10 ways to avoid inadvertent antisemitism during Holy Week
An expert in Jewish-Christian relations offers guidelines for avoiding the implicit and explicit expression of hatred toward Jews in Easter liturgies and practices.
Congregations
Recently published
Tags
Tags
Communication and the congregational leader
The underlying goal of church communication is to foster relationships, and its strategies should be developed with that in mind. A communications professional shares some best practices for improving church communication.
Link to author Natalie Aho
By
Natalie Aho
Program manager, Wake Forest University School of Divinity
The gospel lived out in the company of friends
Do we make church more complicated than it needs to be? A social entrepreneur revisits her hometown friends and reflects on friendship and what is holy and enduring about life in community.
Link to author Shannon Hopkins
By
Shannon Hopkins
Co-founder & lead cultivator, RootedGood
Declining volunteerism is changing the church experience
Congregations struggle to maintain educational programs without volunteer support.
Link to author Shari Finnell
By
Shari Finnell
Journalist
Struggling with what to do with your church building? Here’s how to find help
Congregations across the country are trying to figure out what to do with buildings that no longer serve their purpose. But there are many resources for leaders grappling with this issue, writes a project director at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving.
Link to author Elizabeth Lynn
By
Elizabeth Lynn
Project Director, Shifting Ground
Public health from the pulpit: First steps for clergy to help create healthier communities
The gap between clergy and health professionals is hard to bridge, but pastors and Christian leaders can begin with some simple steps to help their communities flourish, writes a public health professional.
Link to author Alejandra Salemi
By
Alejandra Salemi
Doctoral student, population health sciences
Rural churches are economic powerhouses for their communities
The outsize economic impact of rural churches on their communities calls for a renewed vision of their importance, according to a two-year study in North Carolina.
Link to author Emilie Haertsch
By
Emilie Haertsch
Communications manager, Partners for Sacred Places
People in the pews: Who’s missing, who’s hiding, who’s comfortable on the couch?
Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, pastors mourn the faces they no longer see and figure out how to serve those they’ve yet to meet in person.
Link to author Edie Gross
By
Edie Gross
Journalist
What can you do with a church building? Support local religion journalism
A congregation in Spokane, Washington, offered its building to a digital news startup, allowing it to grow into a million-dollar organization, writes the founder of the site.
Link to author Tracy Simmons
By
Tracy Simmons
Executive director, SpokaneFAVS.com
Top 10 Faith & Leadership stories from 2022
In the strange overlap between pandemic and not-quite-post-pandemic worlds, Christian leaders have had to find ways to continuously adapt.
A collective of mostly Black women seeks to create a church that prioritizes their needs
The Root Cause Collective aims to provide a flexible space for those marginalized by mainstream churches.
Link to author Cynthia R. Greenlee
By
Cynthia R. Greenlee
Journalist
