I asked the pastor and congregation members, “What’s your church’s mission?” The answers were all over the landscape: To carry on our tradition in the …

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, …

We walked through the nearly empty, formerly flourishing space of the Kodak manufacturing plant near our home. The plant manager, a friend from church, sadly …

Most people don’t want to go to church. But why? And what might interest them in joining a community of faith? Those questions have sent …