Church Life+Ministry

Post-Mayhem Woes
Tribal rivalries — including Christian-on-Christian violence — hamper healing.
Eastern Europe's Evangelical Hub
A scholar discusses the development of evangelicalism in Ukraine.
Spiritual Consumerism's Upside
Why church shopping may not be all bad.
Baptists Push Unity and a Fresh Face
More than 30 Baptist groups, minus the Southern Baptist Convention, gather for the New Baptist Covenant Celebration.
Go Figure
Recent statistics on church social service budgets, campaign donations from clergy, and regional belief in the Bible.
Arming in the Aftermath
Shooting spree at two churches prompts pastors to rethink security plans.
A Hole in Our Holism
Why evangelicals might be shy about sharing their faith.
Episcopal Headquarters Takes Steps to Remove Conservative Bishops
One has led a diocese out of the national Anglican body, two others are preparing to go.
Church Discipline on the Rise
Or maybe just lawsuits.
Please Do, and Please Don't
Suggestions for encouraging widows.
The Widow's Might
My husband's death forced me to change in ways I never wanted to.
TULIP Blooming
Southern Baptist seminaries re-introduce Calvinism to a wary denomination.
The Middle East's Faithful Are Breathing Fine
A response to David Aikman.
Baptists Serve Kenya's Displaced After Post-Election Violence
Nearly 600 dead in clashes, and more than 250,000 ousted from homes.
Caste Down
Commission's decision imperils benefits for Christian Dalits.
Air Support
Kenya's MAF director reports on evacuation and supply efforts.
India’s Burning Issue
Conversions in Orissa—and the violent reaction against them—highlight tension in India's not-so-dead caste system.
Technology and the Gospel
Phyllis Tickle, Brian McLaren, and others weigh in on worship and evangelism in a plugged-in age.
Rethinking Church in an Emergent Salon
Rising from the Ashes asks about the impact of alternative worship on the mainline church.
The Megachurch Primaries
How the leading Democratic candidates are trying to win evangelical votes.

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