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How Evangelistically Effective is Church Planting? In 2002, pastor and author Tim Keller published a brief article entitled “Why Plant Churches” that…
Resonate(ing) Influence: Reshaping the Collegiate Ministry Landscape When people hear the names Washington State and the University of Idaho in…
Believers participate in Christ’s priesthood, not within the walls of the church, but in the daily business of the world.…
A Bright Future Rooted in a Distant Past As we look forward, our present activity must be rooted in God’s…
Why Collegiate Church Planting Matters If we can win the university today, we will win the world tomorrow. Bill Bright,…
Derailed Movements: Multiplication Runs On Relationships By Neil Cole The gospel spreads best on the tracks of relationships. This is the…
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In 1970, futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler wrote a book titled “Future Shock.” They defined future shock as “too much…
How Evangelistically Effective is Church Planting? In 2002, pastor and author Tim Keller published a brief article entitled “Why Plant Churches” that…
Culture changes so quickly that it has proven challenging for the church planting movement. Although we seem to be experiencing a period of stagnation, there is hope on the horizon for massive Kingdom growth if we take the time to get it right. Currently, our greatest area of…
According to the latest Pew Polls, it seems that the current cultural climate has intensified the angst of racial tension and division. “The share of Americans who say racism is a ‘big problem’ in society has increased 8 percentage points in the past two years – and has roughly…
Many church leaders do cultural studies and wrestle with the sociology of place. On a different track, others try to get their heads around the social imaginaries that make up the personality of our cities (sometimes referred to as a horizon or a space). We need to help…
Roughly one century ago, Christians in the United States walked through a battle about orthodoxy known as the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy. Eventually, out of the Fundamentalist side of the debates over cardinal doctrines, arose the streams of evangelicalism we find today in the United States. As I look at…
As we move into the new year, it’s helpful to pause and look back on 2017, specifically all that happened in pop culture. In reflecting on the major moments, both good and bad, we can consider what has actually taken place and how these things have challenged and changed…
As a sociologist of religion in Canada, I regularly consult with church groups across the country seeking to bridge sociological, theological, and practical discussions for Christian ministry in the 21st century. We have found four trends in the Canadian religious landscape that are worth paying attention. Let us…