Church Life+Ministry
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Hillsong Abuse Settlement Rejected Over NDAVictim says she wants accountability more than money.
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Conservative Methodists, UniteAfter this week’s UMC votes on LGBTQ issues, African Methodists should join American conservatives in the new Global Methodist denomination.
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The Anxious ChurchWhy the church has struggled to address mental illness well and how we can care better.
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United Methodists Strike Ban on LGBTQ ClergyAfter years of disagreement and the departure of thousands of churches, the change passed without debate.
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Particular Wrongs Need Particular RemediesEvery sin requires Christ’s atonement. But the Bible shows God punishing—and repairing—different sins differently.
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Billy Graham Preached at His Crusades. His Singers Believed They Were Preaching Too.A late historian explores how crusade hymns told both the classic story of gospel salvation and the evolving story of evangelical worship music.
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Care for the Environment Is Biblical. It’s Also a Witness to Environmentalists.Do activists often invest their work with religious significance? All the more reason for Christians to be discerning co-laborers.
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What Antisemitic Campus Chants Tell Us About This Angry EraThe rage of the mob is a poor substitute for real community.
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After Schism, United Methodists Vote to Restructure DenominationThe plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.
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Your Church Drummer Has More and Less to Do These DaysHow the keeper of the beat is adapting to shifts in worship music.
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The Church Shouldn’t Be an Echo ChamberLet us not give up meeting together—even when we disagree.
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Let the Seas Rise and Feed the PoorHelping marine biodiversity flourish is a means of participating in God’s work, says an Indonesian theologian.
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Was Paul a Slave?The surprising argument that Saul of Tarsus was born into bondage.
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‘Bluey’: A Heavenly Vision of Life TogetherThe popular kids series reminds parents that playfulness is next to godliness.
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You Can’t Reach People for Christ While Holding Their Culture at Arm’s LengthA veteran missiologist shares a lifetime of lessons on bringing the gospel into unfamiliar settings.
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For the Warming of the Earth: Worshiping in the Age of Creation CareChristian artists work at the intersection of music and climate change.
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Biblical Literacy in a Postliterate AgeWe must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.español简体中文繁體中文
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After United Methodist Split, Some Conservatives RemainStudy: 24 percent of clergy in North Carolina are still opposed to same-sex marriage.
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In Secular UK, Evangelical Alliance Experiences Record GrowthLeader explains why the movement is seeing its biggest membership bump in 30 years and its mission for the years ahead.
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Haitians Are Ministering at the End of the WorldAs Haiti is uprooted by violence, church leaders treat gunshot wounds, give up homes for strangers, and rescue dignitaries.Français
News & Reporting
- Baptism by Flood: Kherson Christians Persevere After Ukraine Dam’s DestructionOccupied, liberated, and now underwater, Kherson remains on the frontline of fighting—and faith, as a local seminary president explains.
- Nondenominational Churches Are Adding Millions of Members. Where Are They Coming From?It’s not mainline traditions anymore.
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