Author

Leslie Quander Wooldridge

Journalist

Leslie Quander Wooldridge is a writer, editor, speaker and coach. She is a former staff editor for AARP The Magazine, and her writing has appeared in outlets ranging from The Washington Post and Men’s Health to Business Insider. She’s based in Washington, D.C., and online at lesliequander.com.

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Apply for Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Exploring Christian Practices Initiative 

The Exploring Christian Practices Initiative aims to multiply opportunities and increase access to settings that help individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds explore and engage in Christian practices to address their spiritual interests and questions, find and build community with others, nourish their religious lives and grow in faith. 

An Interest Form and Letter of Interest are due March 25, 2026. Complete proposals are due May 18, 2026.

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