Church & Ministry

“I think I’d better start with what in the world styling your documents even is. And the way to start is to show you a document that has not been styled.” - Ward on Words

“Let me illustrate what I mean by showing how interpreting the Bible as history without reality—where signs point only to other signs and not to realities—misunderstands historical-grammatical exegesis.” - Wyatt Graham

“In her memoir, Hatmaker explores her own ‘complicity…patterns…failures,’ …. Although she’s ‘still mad’ at her ex, Hatmaker said, ‘We were both a part of several systems that were corrosive and made it really difficult to be honest and to seek help.’” - C.Leaders

“ ‘I write it both to get it off my chest, to give Doug Wilson and his people the dirt they’re probably looking for, and to dissuade anyone from thinking I’m the ‘anti-patriarchy’ hero they might think I am,’ Bell wrote in the Facebook post” - RNS

“As of mid-2025, that gap is the largest we’ve ever observed in our research (men at 45% and women at 36%). Over the past several years, we’ve been curious about what appears to be a sizable shift in the faith-life of American men and women.” - Barna

“Grace Community Church has been accused of wrongfully firing three maintenance employees who complained about being exposed to asbestos while working at a church-owned property. The Southern California congregation was fined over $1,100 by the state for workplace safety violations.” - CPost

“I’ve met many church members who no longer trust church leaders. Often that distrust is unjustified, but sometimes it’s valid. If you want to gain and grow your congregation’s trust, here are some ways to do that.” - Chuck Lawless

“In the Grace to You update, Matt MacArthur emphasized that the ministry will continue to honor his father’s legacy of Bible-based teaching.” - C.Leaders

“American Bible Society has issued first-time grants to four Christian higher education institutions to encourage innovation in getting young adults more interested in Scripture.” - RNS

“But what might be surprising in all of this, if we are paying close attention, is that there were Pharisees who were followers of Jesus! …. With this in mind, I want us to go back to the gospels and look carefully at Jesus’ interaction with the Pharisees.” - P&D