Author

Celeste Kennel-Shank

Journalist

Celeste Kennel-Shank is an award-winning journalist and ordained Mennonite minister living in Chicago. She is pastor of an emerging community of faith called Moveable Feast and is the author of the book “What You Sow Is a Bare Seed: A Countercultural Christian Community During Five Decades of Change.” 

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Scholarships available for the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising 

Applications for the Thomas H. Lake Scholarship are now open! This scholarship supports participants in the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF), a program designed to help religious leaders explore the spirituality of fundraising and gain skills essential for their work. 

Applications will be accepted until Monday, August 3, 2026. Applicants should expect to hear a decision by the end of August.

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