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Who Is Your Church Open To?
Do our ministries reflect only our members?

Grief, Gratitude, and Hope
Entering the new year while processing the past year

Innovative Leader Profile: Charisse Jones
A leader with a passion for helping others find their callings

Crucial Strategies for Reducing Compassion Fatigue
Resources and tips for ministry leaders

Stress is Social: Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care
The role of stress and empathy in a pastor's ministry

Stewarding Grief With Courage
The promise of Christmas is a promise to us now

Tiny Things: Cultivating Micro-Practices in Congregational Life
Seemingly small things can reorient our lives

Ministry with People Experiencing Homelessness in a Pandemic Winter
Recommit to treating people experiencing homelessness with dignity

Finding Hope in a Divided, Socially Distant Nation
Experiences and insights from ministry in 2020

Advent: Mary Sings an Old Dream and a New Economy
The Magnificat as an opportunity for stewardship leaders

Seeds Prototype: Breathe Together in Community
Experience God's presence

Watch Night: For Freedom and Hope
Release the old, reflect, and be renewed

Both Personal and Public: Community organizing as leadership practice
Show up for each other and the community

Innovative Leader Profile: Alexus Rhone
Storytelling, mystery, and God

Advent: The Gift of Receiving
Faithful giving and receiving through the eyes of the Good Samaritan

Seeds Prototype: Jesus, Jazz, and Dessert Wine
Connect through music and storytelling.

Public Art Can Ignite the Spirit of Possibility
Churches can host art installations to deepen experiences of faith

Advent Mirror
Reconnect with the account of Mary and Elizabeth

Creatively Connecting with All Ages During the Pandemic
Even with pandemic fatigue, churches can continue to connect while separate

Advent: Steward the Story
An Advent story and practices for the whole family

Covid’s Call to Speak It Plain: Words for Worship and Life Right Now
Speak into the daily life of your community

Hope in the Loss
Joy and fun brings a community together

Innovative Leader Profile: Noemi Chavez
Leading a conference movement to empower girls

Promising Innovation: Cultivating Innovative Intelligence
Lean into and continue the work the pandemic has brought to light

Remembering Dr. Terence Fretheim
A biblical scholar with a pastor's heart

Looking Towards Advent, from National Adoption Awareness Month
The regular life of the Church offers ways to honor adoption

Focus on year-round stewardship (it’s not over after annual response)
Move from a fundraising to a stewardship mindset

What I’m Reading: O Zoom, All Ye Faithful
A fun way to have an online Christmas pageant

Promising Innovation: Discovering a Christian Way of Life
Church leaders are called to help people engage spiritual practices

Bringing Back House Churches
Spirit-led innovation in response to the pandemic

Innovative Leader Profile: Heather Jallad
Empowering others through Fresh Expressions of faith

Reflections on Faith & Finances
How is money talked about in your church

When You Don’t Go “Home for the Holidays” (Learning from the Lab)
The holidays will be different this year

It Had Been Awhile
Where are you seeing Jesus at work

Promising Innovation: When Disruption Becomes Ministry
Wildfires and the pandemic bring new meaning to caring for the least of these