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

Got a Moment, Pastor?
Do you approve the minutes of the meetings God arranges for you?
Gordon MacDonald

Rescuing the Search
Mark Lauterbach

Faith, Fear, War, Peace
Snapshots of the grim and 'happy' ministry of today's military chaplains.
By Deann Alford

Breaking Into Prison
A gospel invasion helps bring peace to one of the nation's most violent penitentiaries.
Chris Frink

Naval Chaplain Succeeds Ogilvie in Senate
An interview with Barry Black
Ken Walker

God and the Water Slide
"Christian camping is bigger than ever, but some rituals never change"
Randall Balmer

Screening Children's Workers

No National Screening System, Yet

Anglican Primates Respond to the Windsor Report
What church leaders from around the world are saying about the Eames Commission and the future of Anglicanism.
Compiled by Barbara Gauthier

Stronger Action Needed, Say Global Anglican Leaders
The primates will add teeth to Windsor Report, conservatives predict, hope.
By Kathleen Rutledge

Methodists Divided on Split
Church leaders react to talk about division.

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

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

Lasting Influence
A Leadership Forum

Canterbury Crackup
Eschewing church discipline has come back to haunt Anglicans.
A Christianity Today editorial

Navigational Errors
A thriving church sank, not because it hit an iceberg, but because of six leadership mistakes afterward.
[ Name Withheld ]

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

Landmark Ruling Puts Freedom of Speech in Focus
Pastors breached Australian state's race, religion laws.
By Paul Gallagher in Melbourne

Flouting Church Law
Two gay controversies likely to dominate United Methodist General Conference this week.
By Corrie Cutrer

Weblog: Christian University Under Fire for Firing Gay Professors
Plus: African Anglicans reject U.S. funds, no news is much news for Kerry's meeting with the cardinal, American missionaries shot in Guatemala and other stories (not all of them about homosexuality, we promise) from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Spain Wants to Be Free of Catholic Church
Plus: Mel's muse beatified, Bibles and creationism suggested for D.C. area schools, Britain prays for Ken Bigley, Sudan says U.S. hyping Darfur situation, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog: Anglicans, Blasphemy, and the BoSox
A ridiculously comprehensive roundup of religion news so far this week.
Compiled by Rob Moll and Ted Olsen

Weblog: Are Mainline Churches Anti-Semitic?
Plus: Former Bishop indicted on rape charges, Iraq's Christians fight for survival, priests duke it out at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog: Is Anglicanism's First Election of an Openly Gay Bishop an Exit Sign?
More on Christian terrorist Eric Rudolph, and Time Europe examines the changing spirituality of the continent
Ted Olsen

A Regular Purpose-Driven Guy
Rick Warren's genius is in helping pastors see the obvious
Tim Stafford

"Episcopal Bishop Resigns After Court Decision, Blames Liberal Critics"
But Montana bishop Ci Jones vows to keep fighting after discipline for affair 20 years ago.
Chris Herlinger

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

Going Native
Settling for my way tempts pomos, boomers, in fact, every age group. And it's deadly.
Alex McManus

Connecting the Generations

Rubbing Out the Singles Pastor

Practicing Faith in the Inner City
Mark R. Gornik

The Word on the Street
Eugene Rivers on faith-based urban ministry, the black church, and the "sexual holocaust" in Africa.
interview by C. Stephen Evans and Gail Gunst Heffner

CHRISTIAN MUSIC: THE COST CONTROVERSY
A pastor asks some hard questions, and a musician responds.
Dwight Burchett and Steve Gardner

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

Macedonian President, a Former Methodist Lay Minister, Dies in Plane Crash
Boris Trajkovski promoted peace in a country divided by Orthodox Christian and Muslim distrust.
By Rob Moll

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

The Y Factor

More Internet Ideas that Work
How are you connecting with your church and community in cyberspace?

Noble Masculinity

Reaching the Disconnected Male

No Free Speech in Preaching
Swedish pastor sentenced to jail for blasting homosexuality.
By Lars Grip, ENI, in Stockholm

Weblog: Four Southern Baptist Aid Workers Killed in Iraq
Plus: While Unitarian ministers are arrested by police for gay marriages, a wed lesbian faces a church trial for being a minister, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Wisdom for Ministry
Quotations to stir the heart and mind
Richard A. Kauffman

Weblog: Two Iraqi Churches Bombed
Plus: Mr. Bean opposes British religious hate-crime bill, religious summit opens in Indonesia, Vatican condemns 'Christianophobia', Christmas dilemma, praying for the home team, and other articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog (Second Helping): Revenge of the God Billboards
Plus: Britain discusses euthanasia while the Netherlands euthanizes babies, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

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

Clearing the Clutter
Kevin Miller shares tips on Surviving Information Overload
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Gray Power
Christian-friendly senior organizations challenge AARP.
By Tony Carnes in Washington

Keeping Christ in Christian Organizations
How do faith-based groups maintain their original focus when rapidly growing in influence, scope, and professionalism?
Todd Hertz

Crisis Ready
Tragedies are inevitable but never expected. When the next one occurs, will your church be strengthened or shattered?
Mel Lawrenz

The Heart of Stone Church
When one member stonewalls growth and outreach, what is a church to do?
By John R. Throop

Rabble Roused
The complainers place me in an awkward position, seeking God on their behalf when I'd rather give them the boot.
By M. Craig Barnes

Rescuing the Search
Mark Lauterbach

Currents Shaping My Church: Candid-dating on Video
Before making a date with a prospective ministry staffer, swap videos.
David Riemenschneider

A Graceful Goodbye

Crisis Ready
Tragedies are inevitable but never expected. When the next one occurs, will your church be strengthened or shattered?
Mel Lawrenz

The Heart of Stone Church
When one member stonewalls growth and outreach, what is a church to do?
By John R. Throop

Navigational Errors
A thriving church sank, not because it hit an iceberg, but because of six leadership mistakes afterward.
[ Name Withheld ]

Back-seat Fighter
Would I ever learn to keep my comments about church antagonists to myself?
By Nancy Nicewonger

Body Politics
Amid political tensions, when is a pastor to speak out and when to refrain?
By Gordon Macdonald

Keeping Conflict Healthy
The Leadership Forum

From the Editor

Tuesday Night Revival

From the Editor

Back-seat Fighter
Would I ever learn to keep my comments about church antagonists to myself?
By Nancy Nicewonger

From Duty to Delight
I'd become self-absorbed and numb. Could I learn to live and love again?
By Scott Ranck

Till Ministry Us Do Part?
The breaking and healing of a pastor's marriage.
by Matt and Julie Woodley

Body Politics
Amid political tensions, when is a pastor to speak out and when to refrain?
By Gordon Macdonald

Navigational Errors
A thriving church sank, not because it hit an iceberg, but because of six leadership mistakes afterward.
[ Name Withheld ]

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

"Weblog Lite: Russian Orthodox Church Defrocks Priest, Razes Church After Gay Wedding"
"Church shooting during communion, human cloning issue goes to the U.N., and many other stories from online sources around the world."
Ted Olsen

Editor's Bookshelf: 'Normalizing' Jewish Believers
How should Christianity's Jewish heritage change how Gentiles relate to their faith?
David Neff

Books & Culture's Book of the Week: The Catholic Church's Regime Change
Would lay power really augur a new epoch of openness and honesty?
Eugene McCarraher

Rescuing the Search
Mark Lauterbach

Currents Shaping My Church: Candid-dating on Video
Before making a date with a prospective ministry staffer, swap videos.
David Riemenschneider

A Graceful Goodbye

"Weblog: Texas Court Reinstates $173,000 Fine Against 'Seminary'"
"Danish atheist pastor gets to keep his job, BBC scales down religion, and other stories from around the world"
Ted Olsen

Best Christian Places to Work: President in Sweats
Leadership's informal style reflects an atmosphere of openness on the Whitworth College campus
Helen Lee

Best Christian Places to Work: Practicing What They Teach
Dallas Theological Seminary and Multnomah Bible College and Seminary share a philosophy on managing employees
Helen Lee

Called to What?
A Leadership Forum

Growing Edge Book Review: Why Words Follow Works
When explosive evangelism fizzles and servant evangelism doesn't work, what's next?
Kathy Callahan-Howell

No Strings Attached
Christians seek to balance relief work and evangelism in Iraq
Dawn Herzog and Deann Alford

Sometimes You Just Need to Disappear
The best pastoring doesn't happen in the office.
Gordon MacDonald

Do Evangelicals Still Go Door-to-Door?
Successful evangelism strategies have added new components to the traditional model of home visitation.
Todd Hertz

Christian History Corner: Moving Targets
Evangelizing on-the-go Americans only seems harder than it used to be
Elesha Coffman

Weblog: IRS Investigating 20 Churches, 40 Other Non-Profits for Illegal Campaigning
Plus: Terri Schiavo will be fed indefinitely, Buttiglione withdraws, and many other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Southern Baptist Convention Won't Accept Missionaries with Female Pastors
Are Mormons really America's fastest growing church? And more stories from online sources around the world
Ted Olsen

Is Male-Only Ordination Illegal?
"Lawyer could not be a priest, so now she is suing"
Ted Olsen

Letters

Whatever Happened to Methodism?
Evangelicalism flourishes. But can it overcome the inner contradictions brought about by its success?
David Martin

Some Day: Empty Windows
While 10,000 evangelists take the day off in Amsterdam, local ministries continue their long, personal mission.
By Ted Olsen in Amsterdam

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

Have I Become Useless?
What does a man my age have to offer the trend-setting generation?
By Ben Patterson

Godly Chutzpah
"Mike Yaconelli took risks, and tens of thousands of evangelicals loved him for it."
Ben Patterson