Church Life+Ministry

Share Sacred Spaces?
Observers discuss whether churches should lend worship space to other religions.
Why a Jailed Missionary in Haiti Is Getting Little Attention
Danny Pye has been jailed for five months without charges.
Rob Bell's Bridge Too Far
The controversial pastor raises crucial questions, but offers answers that may sabotage his goals.
The End of Worship Wars
But we're still learning from one another.
Not Many of You Should Presume to Be Bloggers
How social media changed theological debate.
The Trajectory of Worship
What's really happening when we praise God in song?
Worship in Black and White
Racial reconciliation happens when we not only sing each other's songs but learn the stories embedded in those songs.
Pop Goes the Worship
Religion professor T. David Gordon says Muzak has shaped singing in church.
iPhone Apps and the Old Adam
A meditation on corporate confession for Ash Wednesday.
Whatever Happened to Amazing Grace?
Why John Newton's famous hymn failed to win, place, or show.
The Hymns That Keep on Going
The 27 worship songs that have made the hymnal cut time and again.
Polling Evangelicals: Not Pro-Union, but Split Over Unions Versus Government
A Pew Research Center survey suggests evangelicals have the lowest favorability toward government employee unions of any religious group.
Pope Benedict XVI Points Fingers on Who Killed Jesus
Jews bear no collective guilt for crucifixion, he says.
Heaven, Hell, and Rob Bell: Putting the Pastor in Context
He's not the first to try to resolve old biblical tensions in new ways.
Illegal Immigrants in the Church?
Christian thinkers weigh in on what churches should do about meeting the sojourner.
Bricks and Moratoriums: Zoning Out Churches
Economy impacts churches' battles to build.
Somali Pirates Kill Bible Distributors
Scott Adam, a graduate of Fuller Seminary, was killed with three others after they were taken hostage.
Doctrinal Boot Camp
Conforming to the truth of the faith is necessary for survival.
Polling Evangelicals: Cut Aid to World's Poor, Unemployed
A Pew Research Center survey suggests evangelicals prefer the government spend on schools, the military, and police.
Learning to Count to One
New math for those addicted to getting higher and higher in their churches.

Top Story March 28, 2024

Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Few Protestant traditions continue the footwashing that Jesus did at the Last Supper. Some want a revival of the practice.

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