Church Life+Ministry
Mars Hill Says It Released Leaders Over Church Discipline Cases
Two "had a pattern of overstepping their authority," church says.
Cost-Effective Compassion: The 10 Most Popular Strategies for Helping the Poor
Economists rate impact.
Lifeway Declines SBC Request to Bar NIV from Stores
Chairman: "We do not believe the 2011 NIV rises to the level to where it should be pulled or censored."
Sex Offender Misstep Illustrates Outreach Difficulties
A law prohibiting convicted sex offenders from living near a public-school bus stop created complications for one ministry.
The Best Ways to Fight Poverty—Really
The government is by far the best institution to raise the poor's standard of living. The church does something more important for them.
Calling All Callings: Amy Sherman on ‘Kingdom Calling’
Christians can build thriving communities by exercising their vocational gifts.
You Can't Worship Here: Evicting Churches from New York Schools
What will really happen this weekend when churches gather in school buildings for the last time?
Behind James MacDonald's Resignation from the Gospel Coalition
A prominent pastor's departure raises questions of church/non-church boundaries.
Strength in Weakness: The Bible, Disability, and the Church
People with disabilities are central to the mission of the church.
Full New York Senate Okays Bill on Churches at Schools
Thousands march in protest of Feb. 12 eviction plans.
How Bethany Hoang Was Wired for Justice
The director of IJM Institute for International Justice Mission shines the spotlight on modern-day slavery.
New Presbyterian Body Aims for Orthodoxy with Less Bureaucracy
(UPDATED) Stats show five times as many churches left the PC(USA) in 2012 as in 2011.
The Business of Religion vs. Jesus
Sorry, but you can't reconstruct a stripped down, organic, anti-corporate version of what you think Jesus should be.
Will Immigration Slowdown Prompt a Bilingual Ministry Bust?
Churches retool Hispanic outreach after recession impact.
A Spanish Service Is Not Enough: It's Time to Feed the 'Hellenized Latinos'
Spanish-speaking ministry models are designed to preserve the preferences of the foreign born.
Top Story May 6, 2024
An ancient codex, containing perhaps the earliest complete versions of Jonah and 1 Peter, goes up for auction in June. Will it disappear?
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