Church Life+Ministry

Our Position on Missionaries
(Almost) everything you've heard about them is wrong.
Christians Can't Be Too Busy to Love Their Neighbors
Amid immigration reform efforts, taking God’s call to community more seriously and urgently.
Christian Intermingle: Can We Date Outside the Faith?
Sometimes, it feels like God doesn’t have a match for you.
The Normal, Drama-Free, Totally-Healthy Christian Homeschool Movement
In a culture that loves shock value, typical evangelicalism rarely makes news.
The Top 20 Most-Read Christianity Today Articles of 2013
Kirsten Powers's conversion, Andy Stanley on President Obama, child sponsorships, the war over Christian beards, and more.
The Top 20 Most-Read Gleanings of 2013
Did you catch all of CT's most popular religion news items this year?
Chris Tomlin: On Top of the World
The most-sung artist in music history opens up about worship, justice, humility, and leading people to experience God on the most successful tour of his career.
A Real Cause for Christian Outrage
Believers around the world are dying for their faith. Where’s the evangelical groundswell for them?
Four States Still Don't Have Megachurches
And other 2013 year-end status updates from Leadership Network.
Christ Doesn't Need Our Christmas Charity
Peter Greer, president/CEO of HOPE International, warns against do-gooderism that flaunts its goodness.
Tyndale Releases Results of Mark Driscoll Plagiarism Investigation
(UPDATED) Publisher: 'After taking the necessary and important time needed to investigate all aspects of this issue, [we've] concluded the following...'
Ann Voskamp's Simple, Upside-Down Christmas
The author of the year’s most popular Advent devotional shares her family traditions.
Why Jesus Doesn't Belong in Christmas Décor
Our attempts to portray our Savior, babe or not, fall sinfully short.
The Six People Americans Now Trust More Than Their Pastor (2013)
Views on clergy honesty and ethics hit record low. However, Gallup still finds clergy rank No. 7 out of 22 professions.
The Arrogance and Impatience of Church Planters
How slowing down helps us start stronger churches.
How Julia Child and Tim Keller Schooled Me In Femininity
True womanhood runs deeper than our girly-girl stereotypes. (Thank God!)
China's Hardship-Hardened Church
Vibrant amid persecution, it seeks faithfulness over freedom.
A Prayer for the Anxiety-Ridden Christian
Don’t tell us to “just pray.” Pray with us and for us.
Joel Hunter's Son Isaac Found Dead After Suicide
(UPDATED) Two Orlando-area megachurches ask for prayers for grieving family; Kay Warren, who recently lost her own son to suicide, reacts.
Publisher: Mark Driscoll Improperly Copied Paragraphs from Bible Commentary
(UPDATED) Mars Hill Church admits 'citation errors' and discreetly takes down study guide.

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Was Paul a Slave?
Was Paul a Slave?
The surprising argument that Saul of Tarsus was born into bondage.

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