Browse articles by type

Faith & Leadership offers original content about Christian institutions and leaders, as well as other disciplines. You can sort content by these categories and filter by these categories when browsing the site.

Feature Articles

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

Reconciliation on campus

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a rare model of a large institution that has woven racial reconciliation into its DNA, despite the fact that trying to achieve this goal can be messy and discouraging.

By Jason Byassee Senior minister, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto
Image link to article: Reconciliation on campus

Plugged in . . . to the future

By Ned Barnett Journalist

In the heart of tobacco country, a United Methodist church is helping create a new economic future by providing adult computer training. Some members weren’t sure, but most agreed: It’s exactly what the church should be doing.

After the deluge

Rebuilding a community, block by block. An innovative partnership created by two United Methodist pastors revitalizes flood-ravaged neighborhoods in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

By Madelaine Jerousek-Smith Journalist
Image link to article: After the deluge

The coffeehouse church

By Lynn Gosnell Journalist

Leaders of a 100-year-old United Methodist Church in San Antonio discerned a call to create a new, missional community. But instead of planting a church, they planted a coffeehouse.

Clergy women make connections

Women have been entering into ministry in large numbers for decades. But few women lead congregations, and those who do are likely to lead small congregations.

By Natalie Gott Vizuete Journalist
Image link to article: Clergy women make connections

Repairing the garden

The Center for Faith & Work is the “cultural renewal arm” of Manhattan’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Its goal: to equip, connect and mobilize members to transform the workplace and the world.

By Bob Wells Faith & Leadership associate editor, retired
Image link to article: Repairing the garden

Tough love

Leading with the rod and staff. Wilson Gunn, general presbyter in Washington, D.C., has earned a reputation as a straight shooter with a sense of humor.

By Edie Gross Journalist
Image link to article: Tough love

Love God, love your neighbor

By Edie Gross Journalist

A new vision of a historic tradition. A Baptist church in Washington, D.C., with a history of commitment to social justice leverages its real estate assets to help revitalize the congregation and engage community partners.