Church Life+Ministry

Did I Love You Well?
When we love like Christ, we make the world a better place.
From the Sermon to the Super Bowl
What the church has to offer goes beyond entertainment and inspiration.
Following Jesus through Cancer: A Final Conversation with Steve Hayner
The former IVCF and Columbia Seminary president spoke with longtime friend Mark Labberton last fall.
A New Kind of Leader, Part 2
Are today’s pastors more like CEOs than shepherds?
Died: Steve Hayner, Former President of InterVarsity and Columbia Seminary
(UPDATED) The interdenominational leader was 66.
What Women Want: More Opportunities to Serve
Need Christians to help and lead at church? I know plenty.
Why Black Churches Are Keeping Millennials
The reasons are rooted in history.
I'm a Christian. But I’ve Forgotten How to Belong to the Church.
A millennial diagnoses her generation’s complicated relationship to the body of Christ.
All Is Not Lost: Russia and Ukraine Can Be Healed
Churches are indispensible to lasting peace in the region.
A New Kind of Leader, Part I
Learning to lead in love.
So Long New York: American Bible Society Heads to Philly
(UPDATED) A year after putting its iconic building on the market, ABS exits the Big Apple after nearly two centuries.
Duck Dynasty Wife: The More Christians on Reality TV, the Better
How unexpected fame and quirky family has helped Jessica Robertson share her faith.
Why Your Millennial Outreach Needs a Bit of Bonhoeffer
Millennial anxiety sabotages attempts to engage the next generation. Dietrich explains why.
Are You Drifting into Danger?
Small steps can lead us far from Christ.
No Worship Services in Public Schools, New York Mayor Tells Supreme Court
(UPDATED) Bill de Blasio campaigned on the promise of letting churches rent school space. Now he’s asking the Supreme Court to prohibit it.
How Should Christians Measure Success?
In a world of instant gratification and surface beauty, bearing fruit that will last.
Why Women Turn to Terrorism
And how the church can offer a different way.
The Season of Adventists: Can Ben Carson's Church Stay Separatist amid Booming Growth?
The denomination gains one million each year. Some want to be more evangelical.
What Maternity Leave Policies Have to Do with Christian Witness
Our institutions can—and should— lead the way in supporting new life and growing families.
The Most Important Sermon You’ll Ever Preach
Pastors need the gospel, too.

Top Story May 6, 2024

One of Oldest Books in Existence Will Be Sold, Worrying Scholars
One of Oldest Books in Existence Will Be Sold, Worrying Scholars
An ancient codex, containing perhaps the earliest complete versions of Jonah and 1 Peter, goes up for auction in June. Will it disappear?

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