Church Life

Shout to the Lord in a Foreign Language

Worshiping God with words we don’t understand may seem strange. But I consider it a spiritual practice.

For Pastors

Preaching Today

Preaching Today, a resource of Christianity Today, provides pastors and preachers sermon prep help with sermon illustrations, sermons, sermon ideas, and preaching articles.

Brenna Blain: ‘Suffering Clarified My Theology’

Gnarly and honest, the rising author and teacher ditches small talk and Christian platitudes to share from Scripture and her own suffering.

The ‘Antioch of Asia’?

Christian leaders in Singapore wrestle with a prophetic charge and diminishing cross-cultural evangelism.

Becoming a Church for People of All Abilities

We need a culture shift to welcome everyone into the full life of the church.

These Christians Have Not Given Up on North Korea

Experts and practitioners discuss their top challenges and encouragements in serving the reclusive country.

Mobilizers See Millions of Future Missionaries in Overseas Filipino Workers

While Filipino Christians are reaching the diaspora, cross-cultural evangelism efforts face challenges.

The Rural Cambodian Community that Fostered 76 Children

Over 16 years, a Christian nonprofit moved dozens of Cambodian orphans out of institutions and into local families.

South Korea’s Missions Success Won’t Be Its Future

The extraordinary church story of the 20th century is struggling with a demographic crisis, disillusionment with Christianity, and a 2007 Taliban attack.

What It Takes to Plant Churches in Europe

Where some see ambition as key to evangelism, others experiment with subtler ways of connecting to people who don’t think they need God.

Slaying Dragons in Our Modern-Day Quest

We at Christianity Today are the storytellers. You are the dragon slayers.

A Dating App Dilemma at Church

CT advice columnists also weigh in on fellowship and finances and a kid who hits.

We Can’t Worry Our Way to Peace

When we take matters into our own hands, we forget the Lord.

The Man Who Made Global Methodism Possible

Keith Boyette prepares for retirement as the denomination gathers formally for the first time.

My Deconstruction Turned to Deconversion. But God Wasn’t Anxious.

He pursued me patiently across decades, as I passed from fundamentalism to progressive faith to another faith altogether.

A Vision for Repair

We don’t fix things anymore—relationships, democracies, or socks. That’s a problem.

Making Space for ‘Yearners’

Some in our churches live in the borderlands between committed faith and disbelief.

Some of Christianity’s Biggest Skeptics Are Becoming Vocal Converts

These “New Christians” are the result of apologetic work spanning decades. But is their faith merely intellectual?

Boomers: Serve Like Your Whole Life Is Ahead of You

What will our generation do with the increased life expectancy God has blessed us with?

Christian Formation for the ‘Toolbelt Generation’


I always assumed my sons would go to college. When they chose the trades, it reframed my view of higher ed—and church community.

Kristyn Getty: Joni Eareckson Tada Got Me Singing

As the famed disability advocate nears 50 years of ministry, a friend reflects on her legacy.

Further Resources

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