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CHICAGO, IL (May 6, 2008) \u2013 Brian McLaren draws a crowd whenever he speaks, and a recent Covenant News Service interview was no different. His thoughts on how to better interpret and communicate the gospel in a changing culture attracted the most attention of any article in the daily online Covenant news report during April.
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\nThe author and former pastor is considered one of the leading thinkers in what he calls the \u201cemergent conversation.\u201d As a result he has been both heralded and scorned \u2013 but rarely ignored.<\/p>\n

Following are the 10 most-read stories in April. To read a particular article, click on the headline.<\/p>\n

McLaren: Stymied? Try Asking Different Questions<\/a><\/p>\n

Central Conference Offices to Relocate, Delegates Told<\/a><\/p>\n

Harsh Reality of Human Trafficking Shocking, Horrifying<\/a><\/p>\n

First-Ever Fulbright Award to North Park Student<\/a><\/p>\n

Mega Churches \u2013 Not About Methodology, It\u2019s About Principles<\/a><\/p>\n

Services Scheduled for Larry G. Griffin<\/a><\/p>\n

McKnight Publishes \u201cForty Days Living the Jesus Creed\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Parents Start Foundation in Memory of Daughter<\/a><\/p>\n

Chaplain Goes to Iraq before Retiring<\/a><\/p>\n

Proposed Resource Paper on Scripture Now Available<\/a><\/p>\n

Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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