Church Life+Ministry

Will Immigration Slowdown Prompt a Bilingual Ministry Bust?
Churches retool Hispanic outreach after recession impact.
A Spanish Service Is Not Enough: It's Time to Feed the 'Hellenized Latinos'
Spanish-speaking ministry models are designed to preserve the preferences of the foreign born.
Counterterrorism Laws Hamper Humanitarian Aid
The red tape preventing relief.
When 'Effectiveness' Is Not Effective
In Haiti, we have to trust that our labor is not in vain.
Blessed Are the Jobless: How Ministries Aid the Unemployed
For millions of discouraged workers, the church can turn job loss into a gift.
The Trouble with Ed Young's Rooftop Sexperiment
Yes, the church needs to talk more about sex. But pastors may need to talk about it less.
Clothing Matters: What We Wear to Church
Why what we put on may be more important than we think.
Q & A: Mark and Grace Driscoll on Sex for the 21st-Century Christian
The Seattle couple talks to CT about their new book on marriage.
Assemblies of God Starts a Church a Day
The number marks the highest ever recorded for the denomination.
How Charity Can Be Toxic, Just in Time for Christmas
Bob Lupton explains how to avoid destroying dignity.
A Senior Moment
The elderly population is steadily growing and will be for years. How some ministries are embracing the challenge.
How to Think about Social Networking in Churches
What do we do with virtual fellowship?
Church Leaders Debate Self-Defense
Nigerian Christians abandon cheek-turning.
Should Sunday School Be for the Whole Family?
Church youth need more exposure to adults.
A Private Matter: Vanderbilt Vets Student Ministries
Campus ministries need different defenses.
The Kingdom in Columbus
Why the world's largest Vineyard church is drawing people from 104 nations in central Ohio.
Pastors Double-Dare the IRS
Observers suggest that punishing church endorsements will be unlikely.
Out of Africa: What AMIA's Exodus from Rwanda Portends for Global Christianity
Break underscores the difficulty of shifting denominational power across cultures and continents.
Should Churches Trademark their Names and Logos?
Observers weigh in.
Leaving Rwanda: Breakaway Anglicans Break Away Again
Dispute between African bishops and Anglican Mission in the Americas prompts U.S. leadership to leave body.

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