Kelsey McGinnis

1 week ago | christianitytoday.com | Kelsey McGinnis

"We'd rather be free than have it be fair."Laura Gideon, a Christian homeschooling advocate, repeated the line from the rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol, where parents sat in rows of chairs alongside school-aged kids and babies sleeping in strollers. Homeschool Iowa's annual Capitol Day, held in early April, invites families to Des Moines to hear speakers, tour the Capitol, and talk with legislators. Thanks for signing up.

1 month ago | christianitytoday.com | Kelsey McGinnis

On a January morning in 2022, the basement of Church of the Redeemer, an Anglican church in a quiet Nashville neighborhood, smelled like food for the first time in months. Someone was preparing a meal in the kitchen. The church had been virtually empty since a funeral for the church's pastor, who passed away in a car accident in August 2021. In-person services hadn't resumed yet; everyone was tiring of virtual gatherings.

1 month ago | kkramermcginnis.substack.com | Kelsey McGinnis

Since the 1970s, American evangelicals have unceasingly worried about the church’s ability to attract and keep young people. Arguably, one reason why the “worship wars” of the 1980s and 1990s went the way they did is because it seemed worth sacrificing tradition to keep young people interested and engaged in the local church, and updating the music seemed like a promising strategy.

1 month ago | christianitytoday.com | Kelsey McGinnis

As the livestream of Gather25 began, five children stood at the edge of an auditorium stage as a guitar picked a simple introduction to "This Little Light of Mine." A spotlight focused on a boy who sang the first verse in English, then panned as each took a turn singing a few lines in their own languages. A 25-hour-long event broadcast last weekend from seven locations around the world, Gather25is the latest effort to bring together the global church for worship across tribes and tongues.

1 month ago | christianitytoday.com | Kelsey McGinnis

The upstart station Iron-FM sets out to reach male listeners with classic songs, a gospel message, and lots of distortion. After 30 years working at rock radio stations, Matt Talluto lost his job during the pandemic. It felt as if he'd lost his purpose. But in his searching, jobless and defeated, Talluto found Jesus. His whole family came to faith.