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Man painting sign for St. John's Episcopal Church 2000 Mural March

The artists of Washington, D.C’.s, P.A.I.N.T.S. Institute spent all day Sept. 5, 2020, creating vivid, social justice-themed images on the plywood-covered stained glass windows at historic St. John’s Episcopal Church near the White House. Photo by Rachel Jones

Congregations, Buildings

Churches in the nation's capital seek to balance welcome and security

After a fire, protests and the tear-gassing of peaceful demonstrators, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., boarded up its stained-glass windows and reluctantly agreed to the installation of a chain-link fence. But the congregation is finding ways for their building to remain a place of welcome and refuge, as are others in the city.

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Health & Well-being, Physical health, Spiritual health

Resources for Christian leaders during the coronavirus pandemic

We update this list of information from government and media sources regularly to offer guidance to pastors and other Christian leaders struggling to respond to the pandemic of COVID-19.

Jazz musicians

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Christian Leadership, Innovation, Institutional innovation

L. Gregory Jones: Why good leadership is like jazz

In his new book, “Navigating the Future,” the dean of Duke Divinity School explores the concept of traditioned innovation and how it both was shaped by and continues to shape his leadership.

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Liturgical Seasons, Ash Wednesday, Theological Reflection

Isaac Villegas: On Ash Wednesday, we remember our fragility once again

Though the pandemic has brought much change over the past year, Ash Wednesday still has a lot to teach us, says a pastor.

Mosaic image

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Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic, Theological Reflection

Oluwatomisin Oredein: We need to talk about white belief

If our efforts toward racial reconciliation in the United States are rooted in white belief, they will serve only to erase difference and center whiteness, says a professor.

Emily Lund

Emily Lund after completing her first marathon. Photo courtesy of Emily Lund

Theological Reflection

Emily Lund: Going it alone may mean you won't get as far

The pandemic has only reinforced that we are meant to accomplish things together, writes a communications specialist with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

wooden cross and puzzle blocks

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Education, Seminary, Innovation, Institutional innovation

Mark Jordan: The puzzles of teaching Christian tradition

Theology teachers need, not new systems or solutions, but a renewed commitment to formation, writes a professor at Harvard Divinity School for the Theological Education Between the Times series.

Before the pandemic, members of the church and others gathered in the Rev. Jessica Ketola's home for meals and worship. Although meals and other activities are on pause, worship still takes place on Zoom. Photos courtesy of The Practicing Church

Congregations, New forms of church, Innovation, Congregational innovation

The Practicing Church in Shoreline, Washington, seeks to live out its faith in the neighborhood

Borrowing from the Roman Catholic tradition of the parish, the pastor of a Vineyard house church focuses on serving the geographical area in which the church is located.

Photo courtesy of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis

Congregations, Buildings, Christian Leadership

Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows: Congregations should see their buildings as assets, not albatrosses

Talking about church buildings is fun for the bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis -- not just because she is trained in architecture and historic preservation, but also because it leads to questions like, “What is this congregation for?”

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Health & Well-being, Physical health, Emotional health, Christian Leadership

Eliza Cortés Bast: Rest can be hard work

The calls to work for justice and to make room for rest are significant and difficult to balance, writes a pastor and denominational executive from Michigan.

Photo courtesy of Jennifer Harvey

Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic

Jennifer Harvey: Dismantling racism requires knowing our history

In the second edition of her book, the author of “Dear White Christians” reiterates that listening and responding to calls for reparations precedes the possibility of reconciliation.

NEWS & IDEAS
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Daily headlines about the church and the world
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  • French megachurch mourns
  • Black clergy in BLM
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  • Black Christian publisher dies
  • Future of middle class & debt
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Lent

Excerpt: 'Were You There? Lenten Reflections on the Spirituals'

Diana Hall: A call for Lenten action on climate change

Gretchen E. Ziegenhals: This Lent, adopt the role of comforter as a spiritual discipline

Allison Backous Troy: Blessed, in the season of bright sorrow

Mental Health

Jessica Young Brown: Ministers cannot thrive if they neglect themselves

David Wang: Strengthening spiritual formation using psychology

A church invests in mental health in response to parishioners' suffering

Rhonda Mawhood Lee: Not giving up in Lent

What We Teach

We address a yearning for greater strength and vitality among Christian institutions and for greater faithfulness and effectiveness in the leadership and management of those institutions.

  • Thriving Communities
  • Vibrant Institutions
  • Christ-Shaped Leadership
  • Traditioned Innovation
  • Transformative Leadership
  • Generative Organization
  • Sustainable Design

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Theological Reflection, Christian Leadership

The New Testament as an innovation of the Old

Understanding the New Testament requires grounding in the tradition of the Old Testament. The book of Leviticus and the Sermon on the Mount illustrate that the New is the fulfillment of the Old, writes C. Kavin Rowe.

Apply for a Resource Grant from the In Trust Center

An In Trust Center Resource Grant is a dollar-for-dollar matching grant of up to $15,000 that is intended to address a particular innovative challenge or opportunity within an institution. The In Trust Center hopes that through a Resource Grant, your school will engage an outside resource that allows you to support your work and further your school’s mission. All member schools of the In Trust Center are eligible to apply for a Resource Grant with the exception of schools that were awarded in 2020.

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