Church Life+Ministry

Sloppy Inclusiveness
An interview with Caroline Westerhoff, author of Good Fences: The Boundaries of Hospitality.
Back to the Basics
Christian-Muslim violence requires a 'new' missions strategy: Forgiveness and love.
Breaking Covenant
Latin America director of Casa Alianza had sex with a teen.
Emergent Evangelism
The place of absolute truths in a postmodern world—two views.
The Chinese Church's Delicate Dance
A conversation with the head of the Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
The Emergent Mystique
The 'emerging church' movement has generated a lot of excitement but only a handful of congregations. Is it the wave of the future or a passing fancy?
A Modest Step Toward Unity
Richard John Neuhaus on the Catholic bishops' decision to join Christian Churches Together.
Praying for Terrorists
Christians seek healing in Beslan.
Silencing Rights Talk
Law would shut down many faith-based groups.
Q & A: Bobby Welch
President of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), on his five-week national bus tour, which ended October 7, to jump-start evangelism in the 16.3-million-member denomination. The SBC has experienced a four-year decline in baptisms.
Charley's No Angel
Some Christian organizations see total loss after August hurricane.
Operation Human Rights
How evangelicals got outside their comfort zone to help the oppressed overseas.
Smuggling Cats for a Gay Celebrity
Love took an unusual expression for this man dying of AIDS.
The Ecstatic Heresy
Seeking a superficial unity, some denominational leaders opt for feelings over facts.
Cockroaches and the Nicene Creed
To an accompaniment of whale songs, the worshippers glory in God's creation; there's no service quite like the annual blessing of the animals at St. John the Divine.
Billy Graham Preaches Through Four-Night Crusade in Kansas City
George Beverly Shea, recovering from heart attack, misses his first crusade since 1947.
The Vanishing Act of the Church in Turkey
A church worn down by Christian rivalry and Islamic jihad hangs on in the land of Nicea and Ephesus.
Anglican Primates Respond to the Windsor Report
What church leaders from around the world are saying about the Eames Commission and the future of Anglicanism.
Report Rebukes Episcopalians for Disunity but Declines Sanctions
U.S. church in limbo as conservative dissidents mull their options.
Disappointed Anglican Conservatives Mull Options, Threaten Revolt
Americans must belong to Episcopal Church, report says.

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