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It’s difficult to preach a message of hope when you feel hopeless. But there are ways to revitalize your preaching while still being honest, says a pastor at Reservoir Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Link to author Lydia Shiu
A visitor finds peace and belonging at New Life Lutheran Church, which worships outdoors in the Texas Hill Country.
Link to author Mónica Tornoé
Rather than a series of “one-offs,” sermons can spark a conversation that fosters communal spiritual continuity in the congregation. Here are seven strategies to do that.
An expert in Jewish-Christian relations offers guidelines for avoiding the implicit and explicit expression of hatred toward Jews in Easter liturgies and practices.
Link to author Elena Procario-Foley
Congregations struggle to maintain educational programs without volunteer support.
Link to author Shari Finnell
A scholar’s book emerged from theology done in partnership with disabled Christians.
Link to author Sarah Jean Barton
Including pets in church services can be one way to re-imagine the meaning of fellowship and worship.
Many churches thought that vaccines would pave the way back to normal worship, but new COVID-19 realities are forcing us to keep pivoting.
Link to author Angie Kay Hong
With their plans upended on Holy Monday, a pastor and staff at a Michigan church leapt into Holy Week and Easter, revising as they went. He shares three insights he hopes will help others returning to in-person worship.
Link to author A. Trevor Sutton
The whole church benefits when those with special needs are welcome in worship, writes an academic who focuses on disability theology.
Link to author Brian Brock
What it looks like when one congregation spends seven weeks focused on a different vision of God.
Link to author Isaac Villegas
