Youth & Children

Race, healing and changing the world

Ending racial trauma requires discipleship in order to overcome evil and achieve transformation, writes an author in this adapted excerpt from her new book.

By Michelle T. Sanchez Executive minister, Make and Deepen Disciples, Evangelical Covenant Church

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Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone talk anti-racism with middle schoolers

Against a backdrop of book banning, attacks on school curricula and the highly publicized death of yet another Black man after an incident of police violence, bestselling authors Kendi and Stone assure a group of North Carolina eighth graders of their humanity and equality.

By Yonat Shimron Journalist

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A nonprofit ministers on “both sides of the gun”

Together Chicago reduces gun violence with a five-pronged strategy designed to reduce crime on the streets and improve social conditions on Chicago’s West Side.

By Claire Zulkey Journalist

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Can’t relate to Christmas Mary? There’s good news for you too

For women without biological children, the veneration of Mary can be alienating. But Mary’s freedom song in Luke’s Gospel offers another way to regard the mother of Jesus, writes an author.

By Erin S. Lane Writer

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Leading joyfully and being led by joy

‘Balcony time’ can help us recognize what brings joy to our work and how to prioritize it, writes the managing director of grants at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Victoria Atkinson White Managing director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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‘I Wish My Dad: The Power of Vulnerable Conversations Between Fathers and Sons’

In this adapted excerpt from his recent book, a writer and divinity school graduate offers suggestions for healthier relationships based on dozens of interviews with men about their fathers.

By Romal Tune Author

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Making more than a home in The House Next Door

A nonprofit ministry in Idaho houses single moms rent-free while they pursue their education.

By Hayden Seder Journalist

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WonderSpace gives families something to smile about

An indoor play experience expands options for a community with a high rate of childhood poverty.

By Shari Finnell Journalist

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Freedom Schools offer a summer of possibilities for the next generation

Grounded in history, the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools face the future by forming students from kindergarten through high school.

By Leslie Quander Wooldridge Journalist

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For Black teachers and Black churches: A wonder

The work of African American educators can serve as a model for churches, particularly as some public schools limit curriculum, a pastor writes.

By Candace Simpson Minister and religious educator

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Responding to gun violence

From the archives of Faith & Leadership and others, we offer resources to help Christian leaders respond to recent mass shootings, including guidance on how to talk to children.