Church Life+Ministry
The Need for Spiritual End-of-Life Care
Prayer and a ministry of presence can make an eternal difference.
How to Destroy Your Pastor
What threatens pastors most is not the attack that comes from outside the church, but the criticisms of cliques from within.
Supreme Court Lets Ban on Churches in NYC Schools Stand
Bronx Household of Faith gets bad news before Easter Sunday.
What Do Our Kids Need to Learn about Easter?
This theological abstract reality needs support all year round for any of us to believe it.
This Can Happen in America, Part 2
How can the church flourish in a post-Christian America?
Should Unaccredited Bible Colleges Be Allowed to Grant Degrees?
Some Christian schools challenge an Illinois requirement. Experts weigh in.
Heaven Tourism Books Pulled from Nearly 200 Christian Bookstores
(UPDATED) LifeWay responds to Southern Baptist resolution on 'the sufficiency of Scripture regarding the afterlife.'
This Can Happen in America, Part 1
How Germany’s post-Christian culture could be America’s future.
Raising a Generation of Peacemakers, Part Two
What does it mean to be both a peacemaker and a parent at the same time? A guest post from Russell Jeung.
On These Tamales, I Will Build My Church
Celebrating the gifts Christian women bring to the table.
Walking Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death
When you are in the shadow, look for the light.
Lyle Schaller, Preeminent Church Consultant, Dies at 91
No one may have advised more churches in the 20th century. Mine was one.
Identity Politics: Israeli Election Squeezes Arab Christians
Research suggests Christians are downplaying ‘Israeli’ and ‘Palestinian’ labels, but losing ministry opportunities as a result.
PCUSA Makes Marriage a 'Unique Commitment'
Majority of presbyteries vote to no longer limit marriage to a man and a woman.
The Religious Roots of Protest
How justice movements have co-opted the church’s music.
Top Story May 18, 2024
AI Preachers and Teachers? No Thanks, Say Most Americans.American Bible Society study finds majority don’t trust technology with spiritual matters.
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