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Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalism

Shepherds are not Technicians

The dominant imaginative models for pastoral ministry in evangelicalism are fundamentally broken.

James WoodTheologyChurchHistory/Church History

Warfield Was Wrong

Calvin, at least, would object to Warfield's characterization of the Reformation as Augustine's soteriology set against Augustine's ecclesiology.

G. Connor SalterSinChurchSexuality

The Problematic Inklings

A number of the much loved Inklings dealt with sins that today might lead to their cancelation. How might that change the way we read them?

Rachel Roth AldhizerChurchFormation

The Last Words We Need to Hear: An All Saints Day Meditation

Tim Keller's final words remind us of the Gospel as we mark this All Saints Day.

Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalism

What Makes a "New Mainline"?: A Reformation Day Reflection

A new mainline will not be able to be made from the existing mainline or Rome or 'evangelicalism'; it will only come about through new partnerships.

Kevin BrownChurchFormation

The Call to John 17 Unity

The call to Christian unity given to us by Christ in John 17 is not conditional upon our circumstances or political context.

Jake MeadorChurch

The Mainline We Need

We don't need a recapitulation of the 1950s Mainline of America's third republic, but a different sort of mainline that can thrive in her fourth republic.

Jake MeadorChurch

Mega Churches and Reformed Catholicity

The loss of the Baby Boomers and mass dechurching will give megachurches an even larger role in the American church. What should they do with that power?

John EgerChurchEvangelicalism

When Growth Eats Itself

Too many evangelical churches have prioritized 'growth' over all other concerns, often even without a clear definition of what 'growth' actually is.

Joshua HeavinTheologyChurch

The Thirty-Nine Articles in the Life of the Anglican Church

Oliver O'Donovan's reflections on the Thirty-Nine Articles make clear that the Articles still endure even today as a valuable historic confession.

Jake MeadorChurchEvangelicalismBook Reviews

What Integrity Can't Do

Though there is never a time when personal integrity is irrelevant, there are limits to what integrity alone can do.

Jake MeadorChurch

The Slow Exit

Corruption and abuse have driven many Americans away from church. But these are not the only things driving dechurching or even the most common things.