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In his new book, Bobby Gross delves into the “seasons of spiritual meaning” of the Christian year. Mary Jacobs spoke with him about living into the church’s calendar.

Too often our churches want to chase the culture to remain relevant and growing, says Shannon Vowell, but clearly that isn’t working. We must remember that our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ.

i am constantly frustrated with church folks who extol their social media use for their churches. one such statement is the proverbial "our church is on twitter." i am not sure what that means? how is a church on twitter?...

A few years ago I heard Bishop John Shelby Spong say the Bible is the story of pre-scientific, tribal people who lived before it was known that germs cause disease. He wasn’t denigrating the Bible. He was emphasizing that context should be considered...

It is natural to look for a “them” to blame in the face of death and chaos, says Robert Hunt. But we must not forget we are people of grace, forgiveness and life.

Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter claimed the focus at the 2009 annual meeting of the United Methodist Association of Communicators Oct. 20-23. Cate Monaghan has the story.