Church Life+Ministry

Like Valerie Harper, We're All Terminal
The search for a truer expression of Christian grief.
Our Lenten Thirst for Justice
40 days drinking, walking, and raising big bucks for clean water.
A Closer Look at Church Growth in America's 'Least Religious' Region
Ed Stetzer examines New England and finds good news.
Is There a Christian Formula for Online Dating?
Trusting God after listing, praying, and searching the web for my Mr. Right.
My Child's Backstory Is None of Your Business
A call for discretion, respect, and neighborly love in adoption.
Flip That Church
Why construct a new building when you can upcycle an old one?
The Not-So-Perfect Pastors' Family
Getting honest about your own struggles can help your kids' faith.
What Has Grand Rapids to Do with Detroit?
How Reformed church leaders are bridging the wide divide between East and West Michigan.
Brother Andrew’s Prophetic Plea: Stop Murdering Terrorists
Support the suffering church, Open Doors founder says.
The Hands of Jason Bateman and the Hands of Christ
A body double reflects on how a movie set reminds him of church ministry.
Here Come the Radicals!
David Platt, Francis Chan, Shane Claiborne, and now Kyle Idleman are dominating the Christian best-seller lists by attacking our comfortable Christianity. But is 'radical faith' enough?
It Takes a Church to Raise a Child
How my community taught me the true cost of parenthood.
Argentine Evangelicals Say Bergoglio as Pope Francis Is 'Answer to Our Prayers'
First Latin American pope offers opportunity to 'rethink differences' and 'join hands in mission.'
No GRACE in Sexual Abuse Investigation of Missionary Kids
Reviewing decades-old abuse allegations isn't simple, as firing by Baptist missions agency shows.
A Pope for All Christians
Why believers of all stripes should care about the new head of the Catholic Church.
Our Born-Again Virgin Bachelor
Exploring America's obsession with virginity.
The New President of Fuller Seminary's Vision for Shaping 100 Denominations and 70 Countries
An exclusive interview with Mark Labberton on being a Berkeley pastor, learning from Global South leaders, and the prospects of an online M.Div.
The Quest for a Bigger, Better, Cuter Pregnancy
In an age of gender reveal cakes and ultrasound parties, it's not enough to just be pregnant anymore.
Doing an Inverted 180 on Colorado's Dead Forests
How Barry Clark saw opportunity for beauty and business in his destroyed landscape.
Spirituality Starts in the Pews
You can't search for God in isolation from the institutional church, says Lillian Daniel.

Top Story May 18, 2024

AI Preachers and Teachers? No Thanks, Say Most Americans.
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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