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Communities of Practice connect young Jewish adults to synagogues

An initiative across the Reform movement sparked innovative ideas to engage millennial Jews in institutional religious life.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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ThinkHouse offers a co-working, co-living fellowship for young entrepreneurs

Starting a business can be lonely. But a new residential program creates a space where a blend of education, mentoring and collaboration supports folks engaged in new ventures.

By Shannon Hartsoe Journalist

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A community grows its way out of poverty

A pastor in rural North Carolina has developed a farming and beekeeping operation that improves the health of local residents while training a new generation.

By Bridgette A. Lacy Journalist

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An Atlanta church restores its forest and helps urban residents connect with God and nature

Under the guidance of a visionary minister and an energetic lay leader, Central Congregational UCC turned its overgrown 8-acre forest into a nature preserve. The payoff has been far greater than the church expected.

By Lindsay M. Moss Journalist

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A Grand Rapids church chooses people over historic space

Eight years ago, a Grand Rapids congregation left its stately but deteriorating church for a plain, empty building in a tough part of town. Today, the risk has paid off with a smaller but committed congregation heavily involved in neighborhood ministry.

By Charles Honey Journalist

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Youthfront unleashes the theological imagination of young people

Youthfront, a 72-year-old Kansas City youth ministry, is passionate about recovering classic Christian formation in the lives of young people. At Youthfront LaCygne, they’ve created a theological playground, a space for young people to think, reflect, doubt and pray.

By Michelle Strausbaugh Journalist

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A congregation deepens worship with collaborative visual displays

Using materials as simple as duct tape, cloth and cinder block, the staff and laypeople at Tabernacle Baptist Church create visual installations that immerse the congregation -- including a significant population of Burmese refugees -- in the worship experience.

By Edie Gross Journalist