Church Life+Ministry

Dispatch: Integrity Doles Out God's Not-So Inclusive Love
The Integrity Eucharist has become a triennial sort of mass pity party.
Dispatch: Gay Rites Would Not Bless Ecumenism
Could also impair Anglican work overseas
Study Lauds Prisoner Program
Prison Fellowship releases InnerChange research at a White House roundtable.
Did Martin Die Needlessly?
Gracia Burnham believes her husband would be alive today if someone had paid the proper ransom—but mission agencies wonder how many other missionaries would have been kidnapped as a result
'Boston Movement' Apologizes
Open letter prompts leaders of controversial church to promise reform
Threatened Aid Groups Retreat
"In a 'new and disturbing twist,' rebel forces target international agencies"
SARS Comes to Church
"The deadly illness has changed Asia's church life, but the uncertainty is bringing people to Christ"
Inside CT : Dogging the Story
Christian media can play a special role in cases like the kidnapping of the Burnhams
Mystery Illnesses
"Under 1996 law, medical workers are prohibited from contacting churches about hospitalized members"
No Strings Attached
Christians seek to balance relief work and evangelism in Iraq
"Lutherans, Presbyterians Cut Budgets"
Staff positions and ministries trimmed in the face of a struggling economy
No Religion-Based Zoning
Illinois Vineyard church wins right to worship in its own building
"While Critics Worry About Continued FCC Deregulation, Christian Broadcasters Have Little to Fear"
"The few mom-and-pop religious stations remaining won't feel a significant change, say observers"
Denomination Thwarts Bankruptcy
Anglicans cut a deal regarding residential schools abuse suits
Before the Refugee Dam Breaks
"Agencies prepare to help up to 900,000 people in Iraq War"
Baptist Alliance Stung by SBC Cuts
Southern Baptist Convention trims funds to Baptist World Alliance
Quotation Marks
Selections from Christian leaders during the Iraq War
Go Figure
By mid-March 41 percent of churchgoers said their pastor had not mentioned the war
The God of War
God seems to sanction raw violence in the Old Testament. Does his character change in the New Testament?
Missing the Rupture
How two groups address the real issues behind church splits

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