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One year after Hurricane Helene, two churches share space and a renewed sense of mission
Two congregations, one United Methodist and the other Episcopal, have worked together since the devastating storm flooded one church and turned the other into a community relief center.
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Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
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
Belonging to God and to one another
When we work toward embracing every individual without exception we move closer to the world God wants for us.
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Khristi Lauren Adams
Author
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Melissa Kuipers
What do the roads look like in the kingdom of God? Why urban planning is a theological issue
Urban spaces are designed for cars, not people. But this focus deprives our citizens, especially the most vulnerable, of freedom and safety, writes a Nashville pastor who serves on a transportation advisory group.
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Robin L. Owen
Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Caught up in this summer’s relentless heat, we should remember that seasons exist beyond the weather
Like the calendar and the church year, our lives and work have seasons. We are best served by recognizing them and adjusting accordingly, writes the director of communications for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Emily Lund
Director of Communications, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
How itinerancy taught me to give up the illusion I’m in charge
The United Methodist Church’s system of itinerancy means accepting that I don’t have control over my life. But after all, nobody does, writes the wife of a UMC pastor.
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Sarah Grace Thompson
Writer, editor and chaplain
