Church Life+Ministry

Booming Churches, Barred Pastors: How U.S. Visa Policies Thwart Hiring Ministers
A 2008 crackdown on religious worker visas has left many immigrant churches in the lurch.
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I’m Childless, Not Child-Incompetent
Healing the rift between parents and non-parents.
Beauty From Broken Things
Japanese create postdisaster Christian community through fellowship, discipleship—and jewelry.
A Fresh Encounter with Jesus
Scholar Atsuyoshi Fujiwara says Japanese are showing new interest in Christianity.
Will We Ever Get Beyond Race?
After Trayvon Martin, we need only look to churches to see a glimmer of potential.
Redeeming Disaster in Japan
After Fukushima’s tragedy, God moved church leaders to the disaster-zone frontlines, where they encountered Jesus in fresh ways while serving their neighbors.
Rethinking the $3,000 Missions Trip
When I learned that kids in my city couldn't swim, I started to rethink how much I'd invested in overseas missions.
Meeting Our Tokyo Neighbors with Open Doors
In a culture suspicious of institutional faith, our church has found quiet ways to serve.
Women of the Web
Finding solidarity, inspiration, and conversation between Jewish and evangelical bloggers.
Is Family Decline Behind Religious Decline?
It's an important factor, but it's not the whole story.
What Does Preaching Do to Your Brain?
Richard Cox explores the findings of neuroscience on how we hear sermons.
Honoring David Neff, The Gentleman Scholar
A tribute to Christianity Today's esteemed editor in chief.
A Christian Case Against Early Marriage
Sometimes you need to break up to grow up.
They Got High on Jesus Instead
Larry Eskridge remembers the hippies, druggies, and assorted countercultural freaks who embraced Christianity in the late 1960s.
Planting Deep Roots
When you get serious about cultural change, you get serious about institutions.
Is Interfaith Marriage Always Wrong, Given that the Bible Teaches Us Not to Be 'Unequally Yoked'?
Experts weigh in on biblical bonding.
Marching to Town Hall with Refugees and Immigrants
How my community stood up for the vulnerable.
The Very Worst Trend Ever
How our love of brokenness actually fails us.
Solving Poverty Is Rocket Science
Christians are among America’s most compassionate people. But we can do a better job responding to the complexity of poverty.
A Youth-Run Supper Club That's Wowing San Francisco
How Teresa Goines is teaching troubled teens at Old Skool Cafe.

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