‘Parks & Recreation’ is the comfort our souls need
Rewatching a decade-old sitcom reminds us of hope in community and the value of local action, writes the director of communications for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Listening to people and investing in them as an act of radical service
Married pastors have transformed a vacant strip mall into a community development hub and base for needed services in a St. Louis suburb.
Link to author Valerie Schremp Hahn
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Valerie Schremp Hahn
Journalist
Artistic creativity fuels a Houston church’s mission
A Texas congregation has formed itself and transformed a worn-down warehouse with art at the core of theology and community.
Link to author Lindsay Peyton
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Lindsay Peyton
Journalist
Can AI help reverse Babel?
A multilingual congregation experiments with AI translation to improve communication in churches where people speak multiple languages, writes their pastor.
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A. Trevor Sutton
Pastor and writer
The visionary and the implementer: Partners combine strengths to launch a housing development for formerly homeless older adults
When San Antonio’s Catholic Worker house grew from offering a feeding ministry to building affordable housing, its leader got help from a surprising source: a former administrator in the city department that had tried to shut it down.
Link to author Robyn Ross
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Robyn Ross
Journalist
Resist the drama of national electoral politics and invest your time in local issues
Engaging in local politics helps avoid “political hobbyism” and focuses on the spaces most immediate to our lives.
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Adam Joyce
Writer
‘Sharing the Crust: A Communion of Saints in a Baltimore Neighborhood’
In this excerpt, the author writes about his friend and mentor Allan Tibbels’ “gift of prophetic conscience” and how it drove his work to build Christian community in a marginalized neighborhood.
Link to author Mark R. Gornik
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Mark R. Gornik
Director, City Seminary of New York
Community is inconvenient. But worth it
When the author got a second car, her life was much easier. But that convenience came at a cost — the small connections between people that build a sense of belonging.
Link to author Meagan Manas
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Meagan Manas
Pastor and licensed mental health counselor
Restorative justice practices teach high school students to share stories and resolve conflict
A nonprofit hosts conversation circles in schools as part of its commitment to healing trauma and preventing violence in Chicago’s Bronzeville community.
Link to author Alison Bowen
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Alison Bowen
Journalist
The pastor of a small church in a tiny town works to make a big difference
When the Rev. Antwon Nixon returned to his Georgia hometown, he didn't expect the call that would lead to his becoming a minister who would expand his church beyond its walls, all the way to the neighboring wildlife refuge.
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Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
You’ve decided to build affordable housing on your church property. What’s next?
The “predevelopment” phase is crucial in faith-based efforts to develop church property. An expert in urban planning helps demystify the process.
Link to author Nadia A. Mian
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Nadia A. Mian
Senior program director, Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement
