Church Life+Ministry

Colson the Catechist
A culture warrior sets out to explain Christianity's essential doctrines.
The Politics of Proselytization
A pluralistic religious landscape means proclaiming the Good News to persons of other faiths requires considerable finesse.
Big Win for Va.'s Breakaway Anglican Parishes in Property Fight
Judge rules that 1867 law on church divisions applies in battle with Episcopal Church, diocese.
Thug Bishop
An ally of Zimbabwe's corrupt president fails in bid to launch a replacement Anglican province.
Study: Conservative Theology Means Smaller Bank Accounts
Duke sociologist says conservative Protestants save less and accumulate fewer assets.
Christian Evangelism and Judaism
An exchange of views between a rabbi and a columnist.
Election 08's 'False Clerics and Schismatic Spirits'
The ubiquity of religion in this campaign season is distinctly un-Lutheran.
Spiritual Disaster Preparedness
Will evangelicals show the will to pursue the prevention of a pending threat?
Not Your Father's L'Abri
The Swiss retreat now tends less to philosophical skeptics than to disaffected evangelicals.
The Grace Escape
Working as a barista has tested me in ways that speeches, campaigns, and protests never did.
IRS Rules to Remember
ECFA and IRS recommendations for churches that run businesses.
California Dreams
How one West Coast ministry reaps kingdom profits by planting businesses.
The Evangelical Founding Fathers
Remember the concerns of those to whom Jefferson wrote on the separation of church and state.
Why Evangelize the Jews?
God's chosen people need Jesus as much as we do.
Heaven Is Not Our Home
The bodily resurrection is the good news of the gospel—and thus our social and political mandate.
Black Power from the Pulpit
In wake of Obama's speech, author talks about The Decline of African American Theology.
Bearing the Silence of God
A Turkish theologian finds the image of Christ in the persecuted church.
Gambling Opponents Say Moral Argument No Longer a Trump
As casinos and lotteries spread, two-thirds of Americans join in.
Starter Books on Ancient-Future Faith
I Knew I Wasn't Alone
The recent study findings on STDs confirm my experience—and my conviction that churches can do more to help young women.

Top Story April 30, 2024

Billy Graham Preached at His Crusades. His Singers Believed They Were Preaching Too.
Billy Graham Preached at His Crusades. His Singers Believed They Were Preaching Too.
A late historian explores how crusade hymns told both the classic story of gospel salvation and the evolving story of evangelical worship music.

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