The magazine typically includes:
- Sermons
- Doctrinal articles
- Editorials
- Book Reviews
Because it has been published for over 100 years, New Church Life is valued by many readers as a resource for study of the doctrinal thought of the church and as a repository of information on the history of the church organization.
Current Issue
May/June 2026 (PDF)
Inside this issue:
- Editorials: We the People • The Academy’s 150th Anniversary
- Letters to the Editors
- The Rev. Daniel W. Goodenough: A Memorial Address – The Rev. Derek P. Elphick
- A Tribute to the Rev. Dan Goodenough – Chancellor Peter M. Buss Jr.
- The Two Witnesses and the Birth of the New Church – The Rev. Coleman S. Glenn
- Reading and Understanding the Word: Seeking Truth, Discovering Falsity –The Rev. Scott I. Frazier
- Wrestling with Reading the Word – The Rev. Grant H. Odhner
- To the Next Generation of New Church Entrepreneurs – Curtis Childs
- From the Bishop’s Office: The Church’s End in View – The Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss Jr.
- A Shared Strategic Direction for the Academy –From the Board of Trustees
- Life Lines
- Church News
- Announcements
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