Church
COVID and the faithful risks pastors have taken
This is a high-stakes time. Some churches need to take more creative risks than ever before.
Because of Paul Crow, I’m still a pastor
The ecumenical leader who talked me out of burning my ordination certificate
Who was Henrietta Mears?
A new biography of the woman who shaped the men who shaped modern evangelicalism
Christian clergy are being kidnapped and killed in Nigeria
From farms to churches, no place feels safe.
Global Mormonism and its growing pains
Most LDS members are not from the United States. The church’s leadership and practices are another story.
A Black scholar’s challenge to White evangelicals
Anthea Butler is clear about the disastrous legacy of racism at the heart of White evangelicalism.
How are dinner churches surviving the pandemic?
For some congregations, sitting down together for a meal is the heart of worship.
Preaching Holy Week in the middle of a pandemic—again
Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.
Henry Louis Gates celebrates the Black church through history and stories
The companion book to the PBS series is accessible, comprehensive, and joyful.
Telling the story of The Black Church PBS documentary
“The church, as wonderful as it has been, has been a very difficult place for some people.”
New sacred choral music at the Grammys
Richard Danielpour’s universal Passion and James Primosch’s mass for doubters
Six predictions for the post-pandemic church
It won’t look the same, but there’s potential for renewal.
A conversation with the producer/director of the PBS documentary The Black Church
Century community engagement editor Katara Patton interviews Stacey L. Holman
You don't have to doubt in secret anymore
Brian McLaren says religious doubt isn't the death of faith. It's the birth of faith beyond belief.
What does a seminary education prepare you to do?
Six of my Duke Divinity students, ten years later
Politics, the pulpit, and my pastoral calling
It’s not easy to avoid the perception of a political motive.
Imagining the future of theological education
Conversations with Rowan Williams, Justo González, Emilie Townes, and Sam Wells
Considering the trees on Ash Wednesday
Each tree in my neighborhood is the tree of life.
Is preaching “all Jesus” or “all me”?
Jerusha Matsen Neal writes for preachers who stand in the messy middle.