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Deon K. Johnson: As America marks its 250th year, the church has a crucial role to play in accurately telling the nation’s story
The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri’s ministry of writing and sharing daily prayers touches people beyond his parishes, as does his family’s experience of a traumatic year caught up in the federal crackdown on immigrants.
Responding to AI concerns is a matter of pastoral care
As with any significant community change, clergy need to support their congregants through the personal, ethical and social implications of AI, writes a pastor who also directs the Technology, Innovation & Digital Engagement Lab at Union Theological Seminary.
Link to author Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes
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Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes
Pastor, author and educator
A recipe for thriving rural congregations despite shifting demographics
Faced with declining attendance and aging membership, rural pastors can invite reflection on congregational history and community needs to adapt for new opportunities.
Link to author Trisha Wheelock
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Trisha Wheelock
Program director, The Moses Project
Beyond church walls, common threads catalyze communities
Faith & Leadership checks in with three previously featured projects about their continued learning and growth over recent years.
Link to author Edie Gross
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Edie Gross
Journalist
‘Embodied Reconciliation: Congregational Healing as Pastoral Care’
In this excerpt, a scholar asks, What are the tasks of pastoral care and leadership in the wake of conflict or tension within a community of faith?
Link to author Leanna K. Fuller
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Leanna K. Fuller
Associate professor, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Is AI out of control?
One researcher’s survey on technology use in congregations points to how quickly new technology can be adopted, both willingly and not.
Link to author A. Trevor Sutton
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A. Trevor Sutton
Pastor and writer
Faithful people are called to deep politics, not cheap politics
The teachings of Jesus require us to engage in the work of justice. That is different from partisan politics, writes a peace activist.
Link to author David LaMotte
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David LaMotte
Songwriter, speaker, author and peace activist
Mayra Macedo-Nolan: A faith-based network’s response to a traumatic year
In Southern California, the combined crises of wildfires and a federal immigration crackdown are known as fire and ICE. The executive director of a community coalition talks about the ongoing response her group has been part of and the sustainability of such work.
‘Braving the Truth: Essential Essays for Reckoning with and Reimagining Faith’
In a new posthumous collection of her essays, friends of writer Rachel Held Evans reflect on her work. Theologian Candice Marie Benbow shares thoughts in this excerpt on feminism and allyship.
Link to author Candice Marie Benbow
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Candice Marie Benbow
Author
The limits of hope and the promise of joy
In an excerpt from his new book, “Ancestors: Those Who Bless Us, Curse Us and Hold Us,” an AME pastor writes about the church as inherently political and why we cannot wait on God for change.
Link to author William H. Lamar IV
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William H. Lamar IV
Pastor, Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church
