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Throughout her life, the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray’s writing, teaching and preaching made clear that true community demands the work of radical social transformation.
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A group of volunteers offers a faithful presence in San Diego’s immigration court
After an effort tied to World Refugee Day, a Catholic diocese organically grew a program for faithful people to be witnesses for immigrants.
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Kate Morrissey
Journalist
Deon K. Johnson: As America marks its 250th year, the church has a crucial role to play in accurately telling the nation’s story (long version)
The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri’s ministry of writing and sharing daily prayers touches people beyond his parishes, as does his family’s experience of a traumatic year caught up in the federal crackdown on immigrants.
Deon K. Johnson: As America marks its 250th year, the church has a crucial role to play in accurately telling the nation’s story
The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri’s ministry of writing and sharing daily prayers touches people beyond his parishes, as does his family’s experience of a traumatic year caught up in the federal crackdown on immigrants.
‘Healing the Wounds of the Displaced: Pastoral Ministry in Immigrant Churches’
A pastor offers his reflections on pastoral work in the immigrant community and the need for new ecclesiological models for ministry on the margins. In this excerpt, he writes a letter sharing his personal experience as a formerly undocumented immigrant.
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Francisco Zamora Avila
The burden of healing when forgiveness becomes political
More than a decade after the massacre at Emanuel AME Church, a pastor reflects on what is required for true forgiveness to occur.
Link to author Byron L. Benton
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Byron L. Benton
Senior pastor, Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church
Queering southern hospitality
How churches practice welcome in the rural South.
Link to author Claire Brown
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Claire Brown
Priest and writer
Beyond church walls, common threads catalyze communities
Faith & Leadership checks in with three previously featured projects about their continued learning and growth over recent years.
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Edie Gross
Journalist
How can the Black church combat the erasure of Black history?
The current threats to Black historical memory should serve as a call for Christian leaders to preserve, celebrate and commemorate Black history, says a pastor of a historic church.
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Kenneth Young
Pastor and director of external relationships, Massachusetts Council of Churches
Moral fatigue and the quiet exhaustion of doing the right thing
We are called to remain true to the common good despite opposition and adversity. That feels particularly hard now, but the Bible offers reassurance.
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Khristi Lauren Adams
Author
Building resilient neighborhoods
A faith-based community development program in Pittsburgh works to heal the traumas of local residents and create sustainable change. Meanwhile, it’s coping with federal funding cuts amid growing demand for its services.
