Future of Denominations
Christian denominations in the United States must focus not on surviving short-term but thriving long-term. To deliver on their promise, denominations face questions about their mission, vision and strategies.
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August 31, 2010 | Get rid of real estate, focus on education and trim, trim, trim. That’s the advice to denominational leaders from the author of “The Great Emergence.” Watch video »
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July 20, 2010 | Christian leaders -- Orthodox and others -- are challenged to translate love into a day-to-day life in which people are isolated, says the assistant chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Watch video »
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June 21, 2010 | Affirmation of inclusion in the body of Christ is the purest expression of denominations, but too often they encourage exclusion, says the international executive director of Word Made Flesh. Watch video »
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June 8, 2010 | In the future, denominational missions will be understood as work shared with partners around the world, says the executive minister of the United Church of Christ’s Wider Church Ministries. Watch video »
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May 25, 2010 | Denominations are distinctive traditions within one Body of Christ, and terms like “Methodist” and “Presbyterian” are adjectives that qualify the word “Christian,” says the general secretary of the National Council of Churches. Watch video »
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May 11, 2010 | The executive director of Global Mission for the ELCA says denominations are a source of identity, the lenses through which everything is viewed: Scripture, church and society. Watch video »
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April 27, 2010 | Maintaining and strengthening denominations’ prophetic voice is critically important, says the leader of Church World Service. Watch video »
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April 13, 2010 | All people crave the truth, says Bishop Jeffrey Leath. And one of the key roles for denominations is to be a reliable source of that truth, an arbiter of its trustworthy presentation. Watch video »
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Reflection
April 5, 2010 | Church membership and attendance declines are often blamed on the increasing secularization of American society. But, Michael Emerson writes, one important factor has been overlooked: population decline. Read more »
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Q&A
March 30, 2010 | Asking, “What can we learn from other denominations?” Geoff Moore applies receptive ecumenism to the practice of building healthy churches. Read more »
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