Church Life+Ministry

Amid the Evacuees
How churches in Houston, among other cities, began picking up the pieces.
The Politics of the People of God
The Church has a unique role to play in our politicized culture.
A More Demanding Faith
Christian history is full of attempts to lead a more radical faith.
The New Monasticism
A fresh crop of Christian communities is blossoming in blighted urban settings all over America.
Houston's Religious Communities Scramble to Help Evacuees
"We're in this thing for the long haul" without government money, church leaders warn.
Drop Out and Tune in to Jesus
Today's intentional communities are very different, and very similar to, those formed in the '70s.
Remonking the Church
Would a Protestant form of monasticism help liberate evangelicalism from its cultural captivity?
The Holy and the Ivy
Intellectual skepticism persists in the Ivy League. Thankfully, so does a vibrant Christian faith.
High-Tech Circuit Riders
Satellite churches are discovering a new way to grow the body of Christ.
Latin American Evangelicals' Life Just Got Harder
Pat Robertson's assassination call is more than just an ill-considred remark.
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
End Extreme Poverty in 2005?
No way. But we can still do something significant.
Christians Raise Ministry Profile
Celebration 2005' offers service as low-key witness.
A New Song
Taize's unique congregational singing is artistic, yet waits on the Spirit.
Court Decision Worries Churches
Kelo puts religious property at risk.
Habitat's New President Reaffirms Christian Identity, Ministry
A former business executive and executive pastor, Jonathan Reckford says Habitat will continue founder's mission.
Connecticut Six' Battle Heats Up
Bishop removes priest, changes dissenting church's locks.
I Now Pronounce You Husband and Husband
Homosexual marriage now legal; pressure feared.
Liberating Faith
When Korea threw off Japanese rule in 1945, it was as much a victory for the church as for the nation.
Raising the Compassion Bar
How 575 suburban teens underwrote a medical clinic, schoolhouse, and a year's supply of food for a village in Zambia—with money to spare.

Top Story April 19, 2024

For the Warming of the Earth: Worshiping in the Age of Creation Care
For the Warming of the Earth: Worshiping in the Age of Creation Care
Christian artists work at the intersection of music and climate change.

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