Church Life+Ministry

ChristianMingle Lawsuit Forces Site to Add Options for Gay Daters
For the first time in 11 years, same-sex couples can find “God’s match for you” on the site.
Bible Study Meets Crafting: The Bible Journaling Craze
What this artsy trend among Christian women shows us about offline spirituality.
Come Out of Your Gender-Role Foxholes
How men and women can have better conversations about leadership, love, and life together.
Awkward Church Stock Photos: The Siskel and Ebert
"Great sermon, pastor!"
McDonald’s May Be the Most Welcoming Spot in Your Neighborhood
A fast-food skeptic finds lessons on community in an unexpected place.
Do You Want to See Your Church's Future? Look to Its Past.
How a congregation's history can light its way forward.
When Tithing Comes With a Money-Back Guarantee
How did churches like NewSpring and Life.Church get thousands of Christians to start giving? By offering a refund if God isn't faithful.
Why Complementarian Men Need Complementarian Women
In the midst of our civil war on the Trinity, we need to put down our arms and remember that men and women are in this together.
Don’t Call Me Out at Your Wedding for Being Single
The church can model a more inclusive community, one that doesn’t divide over marital status.
CT Makers: 20 of the Most Creative Christians We Know
Meet the artists, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists using fresh ideas for common good.
Gleanings: July/August 2016
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our July/August issue).
Who Gets to Count That Convert?
Partnerships between missions groups complicate the metrics.
Releasing God's Word: Do Copyrights Help or Hurt Bible Translation?
Experts debate whether laws protect Scripture or restrict its spread.
Let Deuteronomy Awaken Your Inner Child
The Israelites needed a little less grown-up good sense, and a little more childlike wonder. So do we.
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Where the White Working Class Went Wrong
J. D. Vance loves his 'hillbilly' tribe—yet hates what they’ve become.
Ajith Fernando: How Church Leaders Can Serve God's Family Without Neglecting Their Own
'It's a huge balancing act, and I don't think anyone in the world is perfectly balanced!'
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D. L. Mayfield: ‘What If I Made Everything Worse?'
The writer and activist asks hard questions about her time living among refugees.
Creating for Good
Our hope isn't simply to solve a perceived problem, but to address deeper causes.
Porn Is More Criticized and More Popular Than Ever
There are so many problems with porn; it’s hard to pick just one.
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Why Christians Should End Their Search for 'Relevance'
In a culture hell-bent on undermining traditional institutions, including the church, Christian witness will look neither conservative nor liberal but resilient.

Top Story May 6, 2024

Goodbye Postmodernism, Hello Metamodernism
Goodbye Postmodernism, Hello Metamodernism
Our apologetics must evolve to engage with the new cultural mood of the next generations.

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