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Trappist monks become entrepreneurs. Brothers at a monastery in Missouri run a business enterprise while also dedicating their lives to God.
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Trappist monks become entrepreneurs. Brothers at a monastery in Missouri run a business enterprise while also dedicating their lives to God.
Telling stories isn’t just about consuming them; it begins with reverence and listening, says a professional storyteller.
Link to author Elizabeth Le’anani Coffee
A Methodist pastor reflects on the legacy of John Wesley and on listening for the Spirit when it speaks.
Link to author Justin Coleman
In a culture that often views decisions made with the head as most reliable, what insights might our bodies provide in the process of discerning God’s will?
Link to author Katie Bracy
This Christian social enterprise has expanded from bath and body products to a café and food truck to support and train women who have experienced abuse.
The expansion of virtual meeting options during the pandemic allowed us to continue our work and personal interactions more safely. Now, we need to rediscover the value of in-person gathering versus online efficiency, writes a director of grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Victoria Atkinson White
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
The Exploring Christian Practices Initiative aims to multiply opportunities and increase access to settings that help individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds explore and engage in Christian practices to address their spiritual interests and questions, find and build community with others, nourish their religious lives and grow in faith.
In this open and competitive initiative, the Endowment invites charitable organizations to submit proposals for grants of up to $2.5 million each that may be used for up to a five-year period to develop new and/or enhance existing programs that present promising strategies for advancing the aim of the initiative and provide compelling and thoughtful responses to its guiding questions. The Endowment anticipates awarding approximately 60 grants and announcing grant awards in December 2026.
The Endowment will host four virtual information sessions (February 17, 19, 24, and 25) to discuss the Exploring Christian Practices guidelines for submitting a proposal. An Interest Form and Letter of Interest are due March 25, 2026. Complete proposals are due May 18, 2026.
Learn More and register for information sessions