April 19, 2022
What are we rebuilding and why?
Congregations should see with new eyes as they re-envision ministries in a world reshaped by twin pandemics, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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My church is a beautiful waste of money
By the metrics of business management and capitalism, the work of churches and pastors is redundant.
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Michael Plekon: Stories tell you about the struggle to keep being the church
Church decline can’t be denied, but there is hope in the many stories of resurrection, says a sociologist and Orthodox priest.
learn more about Michael Plekon: Stories tell you about the struggle to keep being the churchFebruary 23, 2021
Churches in the nation’s capital seek to balance welcome and security
After a fire, protests and the tear-gassing of peaceful demonstrators, St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., boarded up its stained-glass windows and reluctantly agreed to the installation of a chain-link fence. But the congregation is finding ways for their building to remain a place of welcome and refuge, as are others in the city.
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