Church Life+Ministry

Class Activist
Ian Danley believes high school is where Phoenix Latinos can step out and grasp a future.
Deep Impact
Jo Saxton helps churches change their communities.
Announcing: The This Is Our City Essay Competition
Tell us about the common-good decisions you or others have made on behalf of your city..
Toronto Churches Face Eviction As School Rental Fees Skyrocket
School board decides churches no longer qualify for subsidized nonprofit rates.
'God's Double Agent'
One-time atheist and now head of ChinaAid, Bob Fu believes China may soon have one of the largest populations of Christians worldwide.
Go Figure
Less Than Half Of Churchgoers Know About Membership, Study Suggests
Research questions membership as a "measure of denominational size or reach."
Nigeria's Deadly Deployments
Christian graduates shun national service.
Meanwhile, Love the Sojourner
How Phoenix Christians are helping illegal immigrants as they wait for the economy—and the law—to change.
Food Fights: Homeless Ministries Respond to Restrictions
Several cities enacted anti-feeding laws over the summer.
Supreme Court's Health-Care Ruling Could Weaken Charity Tax Breaks
Why some religious nonprofits' worries aren't about the contraception mandate.
How to Drive Out Demons
Results from a new survey of 170 self-professed North American exorcists.
Dancing to the Beat of Shalom: Christians Revive Kansas City's Arts Scene
The Culture House and Störling Dance Theater have given believers a voice in the local arts scene and beyond, meanwhile bringing a bit of racial peace to the Kansas City area.
Eastern Orthodox Lose Two Evangelical Bridges
Resignation of Metropolitan Jonah follows death of Peter Gillquist.
The Hymns That Haunt Us
A newborn atheist just can't get the church's music out of her head.
Mars Hill Bible Church Names Rob Bell's Successor: Kent Dobson
Kent Dobson is the son of Ed Dobson, pastor emeritus at Calvary Church in Grand Rapids.
North America's "Punching Preacher" Banned From Entering the U.K.
Controversy surrounding revivalist Todd Bentley resurfaces in Western Europe.
Canada's Largest Protestant Church Elects Openly Gay Leader
Gary Paterson beat out 14 other United Church candidates in six rounds of voting.
The Second Coming Christ Controversy
David Jang has become an increasingly influential figure in Asian and now American evangelicalism. He and his followers have founded media outlets and a Christian college and are key influencers in the World Evangelical Alliance. But many say he leads a group that has encouraged the belief that he's the 'Second Coming Christ.' Is there any truth to the allegations?
Monitoring Controversy
Why some stories take a long time.

Top Story May 2, 2024

Finding a (Real) Christian College
Finding a (Real) Christian College
A professor explains why examining a school’s doctrinal statement isn’t enough.

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