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Thoughtful personal reflections from a variety of perspectives about issues relevant to Christian leaders

Discuss: Telling your story well

By Benjamin McNutt Writer

Tacky examples of church signs, t-shirts and bumper stickers are endless. How about something less predictable?

Michael Jinkins: American exceptionalism

By Michael Jinkins Retired president, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

There's nothing exceptional about nationalistic arrogance.

James Howell: Holy marketing

By James Howell Senior pastor, Myers Park UMC

We want to reach people, but we should be holy, too.

Timothy Larsen: When the KJV was king

The 1611 version of the Bible in English was a cultural touchstone for believers and nonbelievers for hundreds of years. What has replaced it? ‘The Brady Bunch.’

By Timothy Larsen Professor, Wheaton College

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David Briggs: The effect on faith of being smarter than a fifth-grader

By David Briggs Journalist

Does higher education lead to a loss of faith? The answer is as complex as the American religious landscape.

Melissa Wiginton: Church marketing

By Melissa Wiginton Vice president, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Does your church advertise to let people know who you are? How do you decide what to say?

Carol Howard Merritt: Five cultural shifts that should affect the way we do church

By Carol Howard Merritt Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Spring City, Tennessee

It’s probably good that most churches aren’t wrapped up in the latest fads. But there are cultural shifts congregations and church leaders need to track and respond to sensibly.

Jason Byassee: Ministry is not the 'front lines'

By Jason Byassee Senior minister, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto

Can we drop the war imagery when we compare the parish and the academy?

Wesley Hill: The end with no pretty bow

By Wesley Hill Assistant professor, Trinity School for Ministry

What Chaim Potok’s “My Name is Asher Lev” teaches about telling the hard story.

Scott Benhase: Bruce Springsteen and the use of fear

By Scott Benhase Vicar, St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church

The Boss is right. Fear is a powerful thing. It can compel us to be functional atheists.