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Future of Mainline Protestantism

A Still More Glorious Dawn Awaits

Once again, the body of Christ, or at least the Mainstream...

Seeding the Future Church: Progressive Christians with...

Remarkable creativity is springing out of hundreds of...

Who Are the Samaritans Today?

Our Christian past has been rife with breaking God's human...

New Visions: Or, Church for People Who Aren't So Sure...

What does "church" look like when you take it out of the...

Black Church Walk-Out

I had a dream that all the oppressed people in black...

Youth Ministry Shaping the Future of the Church

Youth ministry allows experimentation of what it means to...

Mainline Protestantism: Antidote to American Incivility?

Future of Hinduism

Hope Yet for Mainline Denominations

The history, practice, and theology of mainline...

Reclaiming a "Movement": The Future of The United...

The newly-elected President of The United Methodist...

Progressive Christianity: Meeting in the Public Square

At the heart of Progressive Christianity is the same thing...

From the Future, With Love

A father and Methodist minister imagines a congratulatory...

Embracing Conflict Faithfully

One of the central questions mainline Christians will have...

Who Really Cares? Ordination and Marriage Equality in the...

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"You're in My Seat:" Imagining Protestant Preaching in...

What will Protestant mainline preaching will be like in...

A New Christian Convergence

A new coalition is already happening, as existing...

The Future of Christian Cinema and the Progressive Voice

Independent Christian filmmaking is poised to take off in...

Getting an 'Amen' Isn't Enough

Statistics regarding African American religiosity don't...

Necessary Change for the Denominational Church

Recent Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Bruce...

Time to Celebrate! Mainline Protestantism and Natural...

Mainline Protestants can and should embrace the...

Forecasting Black Church Futures

The prevalence of post-race talk is not evidence that...

Presbymergent: A Reforming Spirit from the Inside

Presbymergent, and other groups like them, consists of...

The Mainline Church: A Confusing Yet Hopeful Future

The more I ponder the future of the mainline Protestant...

Will the Real Mainline Church Please Stand Up!

American Protestantism is an ever-changing, multi-faceted,...

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