(UPDATED) Traditional Plan survives legal review, but could still set the UMC on path to division over gay marriage and clergy as Judicial Council also approves exit plan for dissenting churches.

Why a growing number of congregations are taking deliberate steps to relearn the habit of talking together.

Protestant clergy feel the pressure around addressing LGBT identity and same-sex marriage, but that doesn’t mean they’ll change their message.

With the right approach, churches can give struggling ministers a fighting chance.

Revised code of conduct shifts in favor of “uniform standards of behavior for all students.”

The UMC’s increasingly global delegation outweighs US push to shift LGBT positions, leading some progressive congregations to leave.

But early Christian yonic art symbolized baptism, not free sex.

Pulled right and left by various factions of the global church, the UMC’s decision-making body meets this weekend to pick a path forward.

We can't defeat shame by whittling down God's law to fit our behavior. We need the good news of God's forgiveness instead.

Do modern amenities make it tough for us to embody God’s love?

We have a long way to go, but many heroes are among us.

(UPDATED) Beth Moore and other leading Christian survivors don’t just want to take the church to task. They also believe it plays a key role in helping victims heal.

Today’s fights over the religion in the public square are replays of fights from two thousand years ago.

As abuse awareness grows, pastors are searching for ways to protect the vulnerable and care for survivors.

Three ways to encourage healthy sharing and listening in these settings.

These suggestions will help your church better care for survivors of abuse.

Unearthing and critiquing the guiding metaphor about women is one of the most important leadership tasks in our era.

The trustees of Azusa Pacific University “reaffirm our responsibility to steward the Christ-centered mission” of APU.

Childhood trauma can sabotage ministry in sinister ways.