Members of the Washington Interfaith Staff Community take part in a health care vigil. Photo courtesy of the Friends Committee on National Legislation
Interfaith advocacy groups collaborate to help the nation's vulnerable
Partisan divides may mark politics in Washington, D.C., but faith-based lobbyists there find ways to work together for the greater good.
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Resources for Christian leaders during the coronavirus pandemic
We update this list of information from government and media sources at least three times a week to offer guidance to pastors and other Christian leaders struggling to respond to the pandemic of COVID-19.
The Rev. William H. Lamar IV preaching. Photo courtesy of Paul Holston, Tru1 Photography
William H. Lamar IV: It's not just the coronavirus -- bad theology is killing us
COVID-19 -- and its impact on black and brown communities -- is the American empire in viral form, writes the pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
View of Stations IV, V and VI from "Stations of the Cross." Images courtesy of Alfonse Borysewicz
Alfonse Borysewicz: How the culture wars left a gap between Christianity and modern art
A poor Christology makes American churches afraid of contemporary art, says the artist.
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Alaina Kleinbeck: Considering a pandemic through Pentecost
Our fears and impatience in the season of COVID-19 are similar to the disciples’ experience following the resurrection, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Ylisse C. Bess: Learning to listen in a time of heartache
A hospital chaplain reflects on the core skill of her vocation: listening. In this time, it’s a skill that all Christian leaders can benefit from cultivating.
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A. Trevor Sutton: Small steps can help improve your ministry's online presence
As many ministries are forced online during the pandemic, leaders must pay attention to and improve user experience, says a pastor.
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Isaac Villegas: Seeing beyond God as male
What it looks like when one congregation spends seven weeks focused on a different vision of God.
Jesus Mendoza and Gabriela Izaguirre prepare lunches at the Global Blends deli. They are interns with the Baptist Student Ministry at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, which runs the restaurant. Photos by Mark Menjivar
A campus ministry opens a pay-as-you-can deli just as the pandemic hits
When the students at the Baptist Student Ministry in the Rio Grande Valley opened a deli near campus, they knew it was innovative. What they didn’t know was that their restaurant would become a vital source of meals for people in need.
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Jessica Young Brown: Ministers cannot thrive if they neglect themselves
Clergy must honor all aspects of their lives to be healthy in ministry, writes a clinical psychologist who focuses on faith and mental health.
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Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros: Poems to pray in a pandemic
Poetry can give us words when we are struggling to find them, says a poet and activist.