Church Life+Ministry

Why We Need More 'Chaplains' and Fewer Leaders
What's a pastor for?
Intercultural Fiesta Fail
'We are all alike!' doesn't fly in a fly-infested hut in El Salvador.
Virtual Vitality: Bobby Gruenewald Links Technology and the Church
How a pastor from LifeChurch.tv is helping plug the church into the digital future.
Wasted Charity
Why the 'compassion industry' is not helping the poor. A review of 'Toxic Charity'
Trading Spaces: Inner City Helps the Suburbs
Suburban poor change the direction of ministry.
A Fresh Call for U.S. Missionaries
Americans should focus less on 'Western guilt' and more on sharing the gospel.
Portland's Quiet Abolitionists
Leading the liberal city's efforts to halt child trafficking is a network of dedicated Christians. Just don't go advertising it.
Crystal Cathedral Endorses Offer to End Bankruptcy Crisis
(UPDATED) Former Crystal Cathedral congregation swaps properties with local Catholic church
A New Kind of Urban Ministry
Christians no longer want their communities fixed. They want them flourishing.
The Story Behind the Mars Hill Trademark Dispute
Sacramento church will keep name, change logo. Seattle church says demand letter was a mistake.
Anti-Christian Backlash After South Sudan’s Secession
Churches attacked and threatened with demolition as Bashir reiterates promise to make Sudan strictly Islamic.
The Messy Business of Clean Water in Africa
Drilling for truth in the Central African Republic.
Missionary Money: Easier to Give, Worth Less than Ever
The new challenges of missions donations.
Persecution Prompts Missions Agency to Transform
Operation Mobilization India transforms itself into a local witness.
Aid on the Edges
What turned Somalia into the epicenter of a famine hinders attempts to help. And now even the refugee camps are targets.
Missionaries to Muslims Agree to Soften Criticisms of Each Other
Ten years after 9/11, the heated debate over contextualization is about to get more civil.
Undoing the Famine Damage
If the famine in the Horn of Africa is manmade, human intervention can end the crisis.
Twitter Reaches Out to Christian Leaders at Catalyst's 'Be Present' Conference
The company wants to verify prominent pastors as the religious leaders navigate social media challenges.
To Protect Freedom, ADF Needs IRS to Punish Pastors
The ironies of "Pulpit Freedom Sunday."
Baptist Fellowship Offering Cash Incentives to Churches Considering Female Pastors
Why leaders are willing to pay expenses for search committees that consider women for church leadership.

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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