Church Life+Ministry
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Wanted: No Visa Issues, Fast Wi-Fi, and a Ballroom that Inspires Intimacy with GodGlobal Christian organizations scour the world in search of the best conference sites.
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Some Evangelicals Are Leaving Protestantism for Other TraditionsA number of high-profile Christians have converted to Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. What is driving them away?
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Some Churches Lose Coverage as Insurers Hit by a Wave of Storm ClaimsNatural disaster costs have overwhelmed the market for carriers, which are raising rates or dropping policies for congregations in high-risk areas.
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What Churches Lose When They Fight like the World FightsA journalist counts the cost of prolonged cultural conflict in the life of one fractured congregation.简体中文繁體中文
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You Cannot Lie Your Way to the TruthFalsehoods are easy to tell in politics, and they can even creep into the church. But nothing takes us farther from the Truth himself.
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The Evangelical Diploma DivideHow a new class division burst into American evangelicalism—and what it means for church unity.
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Why Changes to India’s Colonial Criminal Code Concern ChristiansA Supreme Court lawyer on how recent legal reforms could affect the country’s minorities.
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How to Read the Bible in ColorWhy a group of multi-ethnic editors began working on a new commentary of the New Testament.
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Yes, Fiji Olympians Are Singing HymnsViral videos show athletes singing in four-part harmony, a practice with deep Christian and indigenous roots in the Pacific island nation.
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Churches Find a Homelessness Solution in Their Own BackyardsZoning regulations give congregations more leeway to provide permanent or temporary housing.
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Why Worship Leaders Need TheologiansMatt Redman’s call to worship God for all he is.简体中文Italiano繁體中文
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Venezuelan Churches Brace for Migration Wave After Disputed Maduro ElectionEvangelicals call for peace amid violent crackdown against opposition demonstrators.español
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Why Christians Rebuke Evil in the Name of JesusIn a moment of great fear, Sonya Massey understood the power of the name of Christ. We should too.
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Our Perennial Political TemptationReckoning with a half-century of American evangelicals’ pursuit of a “seat at the table.”
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Choctaw Bibles Connect Christians with Native American HeritageTranslation and digitization projects are seeking to revitalize the Indigenous language.
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Why I Left My Professorship to Homeschool My KidsIn a disintegrated, stressful culture, my family has found respite—and a strengthened faith—in learning together.
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An Assassination Attempt in Brazil Brought Politics into ChurchesPresidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed a month before the 2018 election. Polarization and Christian nationalism has only grown since then.Português
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In Asian American Churches, Generational Differences Deter Young LeadersSurvey: Majority Asian churches are half as likely to have leaders under 30.简体中文繁體中文
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Nigerian Church Watches, Prays as Ocean RisesAyetoro was founded to be a city on a hill. Now it’s facing a watery apocalypse.
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New Alliance Aims to Unite Chinese Churches Divided by GeopoliticsLeader explains why members of the World Evangelical Alliance visited leaders of China’s government-sanctioned Three-Self churches.简体中文繁體中文
News & Reporting
- Baptism by Flood: Kherson Christians Persevere After Ukraine Dam’s DestructionOccupied, liberated, and now underwater, Kherson remains on the frontline of fighting—and faith, as a local seminary president explains.
- Nondenominational Churches Are Adding Millions of Members. Where Are They Coming From?It’s not mainline traditions anymore.
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In Action
- Trading Spaces: Inner City Helps the SuburbsSuburban poor change the direction of ministry.
- Persecution Prompts Missions Agency to TransformOperation Mobilization India transforms itself into a local witness.
- Constructing PeaceOne Olympic athlete's efforts to build relationships between Sudan's Christians and Muslims.
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