Essay: How Trump’s victory could accelerate women’s departure from evangelicalism

KATELYN BEATY says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, evangelical Christian pastors looking to mimic Trump’s appeals to young men will only drive the gender gap in the church further apart…
US election: Prayer, contemplation and comfort food as voters go to polls

ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports, with the US election results yet to be announced, on how churches and faith communities have been encouraging prayer and unity in the lead-up to the vote…
Where next?: With Keller’s death, “young, restless, and reformed” new Calvinists are at a crossroads

The Reformed resurgence swept through evangelicalism in the early 2000s, fueled by Calvinism, charisma and complementarianism. BOB SMIETANA and KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service report that despite the fall of a number of leaders, the movement retains staying power…
Sermon preparation: Why some preachers rely on holy ghostwriters and other pulpit helps

“Cheating” or much-needed help for busy pastors? BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, explores the use by some churches of sermon ghost writers…