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From Istanbul to Marrakesh, disaster relief can help Muslim-background believers legitimize their faith. But first, say Turks, the church must be united.
A former NASA R&D director contemplates how faith in God has shaped lunar explorations.简体中文繁體中文
- COVID and the Church Episode 2|49minChapter 1: Pain and Loss (of Presence)Pandemic challenges and battles, especially the loss of presence, inflicted deep and lasting wounds on pastoral leaders.
- COVID and the Church Episode 1|36minWhy and What? IntroductionMany of our assumptions about the pandemic’s impact on American churches are incorrect or incomplete. What actually happened? And why talk about this now?
- COVID and the Church Episode 0|1minTrailer: COVID and the ChurchHow did COVID-19 impact the American church?
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Pastors Wonder About Church Members Who Never Came Back Post-PandemicNew research shows disagreement over COVID-19 policies drove changes in attendance, but “a lot of it is a mystery.”
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COVID-19 Hit Black Churches Harder, but They Weathered It BetterNew research shows how Black churches suffered during the pandemic. But these congregations also found unity where others were torn apart.
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100,000 Reuses for the Church to FindWith a record number of congregations predicted to close their doors by 2025, multiuse developments may be the future for shrinking congregations and empty buildings.
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India By Any Other Name? Christians Braced for ‘Bharat’ or NotBelievers weigh what the latest postcolonial name change discussion would mean for religious freedom and pluralism in the Hindu-majority nation.
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Rosaria Butterfield Issues Five Battle Cries for the Church MilitantThere is much to admire in her views on church and community, but also much to find troubling in her new polemic.
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Eating Bitterness: My Culture Helps Me Persevere. The Bible Helps Me Hope.Both talk about endurance in suffering, but only Scripture encourages me to boast in my weakness.简体中文繁體中文
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Evangelical Colleges Celebrate Best-Ever Enrollment NumbersStudents impacted by pandemic isolation seem drawn to Christian communities and education.
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How Asbury Marketing Navigated the Potential Pitfalls of Revival Fame“This was not ours. And we don’t take credit.”
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How Japanese American Pastors Prepared Their Flocks For InternmentSermons preached the Sunday before they were sent off exhorted suffering Christians to find their hope in Jesus and to continue to gather together.
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Mitt Romney Chose Truth Over Tribe. We Should Too.Character and competency matter all the time, whether that’s in public office or the church.
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Tony Evans Brings Up the Mixed Emotions of Remarriage After LossHis engagement announcement reflects the complications of grief and celebration that Christians experience with second marriages.
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Senator Demands to Know if World Vision Is Funding TerrorismChristian aid organization says it is not and defends former director sentenced to prison in Israel.
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All About That Tenor: Why Men Don’t Sing in WorshipMusic experts say we don't need more "manly songs," but we do need to help lower voices find their place
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Jesus Paid It All. There’s Still So Much We Owe.Why the call to good works goes hand in hand with the free gift of grace.
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Single Christian Women Are Much More Than Their WombsThe early church elevated females for their faith witness, not their fertility. We should do the same today.
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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- 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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