There's no central switchboard for North American evangelicals. Despite the old joke, there is no evangelical Vatican in Wheaton, Illinois. If you want to know what evangelicals think (or should think) about an issue, you need to talk to a lot of people and try to discern an emerging consensus.

In good Tocquevillian fashion, evangelicals have organized themselves through voluntary associations and agencies. We hope such organizations can give us greater impact, efficiency, expertise, and scope.

Some of our evangelical organizations have grown large enough to have global reach. Some have become brain trusts in their specialized fields. Still others have become a source of encouragement and counsel for fledgling ministries. These ministry networks are a treasury of wisdom and experience. It's natural we should engage people in these networks in order to get oriented for the next 50 years.

Our question: In a variety of ministry spheres, what challenges will we face and what should our priorities be?

Local Church: Fresh Basics
Tim Stafford | posted 10/02/2006

Youth: Church Reconnect
LaTonya Taylor | posted 10/03/2006

Missions: Whole Gospel
Stan Guthrie | posted 10/04/2006

Politics: Worried Optimism
Tony Carnes | posted 10/05/2006

Publishing/Broadcasting: New Media, Old story
Madison Trammel | posted 10/06/2006

Theology: No Compromise
Collin Hansen | posted 10/09/2006

Culture: 'The True, The Good'
Rob Moll | posted 10/10/2006

Evangelism: Urgent Still
Timothy Morgan | posted 10/12/2006

Higher Education: Uniquely Christian
Ted Olsen and Jason Bailey | posted 10/13/2006

International Justice: Long Road
Agnieszka Tennant | posted 10/16/2006

Relief and Development: Not What, But How
Deann Alford | posted 10/17/2006