Congregations

La Cocina VA sets a table for training and workforce development

A nonprofit’s partnership with two Virginia churches offers a model for collaboration between faith-based and community-based organizations.

By Leslie Quander Wooldridge Journalist

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Offering an ongoing response to mental health needs

As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, we must continue to be responsive to a national crisis worsened by COVID-19.

By Jessica Young Brown Licensed clinical psychologist

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Crowdsourcing data projects help faith congregations get involved in creating justice

Volunteering for research initiatives like the Mapping Prejudice project in Minneapolis educates church members on how to rectify present injustice.

By Todd Nelson Journalist

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Finding inspiration in lessons from the quiet faithful

At moments when Christianity seems gripped by scandal, reassurance can be found in vital work being done by congregations and faith leaders, writes a communications specialist with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Emily Lund Communications Specialist, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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An octogenarian ponders the post-pandemic church

How do you plan for tomorrow in a fractured, fast-moving and ever-evolving world? asks the founding director of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

By William G. Enright Founding director emeritus, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

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Naming the beast, shifting power, taking a breath

As we resume connection, our fears ease and contemplation becomes possible, a priest and a psychologist write.

Elizabeth Felicetti Melissa Perrin

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Suggestions for congregations entering the next phase of COVID-19

Recognizing the harms done by the last two years, a psychologist who specializes in the intersection of faith and mental health offers some practices to help churches reconnect as communities.

By Jessica Young Brown Licensed clinical psychologist

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Shifting politics and boosted technology were taking hold in some congregations pre-pandemic

While congregational life for many has been altered in the last two years by COVID-19, the latest iteration of the National Congregations Study shows that changes were already underway in faith communities.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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What is your congregation’s DNA?

By investigating a church’s founding mission — its DNA — today’s leaders can reconnect with the congregation’s history to help it grow and thrive, writes a consultant.