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Passing the Child Custody Protection Act, Methodists join the Joint Declaration of the Doctrine of Justification, and a PCUSA megachurch disaffiliates.
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The president of World Vision U.S. on the Global Fund, free condoms, and church-based relief and development work.
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We asked 114 leaders from 11 ministry spheres about evangelical priorities for the next 50 years. First up: Fresh basics for the local church.
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Whole gospel: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
Stan Guthrie
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Church Reconnect: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities for the next 50 years in youth ministry.
LaTonya Taylor
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No compromise: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
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'The True, The Good': What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
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Urgent still: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
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Uniquely Christian: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
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Worried optimism: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
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New media, old story: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
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Long Road: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
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Not What, But How: What evangelical leaders say are the priorities and challenges for the next 50 years.
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Less known than Stott's earlier work is his ministry with Langham Partnership International.
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We should be our own fiercest critics, doing so out of the deep beauty and goodness of our faith.
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If these biblical literalists don't go to church, can the Right count their vote?
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Sociologist Brad Wilcox says one type of marriage makes most women happier.
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Lebanese Christian compassion impresses Muslims during bloody conflict.
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