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

Cheryl M. Lawrence: Preaching, teaching, mowing and hoeing

Some pastors live in less-than-optimal circumstances. Cheryl M. Lawrence’s parsonage provided both a humbling and a heartwarming realization -- even amid some silliness.

By Cheryl M. Lawrence United Methodist pastor

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The mission is the work

A recovery program for substance abusers run by a street-smart former addict has become a national model for both treatment and social entrepreneurship.

By Jesse James DeConto Journalist

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'We have been resurrected'

By Bob Wells Faith & Leadership associate editor, retired

Two years ago, tiny Saint Cyprian’s Episcopal Church was dying. Today, to everyone’s surprise, it is beginning to thrive. It’s a testament to the work of dedicated lay leaders in the historically African-American congregation and a retired white Lutheran pastor.

Pastoral leadership: The one thing that matters

Pastors can feel incompetent when they are asked to take charge of everything from facilities to strategic planning. But Paul Feela offers three leadership practices that help him stay focused on the most indispensible part of his job: keeping the gospel’s call to communion before himself and the parish.

By Paul Feela Pastor, Lumen Christi Catholic Community

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Peer groups change the work of denominational officials in Massachusetts UCC

Nine years after the creation of pastor peer groups, the support afforded to local clergy is also paying dividends for the regional staff who supervise them.

By Maria Mallory White Journalist

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Illuminating the word of God

The Saint John’s Bible combines captivating, original art and hand-inked Scripture to create a Bible that engages readers in a deep way.

By Jeff Strickler Journalist

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Keeping it in the neighborhood

Kit Danley founded Neighborhood Ministries, a Phoenix-based holistic outreach organization serving low-income families and at-risk children, after her "phone booth" conversion.

By Jennifer Pinner

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Hip-hop mosaic

Efrem Smith uses hip-hop music in church, but it’s not a marketing gimmick. For this pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church, embracing hip-hop culture is an expression of his theology and a means of achieving the goal of his ministry: a church that’s a mosaic of all kinds of people.

By Jeff Strickler Journalist

New pastors, small churches

By Ned Barnett Journalist

A PC(USA) program matches new seminary graduates with small churches. For some pastors it means moving from Seattle or Los Angeles to the Dakotas. For the congregations, it means welcoming a leader -- often for the first time in years.

Signs of change

A once-struggling Florida congregation is bursting with new life after being adopted by a thriving multi-site megachurch, Grace Church.

By Bob Wells Faith & Leadership associate editor, retired