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Called by God: Women Who are Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling

Oct 24, 2019By Staff Author1 Comment

Called By God, Part Two Women Who Are Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling October 24, 2019 | See Part One One female lead pastor in the Covenant engages her community by building relationships on Chicago’s South Side. Another is inviting her [...]

The Hard Forgiveness

Oct 14, 2019By Staff Author2 Comments

“This space,” she said, “is sacred for us.”

Gamification: The Art of Problem-Solving Through Play

Oct 8, 2019By Guest Author0 Comments

Stories That Shaped My Faith Gamification: The Art of Problem-Solving Through Play by Kendall Churchill | October 8, 2019 When people hear of my passion for strategic board games, they often respond with some degree of skepticism: “You mean, like [...]

5 Minutes with Salim Munayer: Building Bridges to Peace

Sep 30, 2019By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Salim Munayer was born in Lod, Israel. A Palestinian Christian and an Israeli citizen, he is passionate about reconciliation, or musalaha in Arabic. In 1990, Salim founded the nonprofit organization Musalaha to promote and facilitate reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians […]

The Mothership

Sep 26, 2019By Guest Author2 Comments

I have been a reluctant church goer for much of my life. […]

A Clear and Present Danger

Sep 25, 2019By Staff Author1 Comment

She says that while climate change doesn’t cause poverty, it accelerates and intensifies […]

A Place for James

Sep 20, 2019By Guest Author1 Comment

A Place for James Navigating Church with Special Needs by Vicki Newendorp | September 20, 2019 My son James was born 13 years ago on a hot July morning. When he was placed into my waiting arms, white striped knit [...]

The Day I’ll Never Forget

Sep 10, 2019By Staff Author8 Comments

The Day I’ll Never Forget How the trauma of 9/11 brought me to a new awakening by Michelle Sanchez as told to Erin Chan Ding | September 10, 2019 A decade and a half before Michelle Sanchez began serving as [...]

Called by God

Sep 6, 2019By Staff Author1 Comment

How do we dismantle the stained glass ceiling?

Opportunities Plentiful for Churches to Reach Boomers

Aug 23, 2019By Stan Friedman0 Comments

Opportunities Plentiful for Churches to Reach Boomers by Stan Friedman | August 23, 2019 Churches are missing crucial opportunities to evangelize and disciple baby boomers, who make up nearly 20 percent of the population and are eager to make a [...]

Reconciling with the Earth: Audubon Covenant Church

Aug 20, 2019By Staff Author0 Comments

Reconciling with the Earth: Audubon Covenant Church by Jordan Cone | August 20, 2019 A swarm of bicycles wind their way through the Florida neighborhood surrounding Audubon Covenant Church, toting an assortment of gardening tools. The cyclists are volunteers with [...]

Five Minutes with Joyce Boggess

Aug 9, 2019By Staff Author4 Comments

When Joyce Boggess began researching her ancestry, she never expected to find herself face to face with the descendants of the Southern family who once enslaved her family. Now, with a calm resolve, Joyce seeks opportunities to share stories of African American history—her own family’s and those of her hometown, Freeport, Illinois.