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Lawndale Christian Community Church invests in its neighborhood with an “ecosystem” of programs, services and discipleship opportunities intended to help everyone who lives there thrive.
Link to author Alison Bowen
In the mountain area devastated by Hurricane Helene, waiting has become a part of life. And for many, that life also entails the hard work of hope, writes a speaker, author and musician who lives there.
Link to author David LaMotte
Volunteers from a small North Carolina church feed their neighbors each week with a hot meal and companionship in an outsize effort to the community.
Link to author Yonat Shimron
In this excerpt from his upcoming book, a scholar reflects on wandering and welcome.
Link to author Jesse A. Zink
Seven Christian writers reflect on the election results and how to move forward faithfully.
While national studies can give us a broad picture of religion in the U.S., effective faith leaders must listen to the actual people in their local contexts.
Almost 40 years ago, an ecumenical group of faith leaders rallied to save a historic property in Richmond, Virginia. They have continued its prayerful tradition while creating a place for refuge and education.
Link to author Edie Gross
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
A mother’s boundless generosity reflects the Christian call to hospitality, writes the associate director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program.
Link to author Angel Eaglin
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
Hopeful people don’t blindly assume that everything is going to be all right; they work for a better future, writes the director of research at Duke’s Office of Climate and Sustainability.
Link to author Norman Wirzba
