When songs become sermons — a different way of preaching

How do we reconcile with “those people”?

BY KELLY RYAN

How your church can be brave BY ELIZABETH HAGAN

Religious boarding schools harmed generations of Indigenous people. Churches must take responsibility. BY EDGAR VILLANUEVA

Instead of defining progress as building bridges, consider what the work requires

BY ALETA PAYNE

Anti-racist formation of children and youth

Faith communities can play a crucial role to counter efforts that limit what is taught about our nation’s past and present, including the banning of books and censoring of curriculum content. Most churches already have the mechanisms in place to offer formation. Here are resources to make those offerings practically, thoughtfully and intentionally anti-racist.

Five tips for churches considering property development

By Mark Elsdon

Churches are learning how to get started well with adaptive reuse and property development, writes the co-founder of a nonprofit that has worked with hundreds of churches.

How do you manage frustration?

By David L. Odom

With frustration rising, there are possibilities for containing the contagion and harnessing the energy generated for hope, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

When songs become sermons — a different way of preaching

By McKenna Wallen

No longer able to sustain a choral program and facing clergy overload, members of a Maryland congregation now tell the old, old story by leaning into music, their pastor writes.

MLK Day and the inauguration: Looking forward, looking back

By Adrienne Johnson Martin

The convergence and contradictions of the Martin Luther King holiday and the second inauguration of Donald Trump reflect a decidedly American pattern, writes the co-executive director of MLK50.

A recovery and reentry program provides community for those struggling with addiction

By Yonat Shimron

A ministry in North Carolina supports people recovering from addiction or incarceration with jobs, resources and relationships.