 Missionaries Killed, 8 Wounded in Tanzania Bus AccidentDarlene Cunningham: “We have not seen a tragedy of this magnitude in all of [our] history … [leaders’] deaths create a massive vacuum” for Youth With a Mission.”PortuguêsFrançaisIndonesianрусскийУкраїнська
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More Evangelicals See Immigrants as a Threat and Economic DrainSurvey: Even with growing concerns over the past two years, most still favor immigration reform and say the church has a responsibility to help.español
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Wang Zhiming: Miao Martyr Memorialized in Westminster AbbeyHe was tortured for his faith but remained steadfast through the Cultural Revolution.简体中文繁體中文
News & Reporting
- Baptism by Flood: Kherson Christians Persevere After Ukraine Dam’s DestructionOccupied, liberated, and now underwater, Kherson remains on the frontline of fighting—and faith, as a local seminary president explains.
- Nondenominational Churches Are Adding Millions of Members. Where Are They Coming From?It’s not mainline traditions anymore.
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