Ned Barnett is the editorial page editor of The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, with previous experience as a freelance writer, wire service correspondent and newspaper editor and reporter. A native of Philadelphia, he is a graduate of Fairfield University. He lives in Raleigh.
Staccato Powell has overseen stunning growth in his AME Zion church in downtown Raleigh, which he sees as part of a “new church” that stresses Christian fervor over denominational identity. But his goal, he says, is to revitalize the traditional church, not to reject it.
Staccato Powell, a national leader in the AME Zion church, got his unusual name from a television series. The meaning of the word -- a burst of short, separate notes -- also fits his speaking style.
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.
In the heart of tobacco country, a United Methodist church is helping create a new economic future by providing adult computer training. Some members weren’t sure, but most agreed: It’s exactly what the church should be doing.
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