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November
2019
Volume 63, Number 8
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About This Issue
Can a niche church—built around a single neighborhood, hobby, or demographic—be too niche? This issue's cover story explores the challenges of launching hyper-focused congregations in one of the hardest-to-reach communities in America: Disney World.
Cover Story
What happens when you plant a church only for Walt Disney World employees?
Features
Can Christian fraternities and sororities redeem a campus culture bruised from hazing and drowning in alcohol?
How the concept of the 'via media' might help us restore civil discourse.
Store owners, publishers, and authors have faith despite the declines.
Scripture warns against sloth—and against using it to explain away oppression.
Views
It’s time to remember the qualifications of biblical leadership.
Our salvation comes not from someone on our level, but from someone infinitely above it.
At least for us. But for God, nothing is impossible.
Reviews
James K. A. Smith accompanies the church father on a journey through the human heart.
Artists and storytellers cultivate beauty and mystery. So do teachers, parents, and church potluck planners.
Chosen by Elizabeth Musser, author of "When I Close My Eyes" (Bethany House).
The more we take Scripture seriously, the more we’ll find ourselves laughing along with it.
Chosen by Graham Cole, author of "Against the Darkness: The Doctrine of Angels, Satan, and Demons" (Crossway).
News
Incarcerated Christians have heard the sermon about the Prodigal Son. Now they need church.
In areas where minority faiths have carved out a peaceful coexistence, are governments willing to honor the full history also?
More from this Issue
Yes, work matters. But our quest for belonging in the office is often misguided.
Original Content from CT Creative Studio
New presidents seek to balance tradition and innovation.
After fleeing Cuba, my family was barely surviving. Then a California church gave us a new lease on life.
