How to recognize when a pastor and a congregation are misaligned
When the fit isn’t right, sometimes leaving is the next faithful step, writes a pastor. He offers four tips for finding alignment between pastor and congregation.
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Grief comes in many forms
We have the right to grieve the loss of anything connected to our hearts. Church can be a place where those losses are recognized, writes a minister and therapist.
Link to author Peggy Haymes
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Peggy Haymes
Minister, therapist and writer
On Christmas Eve, Christ House marks four decades of providing healthcare for unhoused men
A Washington, D.C., nonprofit celebrates the 40th anniversary of its ministry of medical support, community building and leadership in the field.
Link to author Edie Gross
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Edie Gross
Journalist
Federal agents tear-gassed my block
A Chicago resident and her neighbors respond to federal agents, drawing upon the city’s organizing tradition in a time when people feel under threat.
Link to author Celeste Kennel-Shank
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Celeste Kennel-Shank
Journalist
A priest whose life has been shaped by suicide offers a book to help others
“Suicide and the Communion of Saints” offers theological and practical resources to help individuals and communities deal with suicide and its aftermath.
We are not OK. Does it help to start saying so?
In casual conversation, I am now admitting not all is well, writes an editor of Faith & Leadership.
Link to author Aleta Payne
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Aleta Payne
Senior editor, Faith & Leadership
How a clergy respite helped spiritual leaders weather the storm of Hurricane Helene
When Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina in 2024, pastors were on the front lines of the recovery efforts. A retreat offered by the United Methodist Church helped them rest and recover.
Kenneth H. Carter Jr.
Kim Ingram
Why I turned my board room into a dojo
When a pastor created a space for embodied faith and tae kwon do in a campus church building, stressed-out students embraced the movement practices.
Link to author Erica Liu
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Erica Liu
Executive director and pastor, Pres House campus ministry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pizza, WWJD bracelets and bad theology: How a church’s youth group throwback night became a space for healing
Young adults at an Atlanta church reenacted their youth group experiences in a safe, adult space. What happened felt both cathartic and complicated, writes a program coordinator at Candler School of Theology.
Link to author Ryan Snider
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Ryan Snider
Program coordinator, BRIDGE Young Adult Innovation Hub, Candler School of Theology
A church and health center collaborate to provide care for people with substance use disorder
The trust built by a church in Galveston, Texas, is translating into better access to treatment at a free clinic staffed by health care providers and housed in former Sunday school classrooms.
Link to author Lindsay Peyton
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Lindsay Peyton
Journalist
How some churches offer professional counseling to congregants, letting overextended pastors focus on spiritual guidance
After faith leaders said they didn’t have the resources to meet the growing need for mental health services, a charity offered a cost-effective way for churches to provide counseling to staff and members.
Link to author Melissa Kuipers
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Melissa Kuipers
