Lessons from Minneapolis for people of faith
A United Methodist pastor in Minneapolis emphasizes the importance of faith communities’ public ministry during a surge of immigration enforcement in his city.
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Clergy from across the country respond to opportunities for solidarity and learning in Minneapolis
A multifaith coalition invited religious leaders to come together and bear witness to the crisis started by Operation Metro Surge.
Link to author Dana Neuhauser
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Dana Neuhauser
Organizer and deacon
One day in the ministry of pastors in Minneapolis
Two Lutheran pastors in Minneapolis are providing for congregants’ needs and trying to hold onto joy amid the daily chaos and terror.
Martin Luther King Jr. is a hero who was also human
The people we admire must reflect a faithful commitment to ongoing spiritual formation despite their flaws. That is more important than perfection, a Methodist pastor writes.
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Justin Coleman
Senior pastor, University United Methodist Church
My New Year’s resolution? Take more risks
In a world that is volatile, uncertain, chaotic and ambiguous, it’s important to keep learning. But that means taking risks.
Link to author Chris Aho
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Chris Aho
Church leadership consultant
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
Link to author Andrew J. Skerritt
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Andrew J. Skerritt
Writer
I was slammed to the ground and arrested outside an ICE facility. It was a holy experience.
Internment sites are being operated across the country, writes a Chicago pastor. What we do with this knowledge tells us everything about the Christians we are.
Link to author Michael Woolf
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Michael Woolf
Senior minister, Lake Street Church of Evanston
Fear, anger and protest: A look inside the immigration crackdown in New York City
Photojournalist Carol Guzy and the Rev. Fabián Arias are regularly in the halls of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, which has become a center for detaining immigrants who appear for their court cases.
Finding abundance in our connection with God and one another
It is especially important in difficult times to understand what an authentically abundant life is and to engage in spiritual practices to sustain it, writes a psychologist who focuses on faith and mental health.
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Jessica Young Brown
Licensed clinical psychologist
Federal agents tear-gassed my block
A Chicago resident and her neighbors respond to federal agents, drawing upon the city’s organizing tradition in a time when people feel under threat.
Link to author Celeste Kennel-Shank
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Celeste Kennel-Shank
Journalist
Working collectively to stop the harm done to migrants
Being willing to pivot and to co-create solutions are two ways a church has learned to support migrants, writes a United Methodist pastor in Washington, D.C.
Link to author Stephanie Vader
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Stephanie Vader
Senior pastor, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C.
