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Developing congregational reengagement strategies

Beyond keeping churchgoers safe when buildings reopen, congregational leaders need to consider these three things, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

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How is repairing the church like mending a garment?

A guide to clothing repair offers a useful discernment process for leaders trying to figure out how to repair a broken church, says a Christian leader who practices textile mending.

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January 21, 2020

A Texas congregation caring for immigrants gains a new understanding of Christianity as a ‘trauma-healing movement’

For the past three years, members of a Mennonite church in San Antonio have welcomed people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The experience has changed them and their understanding of the gospel.

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August 20, 2019

A multilingual priest connects her congregation and its community through language and listening

The Rev. Audra Abt started a Spanish-language Mass and a health access ministry, meeting neighbors’ needs and rejuvenating a small church in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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