by Randall Balmer | Oct 27, 2025 | Opinion
The fiftieth anniversary of Willow Creek Community Church provides an occasion to consider the impact of megachurches on the landscape of American evangelicalism. In October 1975, Bill Hybels, a former youth pastor and graduate of now-defunct Trinity College in...
by Justin Cox | Oct 22, 2025 | Opinion
There are a few truths for a minister in congregational life: A bedside visitation will do more for you than a three-point sermon. If you encounter the demonic, it will likely come from a copy machine or a choir member. A casserole dish is more useful than a stole....
by Geneece Goertzen | Oct 22, 2025 | Opinion
As we approach the end of another Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I sincerely hope pastors, ministers, clergy members, chaplains, and other faith leaders—both paid and lay—have engaged with some form of abuse-awareness content. I also hope this is not just a...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Oct 14, 2025 | Opinion
With friends and family who are survivors of domestic violence, I know it is not easy for victims and their children to recover. It leaves deep trauma, emotional pain and long-term mental and physical scars. Domestic violence is not a thing of the past, but is...
by Justin Cox | Oct 14, 2025 | Opinion
According to social media, I’ve crossed a dividing line. I’m entering a new frontier like those on the USS Enterprise. My ordination to the gospel ministry is about to hit double digits. I have survived a decade in congregational life. Pop the champagne...
