David Dodson: The plumb line and the right path
The theologically trained president of MDC, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating barriers to opportunity, describes his work as a “secular expression of faith.”
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Donald L. McCoy and Chris Mangum became friends and founded Jobs for Life. Photos courtesy of Jobs for Life
Friendship at the heart of a mission
The friendship between three men -- two African-American pastors and a white businessman -- formed the core of Jobs for Life, a Christian nonprofit that has helped more than 22,000 men and women find employment.
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar: Coming together to create
The founder of Urban Bush Women talks about the values that underlie the dance company: community, collaboration and multi-disciplinarity.
Ross Kane: In South Sudan, we do not lose heart
An Episcopal priest who worked as a volunteer in Sudan says that recent fighting, while tragic, does not cause him to lose hope in the church’s peace ministry there.
Claire Wimbush: Broken people walking toward wholeness
The Rev. Claire Wimbush, who was born with spastic cerebral palsy, wonders what it means to be a Christian with a disability. In this 10-minute video, she explains why the wounded body of Jesus shows us a kind of wholeness that does not depend on physical perfection.
Marguerite "Maggy" Barankitse: Love made me an inventor
After surviving the horrors of the Burundian genocide, Maggy Barankitse established a complex set of institutions to help war orphans survive and thrive. Her project is built on her faith in God’s love and the belief that raising a new generation in hope will disrupt the cycle of violence.
Bill Stanfield with some of the children involved in the Metanoia ministry. Photo courtesy of Metanoia
Metanoia Community Development Corporation and its activities
The ministry of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina has worked in the Chicora-Cherokee community of North Charleston for 10 years and has created a sustainable model of faith-based, community-led, asset-driven community development.
Holly J. Burkhalter: Everyone is part of the mission
The human rights organization International Justice Mission is effective in part because everyone working there understands their role in the Christian institution’s mission, says a senior leader.
Christopher L. Heuertz: Unity in silence
Contemplative silence allows uncommon people to find common ground and a deep understanding that is at the heart of Christian faith: God is love.
Rod Dreher: Called to live in this community
Seeing his hometown rally around his dying sister prompted a journalist to move back to the Louisiana community in which he had grown up. But as he writes in his memoir, “The Little Way of Ruthie Leming,” reconciliation was not easy.