Eight Key Questions

Growing Edge

BENEFITS OF AN INTENTIONAL INTERIM
An interim pastor can turn a church with problems into a church ready for progress
Nola Deffenbaugh

Five Anglicans in Court After Rescuing Teenagers From Arranged Marriages
Priests claim Christian sisters are being forced into Islam
Alex Duval Smith

Weblog: Clinton Preaches While Bush (Reportedly) Evangelizes
Lutherans and Episcopalians celebrate full communion, and other stories from mainstream media sources around the world
Ted Olsen

Top Religion Stories of 1998
as selected by CT editors and writers

The Soul of Sex
Do we need Christian sex manuals?
Bethany Torode

Praying for Terrorists
Christians seek healing in Beslan.
By Dawn Herzog Jewell

The Man Behind the Marriage Amendment
It's just as well that Matt Daniels loves a good fight, because he has a big one on his hands.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt

CT Classic: 'I'm Only Doing What God Told Me to Do'
"The founder of Campus Crusade for Christ talks about America's moral disintegration, Christians in politics, and his hopes for the greatest spiritual awakening in the history of the world."
1976 interview with Bill Bright

Dreamin' and Teamin'

From the Editor

Leading Worship Leaders
4 ways I'm learning to guide artists.
By Nancy Beach

No-Fault Division?
It may be time for mainline churches to consider an amicable divorce.
A Christianity Today editorial

Reflections: Discipleship
Quotations to stir heart and mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Can We Talk?
A project sponsored by Gordon College's Center for Christian Studies offers models for constructive engagement across lines of division.
By John Wilson

Water from Home
Parched and hurting, I stood alone.
By Ted Traylor

Too Much to Ask?

A Discerning Spirit
Making good choices in an era of liturgical change
John D. Witvliet

Wizard of Odds
The Leadership Interview

Growing Edge: Book Review

Soul Health
You can't be fruitful if you neglect the Source.
By Mindy Caliguire

Authentic Fellowship
How do we learn the deep 'one another' community of Scripture without being in close proximity?
Karen Shepard

Good & Evil in Middle-earth
The characters are mythic, but the epic sweeps across a Christian moral landscape.
Ralph C. Wood

Changed by the Unchanging
A new take on the spiritual disciplines calls for a little more action and a lot more love.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Discerning God's Will
"Quotations to stir the heart and mind from Van Gogh, Dante, Thomas Merton, and others"
Richard A. Kauffman

Finding God in Small Groups
Tom Albin's doctoral research reveals why the Wesley's system worked so well
Tim Stafford

Baptism + Fire
Suffering may build character, but ultimately it's not about us.
By Mark Galli

Your Chip Is Showing
Four recent films show a battle for control among men, women, and machines.
By Peter T. Chattaway

A Practical Romantic
The films of Douglas Fairbanks.
By S.T. Karnick

New York's New Hope
From inner-city gardens, to fine-art exhibitions, to political activism, street-smart churches are changing the culture of America's largest and most dynamic city.
By Tony Carnes

Post-Election Faith at Work
The next four years will not be a cake-walk for the pro-life, pro-family cause.
By David Neff

Worldview Boot Camp
Evangelical young people need training in the truth about truth.
By Charles Colson with Anne Morse

A Discerning Spirit
Making good choices in an era of liturgical change
John D. Witvliet

One-Bullet Leaders
Determining what the novice does well, and training him to do it.
Clark Cothern

Christian History Corner: Got Your 'Spiritual Director' Yet?
"The roots of a resurgent practice, plus 14 books for further study"
Chris Armstrong and Steven Gertz

Leading Worship Leaders
4 ways I'm learning to guide artists.
By Nancy Beach

From the Editor
Marshall Shelley

Helping Others Answer the Call
Your response to those who feel called may affect the future course of their ministry. An interview with Maxie Dunnam

Weblog: Are Christian Executives More Ethical?
ABA may endorse cloning, gray ministry, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Ted Olsen

"Business Principles, Salvation Army-style"
What the nation's largest charity knows about leadership
Mark A. Kellner

Readers' Forum: What Are We For?
The president of the NAE argues that a new day has arrived for the movement
Kevin W. Mannoia

Sex Ed. For Adults
God-given longings in a broken world.
By Jenell Williams Paris

Going New School
Emerging business trend can energize ministry.
By Angie Ward

The Leprosy Doctor
Paul Brand showed how to serve others sacrificially and emerge with joy
Philip Yancey

From the Editor

Tuesday Night Revival

From the Editor

Cursed by Superficiality

Spotting a New Leader

Article Summaries

The Gift of Rebuke

Three Ways to Bring About Repentance

Christian History Corner: Roman Lend Me Your Ear
When a bishop rebuked a Christian emperor, who had the final word?
By Elesha Coffman, Assistant Editor of Christian History

The Spy Who Loved Me
What's real in espionage fiction?
by Jim Ohlson

Spying New Leaders
They may not step forward. Here's how to find the leaders you need.
by Angela Yee

Thinking Global
When the pastor becomes a missions force, the whole church is affected.
Daniel Henderson

Temptations in Disaster
A ministry leader in Sri Lanka advises his colleagues on spiritual disciplines during a crisis.
By Ajith Fernando in Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Good Fight
4 spiritual disciplines to keep fights from scarring your soul.
By Mark Buchanan

Changed by the Unchanging
A new take on the spiritual disciplines calls for a little more action and a lot more love.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Unlikely Candidates
What do you do when no one seems qualified to lead?
Mark Jobe

Devoted Disciplinarian
Pastor Edwards spared neither loving care nor the rod.
Richard A. Bailey

The Gift of Rebuke

Open or Closed Case?
Controversial theologian John Sanders on way out at Huntington.
By Stan Guthrie

Security Gaffes
Evangelical schools worry over post-9/11 visa rules.
By Bob Smietana

Apocalypse Without the Beasts
A high school teacher finds the sacred in all the wrong places

Reflections: Teaching and Learning
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
Compiled by Richard Kauffman

Making Disciples by Sacred Story
Biblical storytelling conveys the realities of our faith better than almost any other form of communication.
By Walter Wangerin Jr.

The Ph.D. Octopus, 100 Years On
Wilfred M. McClay