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November 2007

The Mission of Business
Companies around the globe are mixing profits with gospel ministry.
by Joe Maxwell

Work Is Our Mission
Why the godly baker's most significant task is baking good bread.
by Uwe Siemon-Netto
Plus: Scripture and The Wall Street Journal

The Evangelical Elite
Michael Lindsay says evangelicals can be found in powerful positions in every niche of American life.
Interview by Tim Stafford
Plus: Surprising Candor

Getting Back on Course
It's time to return to the priority of evangelism.
by Ajith Fernando

Africa Unbound
God may be clearing the stage for the next act in his redemptive drama.
by Jonathan J. Bonk

Developing Good Development
10 principles to guide your church's next mission project.
by Greg Snell

The Men of Boystown
A glimpse into the world of male prostitution.
by Jeremy Schneider

In the Aftermath of a Kidnapping
The South Korean missionary movement seeks to mature without losing its zeal.
by Sarah Pulliam

HeadLines

Zimbabwe: President Mugabe infiltrates churches.

Church Discipline: Haggard told to stop seeking financial support.

Politics: Presidential candidates deviate from faith-talk scripts.

Finance: Christian lenders staying solvent during mortgage crisis.

Government: New IRS tax form will make nonprofits more transparent.

Kazakhstan: Republic sees evangelicals as traitors.

Higher Education: Texas Supreme Court upholds colleges' religious freedom.

Q+A: Kay Warren on the church's fight against AIDS.

Tidings: Ted Olsen on unexpected cultural baggage from Africa.

Theology: Northwestern student dismissed for "hyper-dispensational" views.

Departments

Inside CT
Non-Holy Work

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Missions Isn't Safe; Dr. Luther's Tribulation

Reflections
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

Do Likewise | David P. Gushee
More Free, At Least

Foolish Things | Stan Guthrie
Answering the Atheists

The Pulse
Short-Term Troubles

The CT Review
Alister McGrath deconstructs Richard Dawkins; Moody prof meets Jesus at Jack-in-the-Box; edgy Grace; Wilberforce, the amazing messenger; Idol's worshiper; WMBI radio host Mark Elfstrand's favorite men's ministry websites; and Bookmarks.

The Back Page | Philip Yancey
Traveling with Wesley

sponsors

Dispatches from St. Paul: After the Balloons

The prayer from John McCain's pastor

'What Good Fortune. … The Stars Are Aligned'

Joe Gibbs: McCain Election Will Spark Revival

Interview: Getting People Excited about John McCain

Poll: Which candidate do you support?

Criswell Crisis
President resigns, alleging pastor plotted to sell school assets.

Jim Jones in Fort Worth | posted 9/05/2008 10:19AM

A Southern Baptist Manifesto
Dockery proposes keeping essentials and nonessentials in balance.

Nathan Finn | posted 9/05/2008 10:21AM

Caesar's Sectarians
The government keeps trying to favor one kind of religion over another.

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 9/04/2008 09:30AM

Healing ORU
$70 million and Mart Green's business acumen are repairing a scandal-scarred school.

John W. Kennedy in Tulsa | posted 9/03/2008 09:26AM

Missional Misstep
Emphasizing the big gospel can make it hard to communicate any gospel.

David Fitch | posted 8/27/2008 10:40AM

From Christianity Today Movies:
Salvation Not Needed
The star of Save Me says ex-gay ministries can do a world of good for its clients, but also believes there's no such thing as "converting" homosexuals to go straight.

Mark Moring | posted 9/05/2008 02:38PM

Review: Save Me
A gay man and a Christian woman reach beyond the stereotypes in this thoughtful, but not unbiased, film about an "ex-gay" ministry.

Peter T. Chattaway | posted 9/05/2008 02:38PM

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