William Lowrey: Don't lose the larger vision
A Presbyterian minister who helped resolve bloody conflicts in Sudan reflects on his long career of peacemaking in America and Africa.
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Lisa Nichols Hickman: Surprising partnerships
Surprising partnerships broaden ministry, heighten expectation and lengthen stamina for the long haul.
Emmanuel Katongole: Receiving such a one as this
By embracing the poor and weak in international ministry, we also learn to embrace those communities here in the U.S. -- and the vulnerable core of who we are as children of God -- says the Catholic priest and expert on global Christianity and reconciliation.
Ellen F. Davis: A future of hope
We are still torn, in our churches and in our hearts, between the impulse toward reconciliation with our enemies and the conviction that God’s justice must be upheld, writes the professor of Bible and practical theology.
Melissa Wiginton: Crossing the aisle at Q
Try talking about something other than the worrisome future of the church, writes the vice president for Education Beyond the Walls at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Stephen R. Haynes: Memphis 'kneel-ins' tested churches
The 1960s campaign to integrate churches needs to be remembered and re-examined, says the author of “The Last Segregated Hour: The Memphis Kneel-Ins and the Campaign for Southern Church Desegregation.”
Seventy volunteers formed a bucket brigade to move 7 metric tons of dirt up four steep flights of steps to fill 50 kiddie pools that make up the rooftop garden that will serve two nearby food pantries. Photo courtesy of Metro Baptist Church
Big impact in the Big Apple
Metro Baptist Church and its sister nonprofit, Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries, have made the most of resources to create a thriving ministry to the poor in Hell’s Kitchen with a small budget and staff.
Thomas Hoyt Jr.: A fanatic for ecumenism
Ecumenism is about being in relationships with other denominations, other people and all humanity, says the senior bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Home for good
A faith-based program in Charlotte, N.C., uses trained mentors to help keep African Americans out of prison.
Justin Coleman: Reclaiming holy ground
God never left the Houston neighborhoods where gangs rule, but the church did. Now a congregation is trying to change that, writes its lead pastor.