Congregations

The value of levity in the local church

Play helps us understand God and open new paths for ministry, says a pastor

By Andy Stanton-Henry Co-director, Quaker Leadership Center at Earlham School of Religion

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Through partnership, prayer and perseverance, a small, suburban congregation responds to the community’s need for affordable housing

It took 16 years for Brigit’s Village, a 40-unit, intergenerational apartment complex in northern Colorado, to come to fruition.

By Daliah Singer Journalist

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Karl Stutzman and Ruth Szpunar: How do religious leaders evaluate information?

A new study examines how clergy find and evaluate the information they need and how they help congregants navigate today’s information landscape.

Grief comes in many forms

We have the right to grieve the loss of anything connected to our hearts. Church can be a place where those losses are recognized, writes a minister and therapist.

By Peggy Haymes Minister, therapist and writer

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Historic church teaches about the past and engages the present

The oldest Black congregation in Chicago restores its historic building while reaching out as history is made in the city today.

By Celeste Kennel-Shank Journalist

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‘Becoming a Future-Ready Church: 8 Shifts to Encourage and Empower the Next Generation of Leaders’

A missiologist, a religion journalist and a church researcher write about one of the largest American churches in the 1960s in an excerpt from a recent book.

Daniel Yang Adelle Banks Warren Bird

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When the power goes out, churches offer shelter through the Community Lighthouse network

New Orleans churches and community centers are being outfitted with backup and solar power to create a microgrid for residents during the city’s frequent outages. But that’s not the only value they offer.

By Delaney Dryfoos Journalist

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Who supports you in times of crisis?

Families and congregations can help sustain us through life’s difficulties, but institutions also play a crucial role, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By David L. Odom Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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Religious AI: Seven principles to consider when using GPTs

After studying religious GPTs, a scholar of technology and faith offers guidelines to help pastors who use these tools.

By Heidi A. Campbell Professor, Texas A&M University

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Embracing a fruitless season

A writer adapts the church traditions of his childhood in Montserrat, where fruit and flowers decorate the sanctuaries, to his life in the United States

By Andrew J. Skerritt Writer

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On Christmas Eve, Christ House marks four decades of providing healthcare for unhoused men

A Washington, D.C., nonprofit celebrates the 40th anniversary of its ministry of medical support, community building and leadership in the field.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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