Church Life+Ministry

Most Churches Aren't Prepared to Search for a New Pastor. Is Yours?
Pastoral succession expert William Vanderbloemen shares his tips for a smooth leadership transition.
Does Your Church Talk About Prison?
The disparities in America's criminal justice system find an echo in which churches do, and don't, discuss the issue.
Adding Criminal Justice Reform to Prison Ministry
Churches and ministries are becoming increasingly involved in prison reform.
The Complementarian Women Behind the Trinity Tussle
For complementarian women, the debate was more than abstract.
Urban Churches Face Black Flight
African American congregations try two new options to stay in DC: white neighbors and developers.
Evangelicals and Race—A New Chapter
Why racial justice and reconciliation are now core for the movement.
Better Than Olive Garden
When you’re here, you’re family—really.
A Portrait of America’s First Atheists
What life was like for unbelievers long before Christopher Hitchens and company arrived on the scene.
How to Keep Time Like a Christian
An excerpt from 'Moments & Days.'
The Good (and Bad) News About Christian Higher Education
‘Christian colleges are as strong as they’ve been since the 1920s,’ says historian William Ringenberg. But there are challenges on the horizon.
How My Stereotype of Ex-Convicts Was Blown to Bits
Christianity Today President and CEO shares the joys and challenges of post-prison ministry.
Research Says: Young People Don't Want Hip Pastors
A study of 250 congregations suggests that youth and young adults want substance rather than style.
How Churches Change the Equation for Life After Prison
One of the hardest days of incarceration may be the day it ends. The church can be there to make a difference.
I Overlooked the Rural Poor—Then Trump Came Along
This election has urban evangelicals paying more attention to the plight of small-town America.
Racism Rejected
A snapshot of Christian witness in the world (as it appeared in our September issue).
Gleanings: September 2016
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our September issue).
Extreme Athletes Don’t Have to Settle for Adrenaline Highs
Action-sports ministries help wakeboarders, surfers, skaters, and snowboarders ground their passions in gospel truth.
Let Them Bake Cakes
The Great British Baking Show teaches me about offering and receiving friendship in a fractured world.
Freed from the Life I've Always Wanted
How Jesus confronted my "good Christian life"
Corpse Trials and Other Perils of Church Politics
I guess that's one way to handle a church staff change . . .

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