Monday 's Catch: 'God’s Mission Has a Zip Code' And More

God’s Mission Has a Zip Code: Tangible Ways Your Church Can Love the People Next Door
As Paul wrote, “Christ’s love controls us” (2 Corinthians 5:14, NLT). Your home, your job, your school—they’re not accidents. God has placed you exactly where He wants you. Your neighbors are not random. They’re part of God’s plan. Even the quirky ones.

Religious ‘nones’ reach record high, only 47% of Americans say religion is ‘very important’
Americans with no formal religious identity, popularly known as the “nones,” reached a record share of the population in 2025, according to Gallup data that shows fewer than 50% of adults also report that religion is “very important” in their lives.

The findings, based on interviews with more than 13,000 U.S. adults across Gallup’s monthly 2025 surveys, show that the share of Americans identifying as “nones” reached a new high of 24%, up from 21% to 22% over the previous four years. The share of Americans identifying as “nones” has grown steadily from 2% in 1948 to its current record.

Welcome Back, Church Planting
For a while, it looked like the church-planting party was over....

World is at a 'dangerous tipping point', say Church leaders in appeal for peace
Four global Christian denominations have issued a joint appeal urging governments and international institutions to recommit to peacebuilding and diplomacy, warning that the world is reaching a "dangerous tipping point".

Leaders of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the Anglican Communion, the World Methodist Council, and the Lutheran World Federation came together to express deep concern over the growing human toll of ongoing conflicts.

Also See: Leaders of global Christian communions call for renewed efforts towards the ‘gift of peace’

What the Iran War Could Do to Your Soul
On the war with Iran.

Also See: Keeping peace: loving the enemy to the end

GAFCON Nixes Primus Plan
Sources have told The Living Church that only five Anglican primates attended the gathering: the archbishops of Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda, whose churches have largely refused to participate in the Anglican Communion’s life for nearly two decades, and the leaders of the Anglican Church in Brazil and REACH-SA, GAFCON-founded churches that have never been part of the Anglican Communion.

The primates of six conservative Anglican churches that have been associated with GAFCON in the past, while also retaining close ties to the Instruments of Communion—the leaders of the provinces of Alexandria, Chile, Congo, Kenya, Myanmar, and South Sudan—all stayed away. Several had attended multiple GAFCON gatherings in past years....

The Global South Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GSFA), which had a major presence at the last major GAFCON gathering, in 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda, was also noticeably absent in Abuja....

The story of the Bible’s female leaders

8 March is International Women’s Day. In the Bible we can read about the roles that many women played in leadership and ministry. This is the story....

Why the Incarnation Matters: Jesus Is Fully God
See how the incarnation makes the God of the universe knowable—overcoming cultural, religious, and personal doubts.

Distracted By Things We Can’t Know
It seems that every few years there’s a new best-selling Christian book that creatively fits the latest news headlines into Scripture, specifically the book of Revelation. These authors find hints and clues throughout Scripture that fit together in a way that tells us that Christ is coming at a specified time. Although none of these books have proven true, we can’t stop buying them thinking the next one might be real.

Does God intend for us to spend so much time and energy trying to guess the Second Coming? Would knowing such things be edifying and beneficial, or merely a distraction to our spiritual growth and our mission?

A Pastor’s Guide to Preparing Families for Easter
Every year, pastors prepare sermons, worship centers, and lobbies. But how can pastors prepare families for Easter?