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Screens Are Changing the Way We Read Scripture

As digital reading habits rewire our brains, how will we process the Bible differently?

Karen Swallow Prior

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Preaching
Preaching Is Real Performance Art
The way it's delivered is part of the message.

Clayton Schmit
Outreach
What Should Pastors Know About Generation Z?
Five experts discuss the ways this emerging demographic is helping them rethink preaching, parenting, and service.

Moderated by Maina Mwaura
Discipleship |Preaching
Preaching Against Racism Is Not a Distraction from the Gospel
The pulpit gives a record of our witness.

Esau McCaulley
Excerpt
The Unbearable Pressure to Do Great Things for the Lord
My quest for significance left me anxious and deflated.

Ken Shigematsu

News

EFCA Now Considers Premillennialism a Non-Essential

The denomination drops end times doctrine from its statement of faith in a move to “major on the majors” and “minor on the minors.”

Daniel Silliman

News

In Christ, Alone: Most Believers Say They Don’t Need Others for Discipleship

US Christians are growing in their faith, but many do it on their own, according to LifeWay Research.

Megan Fowler

News | CT Magazine

How US Churches Cover Millions in Medical Debt

A nonprofit helps even modestly sized congregations take on their neighbors’ unpaid bills.

Maria Baer

News

Southwestern Distances Itself from Paige Patterson in Sex Abuse Lawsuit

He was the face of Southern Baptist seminary. Now the school keeps taking steps to separate from his legacy.

David Roach

News | CT Magazine

The Key to This Church Planting Network’s Success? Start Big, Stay Big

The Association of Related Churches (ARC) focuses on a non-competitive spirit and strategic growth.

Kate Shellnutt

Under Discussion

Should Environmental Concerns Be a Major Priority for a Christian Business Owner?

Experts weigh in from the Lausanne Movement’s Global Workplace Forum.

Compiled by Jeremy Weber

News

Assemblies of God Elects First Woman to Top Leadership Team

A historic vote for Donna Barrett as general secretary “has been meaningful for many women who feel God’s calling on their lives.”

Megan Fowler

Speaking Out

The Christian Case Against the Orphanage

Children need a stable family, not institutional care.

Krish Kandiah

News

Why Southern Baptists’ Social Justice Spat Is Actually About the Sufficiency of Scripture

The Founders documentary trailer uncovers a larger disagreement over how to approach secular theories around race and gender.

David Roach

Leadership

Bonhoeffer Convinced Me to Abandon My Dream

His words challenged everything I had learned about pastoral vision.

Chase Replogle

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