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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.
Link to author Kate Morrissey
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Kate Morrissey
Journalist
‘Doing Well by Doing Good: The Missional Benefits of Church-Based Economic Enterprises’
In his new book, a priest highlights the hopeful message churches can offer when they change their missional and financial models.
Link to author Brendan J. Barnicle
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Brendan J. Barnicle
Dean, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
‘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
Sacred work can’t be measured in social media followers
Being truly present, to ourselves and others, can be a struggle when the algorithm pulls away our attention, writes the leader of a nonprofit that focuses on soulful practices.
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Anna Del Castillo
Co-founder, Our Own Deep Wells
Queering southern hospitality
How churches practice welcome in the rural South.
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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
Jared Stacy: Why conspiracy theories find fertile ground in American evangelicalism
Disinformation and conspiracies thrive because they are storytelling acts, says the author of “Reality in Ruins.” What’s needed to combat them is a different story.
Mayra Macedo-Nolan: A faith-based network’s response to a traumatic year
In Southern California, the combined crises of wildfires and a federal immigration crackdown are known as fire and ICE. The executive director of a community coalition talks about the ongoing response her group has been part of and the sustainability of such work.
A nonprofit focused on young people’s success has built a championship soccer program
Partnering with local churches, the reVision Football Club in Houston has made high-quality soccer training available to players from marginalized neighborhoods. More than 40 have gone on to compete in college.
Link to author Lindsay Peyton
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Lindsay Peyton
Journalist
Through partnership, prayer and perseverance, a small, suburban congregation responds to the community’s need for affordable housing
It took 16 years for Brigit’s Village, a 40-unit, intergenerational apartment complex in northern Colorado, to come to fruition.
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Daliah Singer
Journalist
