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Journalistic narratives about catalytic organizations and leaders that are innovative while remaining rooted in tradition

Coming together for the kingdom

Seven years ago, one Seattle church sacrificed itself to another for the benefit of future generations in a remarkable story of trust, generosity and grace. In the accompanying Q&A, the Rev. Eugene Cho talks about the details of the merger and how his congregation, Quest Church, incorporated the traditions and gifts of an older church.

By Joely Johnson Mork Journalist

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Cynthia Weems: Lessons from a church in Key West

Visiting Key West reminds a pastor that while the church can provide welcome stability, it also must function like a seesaw, bringing balance to our communities by serving their needs.

By Cynthia Weems Senior pastor, First UMC of Miami

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Notre Dame students model a life of faith in progress for teens

Notre Dame Vision youth academy has 1,400 teenage participants but what really sets it apart are the undergraduates who serve as 'mentors in faith' -- role models of a life of faith in progress.

By Tara Hunt

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Perfect match

Diallo and Jameel Smith have used their entrepreneurial talent in Detroit to both plant Awakenings Movement -- a nondenominational church -- and open a table tennis social club called Drive.

By Susan L. Oppat Journalist

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More than a meal

The Nashville Food Project tackles hunger as a symptom of poverty, with a multifaceted approach that includes gardens, food trucks, community partners and a sense of respect for people in need.

By Fiona Soltes Journalist

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Gateway to church for young adults

Charlotte/One is a ministry in North Carolina’s largest city that brings together 20- and 30-year-olds with the intention of losing them -- to local churches.

By Ken Garfield Journalist

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What is this place? Cafe? Bar? Church?

Part of a growing movement to find new ways of doing and being church, Luther's Table in Renton, Washington, is a venue that defies description, a cafe/bar/nightclub/hub that just happens to be a church.

By Bonnie Rochman

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School brings life to empty buildings

A decaying and empty Episcopal church complex became an asset to its poor Philadelphia neighborhood after church leaders saw its potential as a free school for needy children.

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Journalist and UCC minister

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A church reborn

Six years after being given a dying church's building, Shepherd's House UMC, an African immigrant congregation in Durham, NC, is a beacon of renewal.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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Giving up carbon for Lent

Can the Ecumenical Lenten Carbon Fast help reverse climate change and revitalize the church at the same time?

By Joshua Eaton Journalist

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