denominations
A landscape of lost denominations
In the US, church foundation stones tell a mostly forgotten story of religious and ethnic history.
Three things to know before starting a church
New churches and the people supporting them need to understand the commitment they're making.
Take & Read: American religious history
Grant Wacker recommends the best recently published books in his field.
selected by Grant Wacker
The post-anxiety church
We church leaders need to stop fretting about our future and immerse ourselves in the baptismal waters that proclaim perfect love.
Where issues have faces
The mainline has long congratulated itself for being prophetic because it's good at voting for progressive agendas. But change happens at the local level.
When the church lets you down
While I welcomed people with open arms, I also had a lurching gut. Because as much as I wanted to pat myself on the back and believe that they would be utterly free of disappointment, I knew that they wouldn’t. I would mess up. The church would let them down. Sooner or later, they would find out that they exchanged one set of issues for another.
Boomer denominations
Some church planters refer to denominations as "widget factories." A big cultural commute exists between fledgling communities and church hierarchies.
Tips for the budding writer, activist or public theologian
As a writer, being a part of denomination has incredible benefits and difficulties. Here are some things I learned about the relationship between the two.
"Seriously. Are you a Baptist?"
This "Which denomination are you?" flowchart from Lutheran Satire has been making the rounds this week.