Church Life+Ministry
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After Schism, United Methodists Vote to Restructure DenominationThe plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.
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Your Church Drummer Has More and Less to Do These DaysHow the keeper of the beat is adapting to shifts in worship music.
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The Church Shouldn’t Be an Echo ChamberLet us not give up meeting together—even when we disagree.
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Let the Seas Rise and Feed the PoorHelping marine biodiversity flourish is a means of participating in God’s work, says an Indonesian theologian.
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‘Bluey’: A Heavenly Vision of Life TogetherThe popular kids series reminds parents that playfulness is next to godliness.
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You Can’t Reach People for Christ While Holding Their Culture at Arm’s LengthA veteran missiologist shares a lifetime of lessons on bringing the gospel into unfamiliar settings.
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For the Warming of the Earth: Worshiping in the Age of Creation CareChristian artists work at the intersection of music and climate change.
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Biblical Literacy in a Postliterate AgeWe must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.简体中文繁體中文
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After United Methodist Split, Some Conservatives RemainStudy: 24 percent of clergy in North Carolina are still opposed to same-sex marriage.
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In Secular UK, Evangelical Alliance Experiences Record GrowthLeader explains why the movement is seeing its biggest membership bump in 30 years and its mission for the years ahead.
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Haitians Are Ministering at the End of the WorldAs Haiti is uprooted by violence, church leaders treat gunshot wounds, give up homes for strangers, and rescue dignitaries.Français
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Forgotten War: Sudan’s Displaced Christians Brace for ‘World’s Worst’ Hunger CrisisInterview with leader of new evangelical alliance describes his escape from Khartoum and the pressure to pick a side.Français
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What We Can Offer If We Uncircle the WagonsTwo new memoirs, Troubled and Between Two Trailers, make a powerful—if unintentional—case for the Christian ethos of family and community.
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More Pastors Are Leaving Ministry Over Church ConflictBut experts say it can offer opportunities for leaders and congregations to grow.
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Sports Can Be a Touchdown for Faith. Beware of Encroachment.As a lifelong athlete and coach, I know sports build character. But I worry about the idolatrous, selfish culture of American athletics.
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Your Neighbors (Probably) Don’t Hate YouThey might not even know you’re there. When paranoia eclipses our witness, here’s what to remember.
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Chuck Swindoll Steps Down as Senior Pastor, but Won’t RetireAt 89 years old and more than 60 years into ministry, the Stonebriar Community Church founder plans to remain its primary preacher after the church names his successor.
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More Porridge? Senegal Protestants Debate Exchanging Holiday Foods with MuslimsNgalakh combines baobab fruit and peanuts to end Easter in West African nation, reciprocated by the sharing of meat breaking Ramadan’s fast.Français
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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