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Jeffrey Kaster: How to empower youth to do theology

Youth ministry experts with decades of experience are learning the benefits of engaging youth in theological reflection that isn’t dumbed down, writes the coordinator of the Lilly Youth Theology Network.

By Jeffrey Kaster Coordinator, Lilly Youth Theology Network

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Try Pie helps Iowa teens build bonds across racial and economic divides

Apple, pumpkin, blueberry or pecan, sometimes a pie is more than a pie. To a group of teenage girls in Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Iowa, pies mean jobs, education, faith development and reconciliation.

By Susan Flansburg Journalist

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ZOE offers empowerment model to help orphans in Africa and beyond

A U.S. Christian relief organization changed its approach from charity to a sustainable effort to lift poor children out of poverty.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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A Brooklyn church temporarily shuts down its hunger ministry in order to sustain it

Closing the food pantry and meal program for two months allowed staff and volunteers at Greenpoint Reformed Church to reorganize and professionalize its hunger ministry.

By Genine Babakian Journalist

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A Detroit pastor and her church are building something big with tiny homes

As both pastor and nonprofit executive director, the Rev. Faith Fowler is known for her outreach to the poor. Her latest effort: a village of tiny homes that will allow people to become stakeholders in their neighborhood and in their city.

By Patricia Montemurri Journalist

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A struggling Texas church is slowly rising again, becoming leaven for the community

Despite years of decline and worries about the future, Austin's Memorial UMC is moving forward in ministry, with bread baking, ESL classes and a decidedly Wesleyan model of church focused not on themselves but on their neighbors.

By Eileen E. Flynn Journalist

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Christian school embraces design thinking to help form creative, empathetic citizens

Mount Vernon Presbyterian School in Atlanta wasn't satisfied with only changing its physical space and teaching methods. School leaders also created a nonprofit institute to encourage other educators to adopt the model.

By Lindsay M. Moss Journalist

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'Be the bee': The beehive as a metaphor for life in Christian community

When liturgical candle maker Martin Marklin became curious about the creatures making the wax he used in his business, he found his life and work transformed. In this 5-minute video, Marklin explains what bees can teach us about living as Christians.

Experiment in interfaith relations brings Muslims and Christians together not just to talk, but to act

Using a novel approach borrowed from the tech world, Christians and Muslims come together, coupling words and actions in pursuit of a shared concern: finding a way to make the world a greener place.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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Teen's online church draws young people from around the world

Founded and pastored by a Tacoma teenager, The Robloxian Christians is a real -- albeit virtual -- church where young people gather to worship, pray and connect. And it has important lessons for those who lead traditional churches and church-related institutions.

By Joely Johnson Mork Journalist

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