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When to Serve at Church | [View online]( [Give Now]( Advertisement [The Exchange]( [Home]( [Subscribe]( Tuesday, April 30, 2019 [Are Evangelicals More Altruistic than Other Groups?]( [Are Evangelicals More Altruistic than Other Groups?]( We have hard data about just how much altruism is practiced by Americans from all religious affiliations. Ryan Burge One of the [hymns](27ll_Know_We_Are_Christians) that always sticks me with was written by Catholic priest [Peter Scholtes](, entitled “They’ll Know We are Christians By Our Love.” This song was almost always accompanied by the pastor exhorting us to not just speak the love of Christ, but also show the love of Christ in how we serve those around us. I’m no theologian, but I do know that Protestant Christians believe that salvation comes by the grace of God alone, but that if the love of Christ dwells within ... [Read More]( [CT Honors Sustaining Partners]( [CT Honors Sustaining Partners]( Thank you to the 117 Sustaining Partners in 2018—friends giving $1,000 or more to advance thoughtful Christian journalism centered on the message of Beautiful Orthodoxy. [Read more]( [Serving at Church]( [Serving at Church]( How to decide what and when. Tommy Lee [Read More]( [Fundamentals for Pastoral Ministry]( [Fundamentals for Pastoral Ministry]( There needs to be a shift from pastor as resident-expert to pastor as player-coach. Matt Rogers [Read More]( [Some Great Evangelism Articles: My Judgmental Look at the 2019 EPA Higher Goals Contest]( [Some Great Evangelism Articles: My Judgmental Look at the 2019 EPA Higher Goals Contest]( The top five pieces on evangelism in descending order. Ed Stetzer [Read More]( [Staying on Mission in the Age of Outrage]( [Staying on Mission in the Age of Outrage]( How do Christians respond in a Christ-honoring way to a world awash in division and hostility? Ed Stetzer [Read More]( [Lost in Translation: Lessons from Language Can Help Us Share the Gospel]( [Lost in Translation: Lessons from Language Can Help Us Share the Gospel]( Translation and immersion are key for every generation as they engage people in culture. Kimberly D. Reisman [Read More]( [A Local Reflection on Early Days After the Sri Lanka Easter Bombings]( [A Local Reflection on Early Days After the Sri Lanka Easter Bombings]( A powerful letter from Ivor Poobalan of Colombo Theological Seminary in Sri Lanka, in the aftermath of the bombings. Ivor Poobalan [Read More]( [Mastering the Fundamentals of Mission]( [Mastering the Fundamentals of Mission]( If you can’t do the fundamentals with excellence, then you will never be successful—at least not for long. Jeff Christopherson [Read More]( More from the Exchange - [True Tolerance Opens the Door for All to Share Their Beliefs, Including Christians]( - [Venezuela Today]( - [Headwinds in Evangelism: New Challenges Secularism and Pluralism Add to Outreach]( Advertisement More from Christianity Today [A Caution to ‘Nice’ Christians]( [Excerpt]( | [CT Magazine]( [A Caution to ‘Nice’ Christians]( When we don't confront sin, in others and in ourselves, we commit spiritual malpractice. Scott Sauls [Read More]( [Not Worth a Shot: Why Some Christians Refuse Vaccinations on Moral Grounds]( Science [Not Worth a Shot: Why Some Christians Refuse Vaccinations on Moral Grounds]( The use of fetal cell lines from the 1960s is another sticking point in the vaccine debate. Rebecca Randall [Read More]( [The Church Needs Single Parents—and Single Parents Need the Church]( [Women]( [The Church Needs Single Parents—and Single Parents Need the Church]( Families with one parent are part of God’s family. But how do we minister to their complex needs? Ruth Moon Mari [Read More]( [View All of our Latest]( Related Newsletters [Christianity Today Connection]( Get the inside story with this official newsletter of the global media ministry. [Sign Up Now]( [The Galli Report]( Want to stay informed but a little short on free time? Try The Galli Report, a weekly newsletter giving you 5 must-read articles for thought leaders handpicked by CT Editor Mark Galli. [Sign Up Now]( Advertisement Follow Us: [Follow on Facebook]( [Follow on Twitter]( [Follow on Vimeo]( [RSS]( The Exchange newsletter is a weekly digest of coverage, research, and perspective from Ed Stetzer. The Exchange Delivered free via email to subscribers Weekly. [Subscribe]( to this newsletter. You are currently subscribed as {EMAIL}. [Subscribe]( to more newsletters like this. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](. Copyright ©2019 Christianity Today 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( | [Give Now]( Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.