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Finding God's Will Together

How to help a group discern God's leading.

Ruth Haley Barton

Image: Pedro Lima / Unsplash

Good Pastor, Lousy Leader
I struggled as a leader; did that make me a spiritual failure?

Matthew Woodley
Leadership
The New Math of Church Mergers
An option once seen as a failed strategy is now giving many congregations a new lease on life.

Interview by Kyle Rohane and Kevin Miller
Outreach
Rehearing the Good News for the Poor
How can a rich church like mine rediscover the power of the gospel?

Chris Nye
Outreach
What’s Next for the Multisite Church?
In a short time, one church in multiple locations has become a new normal. A pioneer of the model predicts where it’s headed.

Interview by Kevin Miller and Kyle Rohane

Obituary

Died: Reinhard Bonnke, Record-Setting Evangelist to Africa

Founder of Christ for All Nations, the German Pentecostal held one of the biggest evangelism crusades in history.

Kate Shellnutt

News

Samoa Bans Kids from Church as Measles Outbreak Kills 63

Advent will be “mellow” on South Pacific island as government restricts public gatherings amid vaccination campaign.

Griffin Paul Jackson

News

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.

David Roach

News

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.

Jayson Casper in Beirut

News

How PEPFAR Galvanized Christians in the Fight to Eradicate AIDS

And why advocates say US commitment to the cause cannot let up now.

Megan Fowler and Rebecca Randall

News

Give Thanks: US Christians’ Top Thanksgiving Verse and Hymn

We’re called to offer our thanksgiving in all circumstances—but we're especially likely to when it’s a national holiday.

Kate Shellnutt

News

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

Tribute

Remembering Larry Hurtado, Leading Researcher of Early Christian Worship

The Edinburgh New Testament professor modeled faithful scholarship with his work on historic devotion to Jesus.

Holly J. Carey

Women

Judea, Suburbia, to the Ends of the Earth

Suburban America is a strategic mission field.

Ashley Hales

Books

The Christian Book Industry Had Another Rough Year. Here’s Why They Are Holding Out Hope for the Next Chapter.

Store owners, publishers, and authors have faith despite the declines.

Daniel Silliman

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