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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
