Zack Harold is a West Virginia native, the grandson of a coal miner, the son of a Pentecostal preacher, a former newspaper and magazine editor and a freelance journalist. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The New Republic, Lapham's Quarterly and 100 Days in Appalachia.
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.
A learning resource for Christian leaders and their
