Church Life+Ministry

Here's Why 800 Christians Left Their Old Churches, and How They Chose New Ones
Pew examines church shopping among evangelicals (and other groups) in 2016.
Eight Barriers To Multiplication, Part 1
Is something stopping you from starting a new church plant?
The Calling | 45 min
Chris Castaldo's Solution to the Evangelical-Catholic Divide
Why the Chicagoland pastor and Protestant 'paisano' says theology alone won't bridge the gap.
36 Years Of Ministry: One-on-One With Erwin Lutzer
My interview with Erwin Lutzer on what it takes to survive, and thrive, during 30+ years of ministry.
Recovering Prayer And Discernment In Our Agendas And Strategies
Oftentimes, the spiritual practices of discernment and listening to the Holy Spirit—which inherently carry risks of subjectivity—get evicted from the Christian planning process.
Shoving Your Church Rivals out of Windows for Fun and Profit
Fear of persecution got you down? Seventeenth-century Prague has an elegant solution.
How Mother Teresa Changed Missions
Every outreach-oriented believer should know the secret of the 'Saint of Calcutta.'
Three Ways Church Communicators Are Killing The Message
Before you preach one more sermon, stop and ask yourself these three questions.
Let's Tell the Church's Untold Stories
How you can help us celebrate God's work in the local church.
Am I Called To Be A Church Planter?
Regardless of if we are called specifically to be church planters, all of us are called to be ABOUT church planting.
The Calling | 23 min
Even in a Multiethnic Church, Race Can Be a Minefield
Why pastor Bryan Loritts says it's one worth navigating.
Q+A with Christena Cleveland: 'I Felt for the First Time—I'm Not Alone'
What everyone needs to know about supporting women of color at conferences and in churches.
Fearless Faith in a Time of Forgetting
Our culture can’t remember what makes Christianity good, but there's no reason to freak out.
Reconciling Witness And Worship: Six Ways To Begin
Imagine a church that considers its’ surrounding ‘neighbors’ and the future majority of our country in developing practices of worship.
The Long Road to Building Israel's First Post-Statehood Church
Despite fierce opposition, these Israeli Christians are making history with their new home.
The Calling | 56 min
In Her Fight Against Slavery, Bianca Juarez Olthoff Isn’t Afraid to Play with Fire
How the anti-human-trafficking advocate learned to break rules so she could break chains.
God, Are You There?
Even in our poverty, God always seemed to provide.
The Pressure Of The Pastorate
In order to truly flourish, pastors need authentic and safe friendships.
Most Churches Aren't Prepared to Search for a New Pastor. Is Yours?
Pastoral succession expert William Vanderbloemen shares his tips for a smooth leadership transition.
Does Your Church Talk About Prison?
The disparities in America's criminal justice system find an echo in which churches do, and don't, discuss the issue.

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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