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‘Faithful, Creative, Hopeful: Fifteen Theses for Christians in a Crisis-Shaped World’
In this excerpt from his upcoming book, a scholar reflects on wandering and welcome.
Link to author Jesse A. Zink
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Jesse A. Zink
Principal, Montreal Diocesan Theological College
A note to pastors from a visitor in your pews
Writing from her perspective as a former pastor and now frequent church visitor, an associate director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s Thriving Congregations Coordination Program suggests simple, concrete ways to welcome the visiting stranger.
Link to author Sarah E. Forsyth
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Sarah E. Forsyth
Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
Get to know your city government: 6 free ways to get started
National politics consume a lot of our attention. But a local government focus often is more important for churches that want to work in their communities, says a consultant who has served in government and the church.
Link to author Rick Reinhard
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Rick Reinhard
Consultant, The Lakelands Institute
Baking bread, breaking bread, and the lessons for pastors in both
Successful bread dough requires a delicate balance between tension and rest, and so do faith communities, explains a baker and writer.
Link to author Kendall Vanderslice
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Kendall Vanderslice
Author
A congregation and community struggle to save their historic building
Everyone wants the same thing: to restore the beloved stone building in west Philadelphia so the community and local congregations can use it. But years of deferred maintenance, disagreements and the effects of the pandemic are forcing them to ramp up their efforts.
Link to author Annette John-Hall
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Annette John-Hall
Journalist
An alternative to despair
In a season that can feel laden with moral panic and conscious apathy complicated by the illusion of innocence, two pastors invoke hope, courage and a commitment to justice as paths to transformation.
Jamar A. Boyd II
Jason D. Thompson
Becca Edwards: Science is a tool that helps us better live out our faith
In her work as a climate action fellow, a former science professor equips clergy and laypeople to advocate for environmental justice.
Progressive white churches resist anti-racism too
Research reveals that progressive white churches aren’t always willing to tackle racism.
Brian Harrington
Gerardo Martí
Faith partners fight against ‘heat islands’: How a coalition works to lower temperatures and decrease flooding in cities
A church and a faith-based institute join a coalition that helps people create cooler, safer neighborhoods where residents can thrive.
Link to author Leslie Quander Wooldridge
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Leslie Quander Wooldridge
Journalist
Breathing Space: One church’s experiment with guaranteed minimum income
A church offered a “guaranteed gift” of $500 per month for a year to two neighbor-partners as a way to respect recipients’ dignity and give them more agency.
Link to author Rhonda Mawhood Lee
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Rhonda Mawhood Lee
Priest, spiritual director and writer
