• Ways to engage a changing suburb

  Suburbs are changing ethnically and socioeconomically, creating ministry opportunities and challenges for churches across the country. Here are some tips from leaders about engaging changing neighborhoods effectively for Christ.

  10/01/2010 - By admin

• Some rural churches see their calling as providing a laboratory for training ministers

  Rural churches, particularly those within driving distance of a seminary or denominational college or university, often become training grounds for ministerial staff.

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  Population shifts present challenges for rural churches

  Rural churches in America face a host of challenges as they seek to continue ministry in their communities. Loss of members through population shift from rural areas to urban centers can drain rural churches.

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  Rural churches measure growth differently, pastors say

  Brand New Church in Arkansas and Fairy Baptist Church in Texas are examples of rural churches that follow different worship styles and appeal to different kinds of people.

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  Ethnically changing suburbs may require different strategies

  Most ethnic minorities live in suburbs, according to a recent Brookings Institute report. Texas Baptists are responding by helping start suburban churches that reflect those areas’ ethnic diversity.

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  Mormons catch a glimpse of life in the big leagues

  Mormons have been making headlines across the nation—from HBO’s Big Love to California’s Proposition 8, from American Idol wannabe David Archuleta to Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to conservative icon Glenn Beck.

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  When does human life begin? In Missouri, it’s legally at conception

  The question has perplexed philosophers, theologians and scientists for thousands of years: At what point does human life begin?

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  Faith Digest

  The United States tied with Switzerland for fifth place in a worldwide giving index by the British-based Charities Aid Foundation that measures charitable behavior across the globe.

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  Stuff Christians Like: An interview with Jon Acuff

  Jon Acuff is the author of the satirical blog Stuff Christians Like and a book by the same title published by Zondervan.

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  Fear not, Jesus said– but some Christians still do

  Perfect love, wrote the Apostle John, casts out fear. But 2,000 years after those words were written, Christians' response to fear often is indistinguishable from that of the society in which they live.

  09/11/2010 - By admin

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  Does gay debate mirror church dispute on slavery?

  Many Protestant progressives have sought to align the fight for gay rights with abolitionism. But while there are striking parallels, historians caution that important differences emerge upon close examination.

  09/10/2010 - By admin

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  Faith, fear clash in middle Tennessee over proposed mosque

  Fear and faith have divided residents of Murfreesboro, Tenn., since the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro bought roughly 15 acres of land last November to build a mega-church-style mosque facility just outside the city limits.

  09/10/2010 - By admin