Hey Pastor! The Real Crisis is Capitalism
Andrew Clark-Howard offers a provocative idea: the real crisis facing churches is not decline, or secularism, or young people. It’s capitalism.
The Church Needs Feminists
In light of International Women’s Day, Jaimee van Gemerden shows how feminism sharpens the church’s witness rather than distracting it from the gospel.
A Christian Response to Waitangi
In this adapted sermon from Waitangi Day, Stu McGregor reflects on the constant breaches of te Tiriti as ongoing events which require repentance.
“Till We Have Built Jerusalem”: Human Flourishing and the Built Environment
In this detailed analysis, Tim Jacomb addresses a deficiency he identifies within the western church: how our built environment shapes collective wellbeing.
The Covid Fatigued Church: Have We Missed the Moment?
Caleb Tangaroa Haurua offers an urgent, pastoral word to churches as we recover from the ongoing pandemic: who are we as a church, and how might God be leading us to change and grow?
Why We’re Destroying the Church By Trying to Defend It
Michael Frost reflects how defensive Christian responses to abuses of power within church communities hinder the church’s public witness rather than help it.
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Let’s Talk About [Marital] Sex, Baby! Marriage, Sex, and Perspective
Andrew Clark-Howard reflects on being freshly married, reading about sex in the Bible, and dealing with the hangovers of purity culture as a man.
An Open Letter to David Farrier: When Do Megachurches Become Our Problem?
The editorial team at Metanoia respond to David Farrier’s coverage of the culture of narcissism and exploitation existing at one of New Zealand’s biggest churches, Arise.
Sexual Misconduct in the Church: The Tightrope of Grace and Accountability
Jaimee van Gemerden reflects on two recent stories of sexual misconduct in Christian organisations—Hillsong Church and Christianity Today—and the way they illustrate ongoing tensions between grace and accountability.
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby! A Personal Reflection on Sex-Talk and Sin
A contributor shares personally and vulnerably about the twisted ideas about sex that they imbued growing up and laments the way it distorted her understanding of sexuality as a Christian.
Let’s Talk about Purity Culture, Baby! Song of Songs and Female Desire
Against purity culture which shames female desire and bodies, Stephanie Chan 陳雪瑩 offers an interpretation of the Song of Songs which celebrates female longing and the physicality of sex and love.
Human Rights and the Gospel: A Practical Tool for Justice in Uncertain Times
Margaret Bedggood explores the foundations of international human rights law and the way offers Christians an important and practical way to enact social justice.
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Let’s Talk about Sex [Toys], Baby! God, Pleasure, and Taboo
A contributor discusses complex, taboo-ridden world of sex toys, pleasure, and masturbation, seeking to explore an honest, realistic, scriptural view of the issues at hand.
Minecraft: Virtual Colonialism?
Timote Naulivou explores his own gaming habits, the way they form us, and the troubling narratives that can be embedded in them.
More Than Thoughts and Prayers: How to Love Your Neighbour During the Climate Crisis
As COP26 gets properly underway, Elise Ranck and Olivia Yates reflect on the political apathy of many Christians in light of Jesus’ political call to neighbourly love.