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

Dinner -- and the gospel -- is served, at St. Lydia's

A church at once ancient and new, Saint Lydia’s is a self-styled “dinner church,” where worship, drawing on early Christian practices, takes place around a full, sit-down meal.

By Ansley Roan Journalist

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Jacob's Well

It’s one thing to start a church; it's another to keep it going. As Jacob’s Well has discovered, even the most cutting-edge, creative and vibrant church has to have organization and structure.

By Bob Wells Faith & Leadership associate editor, retired

Orphan diseases find a champion

Jimmy Lin -- a scientist and part-time seminarian -- founded the Rare Genomics Institute to blend science research with crowdfunding to help families of children with rare diseases.

By Melanie Ave Communications manager, Concordia Seminary St. Louis

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Elevating fast food

Is it possible to change the world one organic hamburger at a time? The founders of the Elevation Burger chain are going to try. They felt called to build on the positive aspects of the fast-food model to create an Earth-friendlier restaurant that offers healthier food at affordable prices.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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Good beginnings, great teachers

Half of new teachers quit in five years. But the New Teacher Center is changing that with a mentoring program that gives beginning teachers a good start on the path to excellence.

By Jennifer D. Jordan Journalist

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URBANbuild: Learning by doing

By Ryan Whirty

Tulane University architecture students design and build homes through an unusual professional training program that gives them the opportunity to lead a collaborative project that connects the ideas in the classroom to the needs of the community.

Emerald treasures

Emerald Avenue UMC and the nonprofit it created more than 20 years ago -- Emerald Youth Foundation -- are bringing new life to children and youth in some of the poorest neighborhoods in Knoxville, Tenn.

By Kelly Norrell

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Big impact in the Big Apple

Metro Baptist Church and its sister nonprofit, Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries, have made the most of resources to create a thriving ministry to the poor in Hell’s Kitchen with a small budget and staff.

By Genine Babakian Journalist

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Cristo Rey: Schools that work

With demanding academics and an innovative work-study program, Cristo Rey Catholic schools have thrived, sending thousands of disadvantaged students to college and creating a new and sustainable model of Catholic education.

By Sean Callahan Journalist

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'The Lord is risen!'

The Moravian Easter sunrise service in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a public event featuring a brass band and thousands of worshippers. It is steeped in a 240-year-old, deeply theological tradition that shapes each new generation.

By Bob Wells Faith & Leadership associate editor, retired

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