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Tuesday, May 17, 2022 | Zack Harold

Breaking free of the 'company gospel'

West Virginia’s identity is inextricably linked to coal. But some congregations in the state are transforming that connection by caring for creation.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

News & Ideas

Daily headlines about the church and the world

Texas shooting
SBC to release list of abusers
Pastor admits ‘adultery’ with minor
Creative church plants in the U.K.
Death’s vision
A hymn for people called to do more than sing and pray

Some churchgoers have an incomplete vision of race in America

By Aleta Payne Senior associate editor, Faith & Leadership

Abortion access, free will and bodily integrity

By Rebecca Todd Peters Professor and program director, Elon University

'What is the urgency?'

By Victoria Atkinson White Managing director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

Sue Silberberg: The Mezuzah Project gives allies a way to show support for Jewish students

How an initiative to support rural pastors is saving farmers' lives

Russell Lackey Trisha Wheelock

Crowdsourcing data projects help faith congregations get involved in creating justice

By Todd Nelson Journalist

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 COVID-19 pandemic.

Phyllis Dickerson: An association for Black mayors creates reliable networks

The African American Mayors Association brings together Black mayors from across the country to share experiences and wisdom.

Reading together is radical

Book groups can be a liberative reaffirmation of culture and community for Black churches, a pastor writes.

By Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes Founding co-lead pastor, The Double Love Experience Church

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An octogenarian ponders the post-pandemic church

How do you plan for tomorrow in a fractured, fast-moving and ever-evolving world? asks the founding director of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

By William G. Enright Founding director emeritus, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

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Finding inspiration in lessons from the quiet faithful

At moments when Christianity seems gripped by scandal, reassurance can be found in vital work being done by congregations and faith leaders, writes a communications specialist with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.