Missions
Traditioned innovation -- envisioning the future by honoring the church’s past -- is a way of thinking about how the church engages the world. Consider how to develop missional work and live out the Gospel message in response to great needs both in the United States and abroad.
Features
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May 1, 2012 | If action is the goal for religious communities on energy issues, then belief is not enough, writes the executive director of GreenFaith in an excerpt from 'Sacred Acts,' a new book on the church and climate change. Read more »
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March 13, 2012 | A nonprofit in New York City founded by a young social worker leverages a network of resources to provide aftercare and safe housing for women who are victims of sex trafficking. Read more »
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December 20, 2011 | For 18 years, the Sixty-First Avenue United Methodist Church in west Nashville has operated the Last Minute Toy Store, a powerful sign of this small congregation’s incarnational presence in the world. Read more »
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November 8, 2011 | Over the past three decades, Good Works in Appalachian Ohio has created a model of Christian hospitality by offering its neighbors a hand up and a chance to help others. Read more »
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October 18, 2011 | A small, rural Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation in Iowa has given away more than $1 million in scholarships to the graduates of its local schools, regardless of whether they are members of the church or the denomination -- or even Christians. Read more »
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Q&A
August 23, 2011 | People in prison don’t need saving; what they need is practical help from the church to show that faith is something besides a ticket to heaven, says the Baptist minister and prison chaplain. Read more »
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August 23, 2011 | Sarah Jobe, an ordained Baptist minister and a prison chaplain, explains what it is like to live in an intentional Christian community and how she has learned, despite her fears, to practice hospitality and live out the book of Acts. Read more »
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Reflection
June 21, 2011 | Korean missionaries in the United States evangelizing white Americans are an exception to the rule that "birds of a feather flock together" in congregations, writes the sociologist and author of “God’s New Whiz Kids?” Read more »
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Multimedia
June 6, 2011 | The rise of non-Western Christianity is part of the ebb and flow of the church, says the influential expert on the global movement. Watch video »
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May 10, 2011 | Rural churches are losing ground as people and businesses migrate to metropolitan areas. But congregations in rural areas also have unique strengths. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of issues and trends facing congregations in rural America. Read more »
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