“Keep Austin Weird,” the local slogan goes. And the approach to coffee is just one unusual feature of this rule-breaking church in the notably alternative Texas capital. (NYT)
Pastors who are regularly involved in a peer group 1) are more likely to promote a "culture of involvement" that actively assimilates newcomers and involves members in leadership, 2) have more active youth programs and activities, and 3) are more involved in community service and positive community change. (Leadership Network)
Since the 19th century, a pair of rival parishes on the Greek island of Chios have celebrated Easter not with bunnies or eggs, but by launching thousands of flaming projectiles at each other's churches while congregants celebrate Mass inside. (Slate)
Whether you’re talking to someone who’s searching for a church, committing to a church or leaving one, the conversation sounds a lot like a love story. In many ways, it is. (AL.com)
Increasingly, the road to Damascus is a hyperlink and the Epistle is a tweet. (HuffPo)
Here are a few of the most prominent Christian objections to living in the suburbs. How many of them hold up to even a slight bit of scrutiny? (Mere O)
At first glance, it seems like a tragic but familiar tale of a church getting too ambitious, growing faster than it ought. But Douglas Lay, a former pastor at the church, is among those who tell a different story. (Post-Dispatch)
David Loveless is the third pastor of a major Orlando-area church to resign within the past six months because of an affair (The Orlando Sentinel)
A growing number of Southern Baptist congregations around the country are quietly moving away from their denomination’s historic namesake — worried that it conjured up images of pipe organs, narrow-mindedness or stuffy, formal services. (The Miami Herald)
Going to church is good for your health. The exact reasons are unclear, but there are several likely explanations (T. M. Luhrmann, The New York Times)