The plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.

How the keeper of the beat is adapting to shifts in worship music.

Let us not give up meeting together—even when we disagree.

Helping marine biodiversity flourish is a means of participating in God’s work, says an Indonesian theologian.

A first cohort of scholars consider whether God is calling them to executive leadership.

The surprising argument that Saul of Tarsus was born into bondage.

The popular kids series reminds parents that playfulness is next to godliness.

A veteran missiologist shares a lifetime of lessons on bringing the gospel into unfamiliar settings.

Christian artists work at the intersection of music and climate change.

We must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.

Study: 24 percent of clergy in North Carolina are still opposed to same-sex marriage.

Leader explains why the movement is seeing its biggest membership bump in 30 years and its mission for the years ahead.

As Haiti is uprooted by violence, church leaders treat gunshot wounds, give up homes for strangers, and rescue dignitaries.

Interview with leader of new evangelical alliance describes his escape from Khartoum and the pressure to pick a side.

Two new memoirs, Troubled and Between Two Trailers, make a powerful—if unintentional—case for the Christian ethos of family and community.

But experts say it can offer opportunities for leaders and congregations to grow.

As a lifelong athlete and coach, I know sports build character. But I worry about the idolatrous, selfish culture of American athletics.

They might not even know you’re there. When paranoia eclipses our witness, here’s what to remember.

At 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.