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In its early days, a startup nonprofit working to make the Bible more accessible to young people in urban areas found a crucial community partner. The result of their collaboration is a lesson for us all, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Elizabeth Tamez Méndez
Through The Lighthouse, some Florida churches are offering a nonreligious ministry of presence that focuses on God’s love for all, opening doors for both young people and other institutions.
Link to author Catherine Montgomery
An academic at Kentucky’s Asbury University reflects on the connection that students were seeking in the 16-day spiritual event that captured the world’s attention.
Link to author Henry Zonio
A longtime friend resisted the title “mentor,” but that’s what he was to many, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author David L. Odom
A West Virginia Catholic community based on a working farm shares a commitment to sustainability and support for their neighbors with rotating teams of volunteers.
Link to author Zack Harold
Five years in the making, the TENx10 project aims to “help faith matter more” for 10 million teens in 10 years. The effort has involved many groups across the church and might serve as a model for more collaborations.
Link to author G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Puentes Collective works to address the spiritual needs of the children of immigrants.
Link to author Kate Morrissey
When the memory of one shooting blends into another, we start to become numb to the grief and guilt of America’s crisis of gun violence.
Link to author Aleta Payne
Richmond’s Church Hill Activities & Tutoring adapts to a changing neighborhood while preparing young people for their next step.
Link to author Edie Gross
By partnering to promote youth empowerment, places of worship can also promote better mental health for young people.
Link to author Ryan DeLapp
Listening — really listening — is the first step for participants in a program to build relationships between people on university campuses and the congregations near them, writes the program director of The Vinery.
Link to author Alexis Carter Thomas
