Church Life+Ministry

Rwanda Restricts Fasting as 8,000 Churches Closed
New law requires pastors to obtain theology degrees and forbids urging lengthy fasts.
How Can We Overcome Our Fear of Evangelism?
Confidence in evangelism begins in the love of God.
Learning to See Your Single Neighbor
The more the church recognizes our worth, the better we can integrate into the church.
Where Have All the Church Planters Gone?
What’s the greatest hindrance to effective church planting?
What We Lose When Hymnbooks Disappear
Tangible objects of faith play an essential role in binding a community of believers together.
Hybels Heir Quits Willow as New Accusations Arise Before Global Leadership Summit
Teaching pastor Steve Carter resigns after New York Times article; GLS had already lost 111 host sites.
Bethel Church Survives Redding Carr Fire, But Still Faces Heat
Social media debate on intersection of disaster relief and theology echoes Osteen-Harvey episode.
Necessary Conversations: The Church, Suicide, and Mental Health
The church is for the broken. A church without the broken is a broken church.
Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home
Among regular attenders of religious services: 2 in 3 go because of their kids, Catholics half as likely as Protestants to value sermons, and 1 in 5 don’t usually feel God’s presence.
Renewing Your Church: His Greatness Through Your Willingness
God is using the revitalization of the church to demonstrate his glory.
Four Lies That Keep Us from Church
These common untruths prevent us from fully participating in the body of Christ.
Prosperity Gospel Taught to 4 in 10 Evangelical Churchgoers
Survey finds most Protestants believe God wants them to prosper financially. But views diverge on whether they must tithe to receive it.
The Church and Mental Health: What Do the Numbers Tell Us?
Let's move beyond the whispering, the silence, the shame, and the stigma.
A Bright Future Rooted in a Distant Past
As we look forward, our present activity must be rooted in God’s kingdom work throughout redemptive history.
Singles: A Vital Part of Our Churches, Part 2
It’s time to stop looking upon single people with suspicion and instead thank God for them.
Singles: A Vital Part of Our Churches, Part 1
Singles make up half of our churches, so we best learn to treat all people—married or single—equally.
Revoice’s Founder Answers the LGBT Conference’s Critics
Orientation is not necessarily sexual, Nate Collins says.
One-on-One with Peter Greer and Chris Horst on ‘Rooting for Rivals’
As churches and nonprofits, we can accomplish far more together than we ever could alone.
With Sexual Sin, Truth and Mercy Triumph over Judgment
What I've learned from both sides of a hard conversation.
Transitioning from Bi-Vocational to Vocational Ministry: 3 Questions
Three questions that can help guide you and your churches if you are considering this transition.

Top Story November 10, 2020

Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Why the NYC pastor’s goal is “to winsomely offend everybody.”

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