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Forming laity, for life and ministry

In a time of great change in the Catholic Diocese of Camden, NJ, a program gives laypeople the skills they need to bring a new vibrancy and passion to the local parish.

By Christine A. Scheller Journalist

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Welcome, the message of Las Posadas

In Apex, NC, and across the country, churches are using the Latin American tradition of Las Posadas to connect people to Hispanic culture and the Christmas story -- and to spread the message of hospitality.

By Cherry Crayton Writer

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Abilene Christian University connects

A school in West Central Texas offers students the latest technology and the intellectual tools to theologically engage the digital world.

By Fiona Soltes Journalist

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New future for an aging congregation

By Judy Wiley

A dwindling congregation in Dallas shares its space with four international congregations and a health clinic as a way of ensuring that its legacy lives on after its members are gone.

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.