Church Life+Ministry

Sin: The Rest of the Story
What the snark-infested news media just don't seem to understand.
Mass Arrest: Christianity and the Deadly Mexico Drug War
Police raid on service shows that churches are no longer neutral observers.
Lord of the Wedding Dance
What a Christian marriage ceremony is all about.
Crazy Passion
Francis Chan keeps pushing and pushing to make more and more disciples.
The Clothed Public Square
Hunter Baker argues that Christians should not abandon God talk.
Come, Lord Jesus
Oh, wait. He's already here.
Lost in Transition
With his latest research on emerging adults, sociologist Christian Smith helps the church reach out to a rootless generation.
My Top 5 Books on the Emerging Movement
An Evangelical Lament
A seasoned journalist looks at the movement and sighs. A review of A Lover's Quarrel.
Germany's Christian Democrats
An administration official discusses evangelicals' political involvement—or lack thereof.
Europe's Past Is Today's Hope
Rome won't cede the continent to secularists without a fight.
A Vertical Discipline
One way to open ourselves afresh to the word of grace.
In the Beginning, Grace
Evangelicals desperately need spiritual and moral renewal—on that everyone agrees. But what do we do about it?
A Lost Generation
Mainline churches in East Germany rediscover a sense of mission.
Church Violence
The surge in church shootings is real.
God and Gays
Three films take a closer look at faith and homosexuality.
Should Multisite Campuses Be Church Plants Instead?
Church leaders and observers weigh in on a current debate.
Out of This World
What this Lutheran learned when he visited the Amish.
Tullian Tchividjian: Allow Your Critics to Teach You
The new pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church talks about the effort to remove him from the pulpit.
Reframing Human History
How we got into the atheism culture war in the first place. A review of David Bentley Hart's Atheist Delusions.

Top Story May 20, 2024

Forrest Frank Is Making the Internet’s Vibiest Christian Music
Forrest Frank Is Making the Internet’s Vibiest Christian Music
His upbeat hits and worship collaborations are capturing younger listeners on social media.

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