Issue 85 of Administration Matters Stories of Faith in Action We are pleased to share with you the latest version of “Stories of Faith in Action,” filled with inspiring stories from this past year. “Stories of Faith in Action” connects us as church and illustrates how, through your generosity, God
1Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3Now
Reviving Evangelism for the Next Generation A majority of practicing Christians do not consistently support evangelism, and 47% of millennial Christians believe it is flat-out wrong to evangelize. Many Americans Left Church Attendance in Their ChildhoodWhile 50% of U.S. adults say they attended church weekly as children, only 22% continue
Just as educators nationwide hunkered down for end-of-semester grading of written assignments in December 2022, a high school English teacher published an explosive article in The Atlantic. His argument in a nutshell? ChatGPT’s AI technology has become so adept at writing basic essays on a variety of topics, that he
One of the most famous arguments for the divinity of Christ was expressed by the brilliant C. S. Lewis. (Incidentally, his own journey of faith was recently depicted on film in “The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C. S. Lewis,” which I enthusiastically recommend, although it can never
By Keith Boyette The process of church disaffiliation has completed its second wave, with churches disaffiliating through special sessions of their annual conferences in the fall. This piecemeal process of disaffiliation is not what we had hoped for when I joined other traditionalist, centrist, and progressive leaders to announce the Protocol
If you are receiving duplicate emails, please know our web techs are working on the issue. Clear your browser cache and/or go to https://www.elca.org/Faith/DailyBible to see the current day’s reading. Thank you for your patience. 1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is
New Data Reveals Big Gains for Non-Denominational ChurchesA recent Christianity Today article reported on data from the 2020 Religion Census. According to the report, every Protestant denomination has declined while those congregations claiming to be non-denominational gained millions of people. Thom Rainer and Sam Rainer discuss their thoughts on this