Teaching theology down on the farm

Students at Princeton Theological Seminary engage in physical and intellectual labor at the Farminary, where they learn about the interconnectedness of life and death.  > Read more

Rhonda Mawhood Lee: Not giving up in Lent If it's February, it's probably Lent. And that doesn't always mean giving up something, writes an Episcopal priest. Sometimes, dealing with the season's built-in emotional challenges is enough.   > Read more

Thomas Rusert: Why I offer “free prayer” in a coffee shop A pastor’s first job is to “take care of our people,” writes a Lutheran pastor. Sometimes, he has learned, “our people” are those we have never met. > Read more

Tips for starting Free Prayer A pastor who started a Free Prayer ministry in local coffee shops offers advice about beginning one in your community. > Read more

Alaina Kleinbeck: Lamentation is a faithful expression of cross-shaped leadership The director of Duke Youth Academy wonders: Does Lent matter to my work? Is there a place for the practices of lament, grief and repentance in my daily tasks? > Read more

Les Carpenter: Improv saved my priesthood Being onstage with other actors freed an Episcopal priest to see ministry as a practice of grace.   > Read more

Stephanie M. Crumpton: Sometimes it’s not enough to say you’re sorry When Christian leaders learn to hold grace and accountability in creative tension, the foundation is laid for responses that are truly transformative, writes a seminary professor. > Read more