Social innovation

Yes in God’s Back Yard wants to build homes for those most in need of them

A faith-based initiative anchored in San Diego would use property owned by religious institutions to help address an affordable-housing crisis.

By Kate Morrissey Journalist

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The Gallatin hotel as an economic engine for ministry

A real estate developer who has transformed Nashville churches into boutique hotels has created the Rooms for Rooms program, which donates a portion of hotel profits to organizations working with people experiencing homelessness.

By Fiona Soltes Journalist

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A new relationship with time

Reconsidering workplace norms is one way to help dismantle racism and seed transformation in a post-pandemic world, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Alaina Kleinbeck Director, Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program

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Wendy Puffer: Design thinking can reveal problems and re-imagine solutions

Using the principles of design thinking can push Christian leaders to listen more closely to their surrounding communities and be more creative in addressing their needs, says the co-founder of Marion Design Co.

Leadership lessons from "The Crown"

As the Netflix series makes clear, traditioned innovation benefits from history, not from nostalgia, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Nathan Kirkpatrick Principal, Saison Consulting, LLC

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'Here for you, not because of you' -- Nashville nonprofit serves up coffee, soap and empowerment

Building on strengths and taking the long view, a Christ-centered South Nashville nonprofit emerges as a catalyst for holistic community development.

By Fiona Soltes Journalist

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Facing wicked problems in anxious times

When we approach dauntingly complex decisions from a place of empathy and curiosity, we might discover a different solution, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Victoria Atkinson White Managing director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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A campus ministry opens a pay-as-you-can deli just as the pandemic hits

When the students at the Baptist Student Ministry in the Rio Grande Valley opened a deli near campus, they knew it was innovative. What they didn’t know was that their restaurant would become a vital source of meals for people in need.

By Elizabeth Le'anani Coffee Community engagement facilitator, H.E. Butt Foundation

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Darren Walker: Justice is calling to the weary soul of a nation

The head of the Ford Foundation discusses his philosophy of philanthropy, proximity and social justice, including the role faith communities and their leaders should play.

Affordable housing rises where a church building once stood

After a period of discernment and community engagement, a congregation takes a risk and finds its way back home.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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'Business is the calling God has ordained for me to do'

John Gasangwa, an entrepreneur who grew up in a refugee camp, uses his business training to create jobs in remote western Rwanda. Arise Rwanda Ministries has developed the coffee trade as well as educational and microlending opportunities for people living in the region.

By Bruce Buursma Journalist

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