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Five years after the start of the COVID pandemic, here are three ways congregations continue to be affected

The emergence of COVID changed our lives. Professor and researcher Scott Thumma highlights how congregations have changed.

By Leslie Quander Wooldridge Journalist

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How do you care for federal workers losing their livelihoods and vocations?

Soup, a reserve fund and protests — these are some ways that a church in Atlanta is responding to families reliant on jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By David Lewicki Co-pastor, North Decatur Presbyterian Church

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Here we go again: What it means to be a Black man in a white Christian workplace

The pressure to refute the “diversity hire” narrative is exhausting and demoralizing for people of color, writes the associate director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches.

By Kenneth Young Pastor and director of external relationships, Massachusetts Council of Churches

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Failure as faithfulness

The parable of the sower and modern-day design thinkers challenge us to take risks rather than fear failure, writes an associate director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s Thriving Congregations Coordination Program.

By Sarah E. Forsyth Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program

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Community is inconvenient. But worth it

When the author got a second car, her life was much easier. But that convenience came at a cost — the small connections between people that build a sense of belonging.

By Meagan Manas Pastor and licensed mental health counselor

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My friend Richard

Richard Hays was a friend and mentor who modeled how to guide and be guided by those around him.

By Angie Kay Hong Director of Educational Programs, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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God meets us in the dust

The first months of 2025 have held tragedy for many. What might we consider from that as Lent begins?

By Khristi Lauren Adams Author

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Spider Martin’s photos of Selma echo through history

Photos from Bloody Sunday remind us of the pain and courage in the struggle for civil rights.

Trusting the winds of God in leadership

Winds offer both assistance and resistance. Being open to them as direction from God can inform how we lead, writes a Chicago pastor.

By Frazlier L. Pope III Executive pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

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Cultivating a practice of awe reinforces our reverence for God

Research shows that embracing awe can make us better people, writes an associate director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program.

By Angel Eaglin Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program

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