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When beloved congregants turned on me, who could I trust for advice?
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A new wave of designer ministries isn’t about attracting people to “big church.”
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Matthew Woodley
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An option once seen as a failed strategy is now giving many congregations a new lease on life.
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A Life of Listening: Discerning God's Voice and Discovering Our Own
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Rebecca McLaughlin
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Daniel Darling
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God's Spies: The Stasi's Cold War Espionage Campaign inside the Church
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YouVersion users look for comfort the third year in row, while Bible Gateway’s list includes John 3:16 and multiple psalms.
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Founder of Christ for All Nations, the German Pentecostal held one of the biggest evangelism crusades in history.
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Advent will be “mellow” on South Pacific island as government restricts public gatherings amid vaccination campaign.
Griffin Paul Jackson
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Evangelical Giving Holds Steady Despite Tax Reform
Though far fewer Americans are writing off charitable donations, most ministries reported stable giving last year. Denominations saw the biggest decline.
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Should Lebanon’s Christians Join Protests? Viral Sermons Argue Yes and No.
Confrontation at protest site forces evangelical faith from the pulpit to the public square.
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We’re called to offer our thanksgiving in all circumstances—but we're especially likely to when it’s a national holiday.
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Jesus Came to Proclaim Good News to the Poor. But Now They’re Leaving Church.
The income gap in the US corresponds with a church attendance gap.
Ryan Burge
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The Edinburgh New Testament professor modeled faithful scholarship with his work on historic devotion to Jesus.
Holly J. Carey
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In a short time, one church in multiple locations has become a new normal. A pioneer of the model predicts where it’s headed.
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