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Short-Term Missions
Baylor research team determines short-term mission trips have positive effects on participants but better efforts need to be made with follow up to achieve lasting change.
Researchers study return on short-term missions
Multicultural Congregations
A prominent sociology of religion scholar says more congregations need to move away from being ethnic niches to being multi-ethnic, multi-cultural congregations.
Michael O. Emerson: Demographic revolution and the church
iPhone/iPad Band
Some say that digital organs can now deliver the same quality of music as traditional organs at a fraction of the price and with greater reliability. Now musicians are creating music using …
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