Global Methodists Run Toward Renewal
On the other side of disaffiliation, traditionalist congregations pursue prayer, revival, and revitalization.
CT Daily Briefing – 12-18-2024
Pastores se preguntan qué pasó con los miembros de sus iglesias que no regresaron después de la pandemia
Una nueva investigación muestra que el desacuerdo con las políticas de las iglesias en respuesta al COVID-19 provocó cambios en la asistencia, pero «hay mucho que sigue siendo un misterio».
Pastors Wonder About Church Members Who Never Came Back Post-Pandemic
New research shows disagreement over COVID-19 policies drove changes in attendance, but “a lot of it is a mystery.”
Died: Timothy Dudley-Smith, Who Turned Metrical Poetry into Hundreds of Hymns
The Church of England minister wrote “Tell Out, My Soul,” “Lord, for the Years,” “Sing a New Song,” and “Faithful Vigil Ended.”
After Schism, United Methodists Vote to Restructure Denomination
The plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.
‘It’s Okay to Say We’re Born Again’
Global Methodists embrace evangelical identity but seek to emphasize distinctive doctrine of sanctification.
Can a Secularizing Nation Have a Christian Soul?
One of England’s finest writers surveys the past and present of English faith.
The Return of the Hymnal
Evangelicals seeking permanence and rootedness are reclaiming the practice of singing out of books.
There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Proper’ Christmas Carol
As we learn from the surprising journeys of several holiday classics, the term defies easy definition.