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From online messages to ministry in resettlement communities, church leaders approach this missional moment with prayer and patience.
Founder of Light Records arranged for Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, and Elvis Presley; scored “The Blob”; developed folk musicals; discovered Andraé Crouch; and believed any style could glorify God.
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T4G Conference Will End in 2022With another cofounder leaving, Together for the Gospel prepares for its final event.
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Haiti Negotiates with Gang over $1 Million Ransom for Each Kidnapped MissionaryChristian Aid Ministries requests prayer for 17 captive Christians, including five children ages 15 to 8 months.
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My Life in Seattle’s Street Gangs Was a Dead-End StreetHow God used a stiff prison sentence and a church invitation to rescue me from a downward spiral of guns, drugs, and despair.
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What I Learned From Gen Z’s Faithfulness During the PandemicLeading InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has given me a chance to see how younger believers model spiritual resilience.
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North Park Faculty Vote No Confidence in President Over ‘Toxic Climate’Board continues to support leadership at the ECC school after concerns come up around recent firings and retention for students of color.
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Suing for Peace: Can Clerics Reconcile Armenia and Azerbaijan Better Than Courts?One year since the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, a Russian-led reconciliation summit is the first meeting between spiritual leaders since 2017.
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Empty Pews Are an American Public Health CrisisAmericans are rapidly giving up on church. Our minds and bodies will pay the price.
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The Riddle of Church LonelinessWhy were evangelicals as lonesome as everyone else before COVID-19, but less so after?
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Ravi Zacharias’s Daughter Steps Down to Launch New MinistryExit appears to mark end of internal struggle over RZIM culture review.
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Egypt’s President Promotes Religious Choice During Human Rights RolloutSome Copts cheer Sisi’s stance and new five-year reform strategy, while others focus on absence of attention to problematic ID cards and reconciliation committees.
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Vaccine Campaign at Zimbabwe Churches Praises What’s Done in SecretChristian health workers and pastors navigate stigma at Apostolic, evangelical, and Methodist congregations.
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The Costly Gospel That Keeps Christian Pilots Flying to the Ends of the EarthQ&A with Mission Aviation Fellowship President David Holsten on the challenges of reaching the most isolated villages in the world.
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Ronnie Floyd Resigns from SBC Executive CommitteeThe EC president and CEO says he “will not and cannot” lead after its vote to waive attorney-client privilege.
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America’s Oldest Denomination Faces Split Over LGBT IssuesWith dozens of congregations already on their way out, the Reformed Church in America anticipates “difficult decisions” at its postponed General Synod this week.
- Partner ContentWhy Texting Is the Next Big Thing for ChurchesCrafted by CT Creative Studio in Partnership with ThryveWhen it comes to church communications, give the people what they want.
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What Comes After the Purity Culture ReckoningWe don’t need a better guidebook or a different set of rules. We need to change the way we approach the conversation.
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Christians Welcome Coup in GuineaAfter yet another military overthrow of a democratically elected leader in West Africa, minority evangelicals debate the role of faith in politics.
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You Can’t Reach Nonbelievers with ‘Passive Congeniality’Two experts on intercultural evangelism explore the challenge of sharing Christ in a climate of growing indifference.
News & Reporting
- Tim Keller Asks for Prayers for Pancreatic CancerThe New York pastor and author announced his diagnosis Sunday and begins chemo next week.españolPortuguêsFrançais简体中文한국어Indonesian繁體中文
- Easter Was the Bible App’s Biggest Day EverDuring the locked-down holiday, 40.6 million people read Scripture on the popular app.
Church
In Action
- Trading Spaces: Inner City Helps the SuburbsSuburban poor change the direction of ministry.
- Persecution Prompts Missions Agency to TransformOperation Mobilization India transforms itself into a local witness.
- Constructing PeaceOne Olympic athlete's efforts to build relationships between Sudan's Christians and Muslims.
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Does God Really Want Missionaries to Risk Their Lives?Parsing when doing ministry in the midst of danger is selfish v. selfless.
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