Holy Soup

Kelli, an unmarried middle-aged woman, says she chose her large suburban church so she could hide in the crowd. “I could come into this big auditorium and never …

John is every pastor’s dream member. He’s a life-long believer, well-studied in the Bible, gives generously, and leads others passionately. But last year he dropped …

What kinds of things give the American church hope for the future? In spite of declining trends, participants at the recent Future of the Church …

What does the future hold for the church in North America? What are the church’s major weaknesses and threats going forward? Last week church leaders, …

The dire headlines in the recent market research report caught my eye. “The industry exhibits stagnant participation.” “Industry value added is projected to decline.” What …

Am I okay? Am I important? Am I making a difference? These questions of self-validation are common–even among those who sign up for work that …

The American church is quaking. Pressure is building for a new reformation. We’re approaching the 500-year anniversary of the Reformation. Then too the church faced …

After Alan mentioned he was a Christian, everyone around him clammed up and distanced themselves from him. They automatically assumed Alan possessed several unpleasant characteristics. Justified …

We have a reputation problem. Increasingly, the public tags Christians with some very unsavory attributes. We describe these characteristics in our new book that releases this …

The evidence mounts. The lecture style of teaching produces inferior results. A study reported in Scientific American exposes, again, how academia’s hardened use of the …