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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.
Relationships make a difference even in the hardest times
History reminds us of the importance of relationships, especially when our humanity is threatened.
Link to author Emma Akpan
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Emma Akpan
Writer
With study, care and patience, a church makes a long-term commitment to help one family at a time
Partnered with other faith communities in their city, a small Virginia congregation has spent decades investing in families for the long haul.
Link to author Edie Gross
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Edie Gross
Journalist
We are not OK. Does it help to start saying so?
In casual conversation, I am now admitting not all is well, writes an editor of Faith & Leadership.
Link to author Aleta Payne
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Aleta Payne
Senior editor, Faith & Leadership
Sounding the alarm against empire
Faced with the mass mobilization of federal forces in Washington, D.C., a United Methodist Church pastor writes about how she and others are offering protection and hope.
Link to author Donna Claycomb Sokol
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Donna Claycomb Sokol
Pastor, Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
What do the roads look like in the kingdom of God? Why urban planning is a theological issue
Urban spaces are designed for cars, not people. But this focus deprives our citizens, especially the most vulnerable, of freedom and safety, writes a Nashville pastor who serves on a transportation advisory group.
Link to author Robin L. Owen
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Robin L. Owen
Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
We can’t just place Black women in leadership, we need to support them
It is not enough to appoint Black women to leadership and call it progress. Without deep, sustained support, the very systems that claim to celebrate us can also harm us, says a preacher and communications specialist.
Link to author Brittini L. Palmer
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Brittini L. Palmer
Writer and preacher
Where do we go from here? One approach to help white Christian workplaces become more inclusive
The unfreeze, change, freeze model, developed in the 1940s, is a practical way for predominantly white workplaces to embrace and implement cultural change.
Link to author Kenneth Young
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Kenneth Young
Pastor and director of external relationships, Massachusetts Council of Churches
‘Love Made Me an Inventor: The Story of Maggy Barankitse’
A professor of ethics recounts the story and impact of humanitarian Maggy Barankitse in a new book.
Link to author David Toole
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David Toole
