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The Spotlight Syndrome

The Spotlight Syndrome

How do you raise a family while leading a church?

Kyle Idleman

Discipleship
Polyamory: Pastors’ Next Sexual Frontier
These once-taboo relationships are showing up in churches across the US.

Preston Sprinkle and Branson Parler
Excerpt
Here Come the Skinny Cows
Four reasons tithes and offerings are about to drop dramatically.

Mark DeYmaz with Harry Li
Zeal vs. Art: The Preacher's Dilemma
To create 30 minutes of beauty doesn't always take you where you're called to go.

Calvin Miller
Preaching
Preach Apocalyptic Texts, Now
It’s time to make this tricky biblical genre a mainstay in your sermon rotation.

Ryan Boys

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How the Forest Inspired Me to Stay in Church

How the Forest Inspired Me to Stay in Church

Church failures uproot congregations. But we're reminded by ecology that strength is found in community connection.

Kimi Harris

Holy Land Experience Lays Off Workers

Holy Land Experience Lays Off Workers

Florida theme park to focus on Bible museum.

Associated Press

Southern Baptists Disfellowship Church Over Abuse for the First Time

Southern Baptists Disfellowship Church Over Abuse for the First Time

But victim advocates say the denomination hasn’t gone far enough.

David Roach in Nashville

Coronavirus Fears Mean We Need More Communion, Not Less

Coronavirus Fears Mean We Need More Communion, Not Less

A pastor and former CDC medical officer considers the outbreak’s real threats to churches.

Stephen Ko

Willow Creek and Harvest Struggle to Move On

Willow Creek and Harvest Struggle to Move On

The departures of Bill Hybels and James MacDonald leave churches waiting for new leadership and hoping to rebuild trust.

Abby Perry

What Bill Maher, Donald Miller, and John Piper Have in Common

Testimony | CT Magazine

What Bill Maher, Donald Miller, and John Piper Have in Common

In different ways, God used them to lead me to Christ.

John Joseph

Christians in the Age of Callout Culture

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Christians in the Age of Callout Culture

How Christians lost the benefit of the doubt—and why we need to find the good in each other again.

Kate Shellnutt

Christian College Grads Care More About Helping, Less About Money

Christian College Grads Care More About Helping, Less About Money

Study suggests religious schools should emphasize distinctives.

Daniel Silliman

Billie Eilish Can Help Us Understand Teenage Anxiety

Billie Eilish Can Help Us Understand Teenage Anxiety

The Grammy-award winning teen’s dark music can help us have necessary conversations with our children.

Brad M. Griffin

SBC Recalls ‘Year of Waking Up’ Since Abuse Investigation

SBC Recalls ‘Year of Waking Up’ Since Abuse Investigation

Attention turns to a committee that could identify offending churches, a new measure put in place following the landmark Houston Chronicle series.

David Roach

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