catapult magazine

The electric razor

by Amy Carpenter-Leugs

Unearthing childhood memories of fear and separation.

Why *cino is not a church

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

A report from the *cino talks on one of the big questions.

Popcorn and prophets

by Eric Kuiper

Gathering around a screen toward repentance and lament.

The thirty-year itch

by Jim Schmotzer

On the tangle of questions and desires at the point of church transition.

Changing methods, unchanging message

by Martin Wiles

A pastor’s perspective on the 80% of churches that are dying in the U.S.

The imperfect body

by Kim Gleeson

Wrestling with church as a single mother.

Out of Place

by Alex Joyner

Radical vision made real

by Tim Hoekstra

A suburban Chicago church is following a difficult but rewarding path in an effort to bridge racial gaps, give away more money, and conform to the biblical model for church.

Marketing the church

by Kris Vos

While general advertising can be a trick to lure in unsuspecting consumers, the church has special considerations when creating and sending out "successful" marketing materials.

Is your church fantasy-friendly?

by Grant Elgersma

On the need to cultivate the fantasy-lives of believers in Spirit-filled churches.

Happy hour gospel

Killing the Buddha

Jimmy and Tammy Faye Bakker’s son has a church of his own -- in the back of a Brooklyn bar.

The Advent Conspiracy: An interview with Josh Butler

The Other Journal

On an organization that that challenges popular consumerist responses to Christmas and seeks to recapture that sense that there is something prophetic and countercultural about Christmas.