A learning resource for Christian leaders and theirChristians in any context – urban, rural or suburban – can meet God where God is already working, says the Rev. Hannah Terry in this 2-minute video.
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The church is located in one of the most multicultural cities in America, yet the congregation was not as engaged with its diverse neighbors as it could have been. That changed when they hired an associate pastor to live in intentional community in apartments three miles and a whole world away.
Leadership Education at Duke Divinity is now the Forum for Congregational Life. The organization’s executive director explains that there are important reasons for the name change, including a revised focus.
Link to author David L. Odom
In this excerpt from her new book, a former None who is now a denominational leader writes about the future of the church.
Link to author Stephanie Spellers
The pastoral housing crisis reveals the cost of a sacrifice that the church has stopped naming, writes the founder of a Christian housing nonprofit. Her essay is a call to old faithfulness.
Link to author Nicole Marie Bergeron
Disinformation and conspiracies thrive because they are storytelling acts, says the author of “Reality in Ruins.” What’s needed to combat them is a different story.
In Southern California, the combined crises of wildfires and a federal immigration crackdown are known as fire and ICE. The executive director of a community coalition talks about the ongoing response her group has been part of and the sustainability of such work.
Partnering with local churches, the reVision Football Club in Houston has made high-quality soccer training available to players from marginalized neighborhoods. More than 40 have gone on to compete in college.
Link to author Lindsay Peyton
This tool from the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) assists church and community leaders in accessing free online information about their communities. The initial map shows the location of other churches in your area and the Community Profile Builder provides you with social, economic and religious information on the community or neighborhoods you select.
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