Church Life+Ministry

Learning from Widows
Despite being laid off, one woman is committed to supporting three children.
A Simple, Old-Fashioned Fundraiser
How does an Anabaptist charity get donors to give $1,200 a year?
The Not-for-Profit Surge
Even in tough times, your favorite charities are doing better than anyone expected.
They'll Know We Are Christians...
Church accused of kidnapping rival's bodyguard.
Hispanic Groups Divided over 2010 Census
One group is urging a boycott while another group says Latinos should take part in the census.
Hunger by the Numbers
Hunger Has a Profile
Working at my local food pantry helped me personalize the statistics.
Civil Religion's Sharper Teeth
All believers welcome, so long as they aren't religious.
Dispatch from the Gospel Coalition Conference
Reformed pastors overflow their second national meeting.
Some Preachers, Long Gone, Keep Preaching from Beyond the Grave
Pastors' messages continue through TV, radio, and the Internet, even as some listeners probably don't even know they're gone.
How to Shrink a Church
It's not that easy, but hopefully it's the new evangelical trend.
El Salvador's Values Voters
Evangelicals discount portrayal as leftist voting bloc.
Q & A: Carl Moeller
The president and CEO of Open Doors USA updated CT on North Korea, which the group ranks as the world's worst persecutor of Christians.
Goodbye Charity
Churches and charitable institutions provide services that some politicians feel belong to the federal government.
Death By Deism
No merely civil religion alone can sustain a free republic.
Happiness Is Not Hope
How Easter Sunday can become the unhealthy denial of death.
Faith on the Frontera
Drug violence halts church trips to short-term missions mecca.
A Problematic Peace Accord
Christians in Swat Valley brace for Taliban rule.
Iowa Churches: We Need to Be Clear on Same-Sex Marriage
But pastors disagree whether last week's court decision should mean more activism on the issue.
Caring for the Caregivers
Studies suggest that pastors' health declines are a church problem.

Top Story May 25, 2024

Must Worship Songs Be Made by Christians? Brazil’s Pop Stars Prompt Debate
As More Brazilian Pop Stars Praise God with Their Lips, Does It Matter If Hearts Are Far?
Gospel music is soaring in popularity in Brazil, leading artists with little Christian background to release worship songs and pastors to mull motives.
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