Pastor Leaving

Dennis Fletcher

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Leadership Journal Winter 2013

Radical Calling

a Leadership Journal interview

Fasting Together

Katherine Callahan-Howell

Recruiting Team Players

Larry W. Osborne

Catching up with the Global Church

Interview with Patrick Johnstone

It's Your Call

Finding Your Own Preaching Voice

Interview with Lawrence E. Aker III

Developing Future Leaders

Call Me Maybe

Refocused Vocation

Chris R. Armstrong

Are women happy with church?

Compiled by Eric Reed

Multiplying the message

Words used well

Compiled by Eric Reed

Check Your Vitals

Gordon MacDonald

Anxiety Attack!

Uncommon Callings

Calling all Christians

The Just Church by Jim Martin (Tyndale, 2012)

The New Tent-Makers

Call Forwarding

Leading Distracted People

Adam Stadtmiller

Bienvenidos

Compiled by Eric Reed

The Force of Habit

Into the Smoke

Why We Need Plumbers—and Pastors

The 2012 Leadership Book Awards

Cartoon

Loving Enemies

J.B. Handelsman

Breaking Down the Dollar

Cartoon

Meeting Agenda

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Distracted Disciples

Cartoon

Personal Sermons

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

No Personality

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Prayer Requests

Dennis Fletcher

Cartoon

Reasons for Seminary

Cartoon

Subtle Messages

Cartoon

Validation

Dennis Fletcher

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Why Armenian Christians Recall Noah’s Ark in December

The biblical account of the Flood resonates with a persecuted church born near Mount Ararat.

Mary with baby Jesus in the stable

Review

The Virgin Birth Is More Than an Incredible Occurrence

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We’re eager to ask whether it could have happened. We shouldn’t forget to ask what it means.

A Filipino boy in front of a nativity scene

The Nine Days of Filipino Christmas

Samson Uytanlet

Some Protestants observe the Catholic tradition of Simbang Gabi, predawn services in the days leading up to Christmas.

The Bulletin

Neighborhood Threat

The Bulletin talks about Christians in Syria, Bible education, and the “bad guys” of NYC.

Join CT for a Live Book Awards Event

A conversation with Russell Moore, Book of the Year winner Gavin Ortlund, and Award of Merit winner Brad East.

A song book made from paper pieces of different Christmas carols.

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There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Proper’ Christmas Carol

As we learn from the surprising journeys of several holiday classics, the term defies easy definition.

A baby hand in hay

Advent Calls Us Out of Our Despair

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Sitting in the dark helps us truly appreciate the light.