How Christian outreach has come to look like the YMCA, call center ministries, and the “Christward” movement model. India’s swift urbanization is reshaping the nation’s identity, with over one-third of the population now in major cities. For many missiologists, this new demographic reality calls for a recalibration of the church’s approach, one that moves beyond…
Faith is dividing families. What does lament look like in our relationships to God and our loved ones? Traditionally, the phrase “home for the holidays” has conjured up feelings of warmth and welcome. So much so that advertisers give us an annual slate of commercials linking their particular product to our shared longing for family…
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture. Think of something big and important happening in the world—some cultural trend, political movement, or social craze. Chances are that someone, somewhere, has proposed giving it a distinctly “Christian” or “biblical” framing. Some of these efforts, aimed at glorifying God in…
From the builders of Genesis 11 to the architects of the modern world, we’ve forgotten who makes our name great. An excerpt from CT’s Book of the Year. Learn about CT’s 2024 Book Awards here.) The tale of the Tower of Babel is a story of judgment and a story of autonomy. The events are…
The Cru film ministry is working on a next-generation remake of the iconic 1979 movie seen by millions. Hair isn’t the biggest problem. But it is a problem when you’re trying to animate Jesus and the 12 disciples plus the Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots, and all the people in the crowds in the gospel story. “Maybe…
Adults with intellectual disabilities can have robust spiritual lives. Are we learning from them? Every Sunday afternoon, my daughter and I join a Zoom call with her friend and her friend’s mom, who live a few hours away—for a special time we’ve come to call “God Talk.” My 17-year-old daughter, Penny, and her 18-year-old friend,…
After trials and turmoil, the first Black lead pastor at the DC-area megachurch will be commissioned with a nod to his heritage. Weeks before his installation as the first Black lead pastor at one of the most influential churches in the Washington, DC, area, Mike Kelsey came across a dissertation written by a distant relative,…
The Evangelical Theological Society has its first female president. But what about intellectual life for women in the pews? The scandal of the evangelical mind is pink. Or to put it less dramatically, there’s another scandal of the evangelical mind—beyond the widely recognized one, introduced by Mark Noll’s landmark book and rightly the topic of…
In the commercial capital of Malawi, Pentecostal pastors and churches face fines or removal for making a joyful noise. Loud Pentecostal worship is part of the soundtrack of Africa’s major cities. From Johannesburg, South Africa, to Lagos, Nigeria, booming preaching and boisterous worship rings through the alleys, apartments, and street corners. But in Blantyre—the commercial…
Harrowing journey with children and grandparents reunites family with husband, as Palestinian Christians sheltering at Orthodox and Catholic churches grow increasingly desperate. Janet Maher is out of Gaza. The Palestinian wife of the Egyptian former pastor of Gaza Baptist Church had been sheltering in the Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church with her three children and…
