Church Life+Ministry

A Ministry Grows in Brooklyn
Messianic leaders explore new strategies for reaching the Jewish community in the U.S. and Israel.
Some Chaplains Plead, Don't Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell
Military policy on gays and lesbians survives one more round.
The Apostle of the Golden Age
Classics scholar Sarah Ruden says extraordinary things happen when you read Paul alongside other ancient literature.
An Equal-Opportunity Destroyer
How porn damages women—and what churches can do about it.
Participant First
L. L. Barkat creates in the context of online community.
Faith Unbound
Why spirituality is sexy but religion is not.
Sex Offenders in the Pew
How churches are ministering to society's most despised.
Finding Christ Throughout — and Beyond — Scripture
We need both J. I. Packer's and the Orthodox Presbyterians' approaches to hear Christ speak.
Culturally Focusing on the Family
How hipster evangelicals have fallen into the same consumerist traps as their parents.
Culture in an Age of Consumption
Why evangelical hipsters may be the best example of James Davison Hunter's 'faithful presence.'
Marilynne Robinson Takes on Bad Science Writers
The novelist wades into the religion-and-science debate with 'Absence of Mind.'
Culling the Flock
Multi-faith seminary in; evangelical schools out.
Mosques in Middle America: The Next Christian Response to Islam
The strain of religious diversity tests Christians' own principles.
'The Gospel Makes the Everyday Possible'
70-year old Duke theologian Stanley Hauerwas explains his new memoir, addresses his critics, and explains why he says, 'We're all congregationalists now.'
Facing Lutheranism's Crisis of Authority
Seven theologians call North American Lutheranism back to the Word and the Lutheran confessions.
Delegates Denied
U.S. immigration officials hamper Christian gatherings.
And Glenn Beck Shall Lead Them
Dobson, Land, Falwell Jr., and other evangelicals follow Glenn Beck's call for national renewal.
The Tricky H-Word
Or, how to be a truly ironic hipster.
Before We Were Hipsters
How Christians of the past 50 years have garnered countercultural street cred.
Hipster Faith
To remain relevant, many evangelical pastors are following the lead of hipster trendsetters. So what happens when 'cool' meets Christ?

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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