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Churches and immigration: The clarity of Jesus’ call
Eight years ago, two congregations in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, worked together to provide sanctuary to a woman facing deportation. A pastor deeply involved in that effort looks back on the experience and considers what recent government actions mean for Christian commitment to the vulnerable.
Link to author Isaac Villegas
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Isaac Villegas
Pastor and writer
A recovery and reentry program provides community for those struggling with addiction
A ministry in North Carolina supports people recovering from addiction or incarceration with jobs, resources and relationships.
Link to author Yonat Shimron
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Yonat Shimron
Journalist
Five tips for churches considering property development
Churches are learning how to get started well with adaptive reuse and property development, writes the co-founder of a nonprofit that has worked with hundreds of churches.
Link to author Mark Elsdon
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Mark Elsdon
Social entrepreneur, strategic executive and author
A Chicago church where discipleship begins with one person and emanates throughout the community
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
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Alison Bowen
Journalist
Advent in western North Carolina: Waiting with deep hope
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
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David LaMotte
Songwriter, speaker, author and peace activist
A food ministry in a tiny, rural town has helped hold a United Methodist church together across denominational divides
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
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Yonat Shimron
Journalist
‘Faithful, Creative, Hopeful: Fifteen Theses for Christians in a Crisis-Shaped World’
In this excerpt from his upcoming book, a scholar reflects on wandering and welcome.
Link to author Jesse A. Zink
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Jesse A. Zink
Principal, Montreal Diocesan Theological College
What is the role of the church in helping the nation heal after this divisive election?
Seven Christian writers reflect on the election results and how to move forward faithfully.
Austin Almaguer
William H. Lamar IV
Liz Theoharis
Lydia Shiu
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Adam Russell Taylor
Michael Wear
The future of faith is listening
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.
Josh Packard
Megan Bissell
With repentance for its past, a retreat center and hub for social justice builds a new future
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
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Edie Gross
Journalist
