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Megachurches emerged from the pandemic stronger than many expected

Report reveals nearly 7 in 10 megachurches increased attendance between 2019 and 2025, while researchers also found gains in measures of spiritual vitality.

By Shari Finnell Journalist

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How pastors can respond to vaccine hesitancy

A retired pediatrician and priest offers perspective on the rising incidence of vaccine hesitancy and how church leaders can serve the common good by supporting science-based public health.

By Vincent Joseph Kopp Retired pediatrician and priest

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An inside view of the Orthodox convert surge

An Orthodox educator takes issue with popular notions of why people are joining Orthodox parishes in America; converts are not exclusively “Orthobros,” she says, but people seeking connection with others and with God.

By Jenny Haddad Mosher Research and educational design director, CrossRoad Institute

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What Bananagrams teaches us about getting unstuck in church property development

Learning to remain flexible, change plans and find new solutions is key to church property development.

By Mark Elsdon Social entrepreneur, strategic executive and author

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Lessons from my mother’s hospital bedside

A writer considers what it means to walk beside a loved one near the end of life.

By Shannon Hopkins Co-founder & lead cultivator, RootedGood

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How do you love your enemies in a time of war?

After 60 years of working for peace in Vietnam and Iran, a Mennonite peace pastor says human relationships are the key to understanding that we all are created in the image of God.

By Doug Hostetter Mennonite peace activist

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What does community require of us?

Throughout her life, the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray’s writing, teaching and preaching made clear that true community demands the work of radical social transformation.

By Angela Thorpe Mason Executive director, Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice

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Beyond the offering plate: How to measure generosity in ways other than money

When congregations reduce giving to a financial transaction, they ignore the generosity happening all around them in other forms, a pastor writes.

By Robert Rueda Director, Baptist Student Ministry, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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What happens when the pastor’s family isn’t perfect?

For ministers who carry private family pain, shame can be overwhelming. But our difficult lives might make us better clergy, writes a pastor and mother of a child with emotional and behavioral challenges.

By Shaina Ciaccio Minister and associate professor, University of Valley Forge

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Responding to AI concerns is a matter of pastoral care

As with any significant community change, clergy need to support their congregants through the personal, ethical and social implications of AI, writes a pastor who also directs the Technology, Innovation & Digital Engagement Lab at Union Theological Seminary.

By Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes Pastor, author and educator

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