To do new things well, congregations must learn

Small church upholds history of outreach to make big impact on frontier town 

Continuing a long tradition of service and good works, St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Dubois, Wyoming, is an essential part of the town's religious life -- and its community life as well. > Read more

Tim Shapiro: To do new things well, congregations must learn An effective learning process almost always begins with comprehensively yet succinctly naming the challenge at hand, the president of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations says in this interview about his new book. > Read Q & A with Tim Shapiro > Read excerpt of "How Your Congregation Learns"

Dave Odom: Developmentally appropriate assignments are key to preparing leaders Preparing colleagues to do an organization's future work, while also making a meaningful contribution in the present, is the job of a supervisor, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. > Read more

Catherine Coleman Flowers: Environmental justice means giving poor people a voice An environmental justice activist from Lowndes County, Alabama, talks about the intersection of civil rights, history, environmental activism and the fight for poor people across the country. > Read more

Anne Karoly: Dementia has destroyed my mother's memory, but not her surety of God's presence Caring for her 87-year-old mother has helped deepen the faith of an Episcopal laywoman. > Read more

Sue DiMaggio: Push too hard and the flame goes out

On the verge of burnout, a hyperbusy 'Martha' goes on a retreat, hoping to channel her inner 'Mary' -- but finds it hard to let go of her Martha-like ways.

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