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Bivocational ministry can’t become an excuse to underpay our ministers

Bivocational ministry might become more common in the future, but we can’t let that trend include exploitation and financial insecurity, says an author.

By Melissa Florer-Bixler Pastor, Raleigh Mennonite Church

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How to think about long-term viability in the face of urgent needs

Five questions centered on mission and vision can help organizational leaders find clarity about the sustainability of their work, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By David L. Odom Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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One Black church's COVID-19 response: ‘Alleviate, educate, activate’

Faced with the viral pandemic, the response by some churches reinforces the important role they still play in the Black community, writes a Brooklyn pastor.

By Tyrone Stevenson Senior pastor, Hope City Church

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What can you do with a church building? Support local religion journalism

A congregation in Spokane, Washington, offered its building to a digital news startup, allowing it to grow into a million-dollar organization, writes the founder of the site.

By Tracy Simmons Executive director, SpokaneFAVS.com

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Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church works for the environment and for community well-being

For 40 years, a small, rural North Carolina church has played a crucial role in what is now known as the environmental justice movement.

By Dan Holly Journalist

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Could spiritual practices help young adults struggling with violence?

This first generation to come of age in the spiritual-but-not-religious era also is the first generation to deal regularly with mass violence. Could soulful practices help young adults process grief and fear? asks an author.

By Dori Baker Author and consultant

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At Epiphany, new ways of being

We can look to the unlikely group gathered for Christ’s nativity as a model for friendship, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Alaina Kleinbeck Director, Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program

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Can’t relate to Christmas Mary? There’s good news for you too

For women without biological children, the veneration of Mary can be alienating. But Mary’s freedom song in Luke’s Gospel offers another way to regard the mother of Jesus, writes an author.

By Erin S. Lane Writer

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Addressing a history of enslavement is key to reparations

A pastor and a sociologist write about the process that a congregation went through to understand and address the enslavers enshrined in their windows.

Lauren Jones Mayfield Gerardo Martí

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Antidotes to compassion fatigue

A group of researchers found that feeling God’s presence was key to pastors’ avoiding exhaustion in the pandemic.

Ed de St. Aubin Jessica Krukowski Matthew Evans

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