Churches can help stop the spread of the coronavirus by offering free COVID-19 testing
Inspired by the success of a program at Convent Avenue
Baptist Church in West Harlem, a national nonprofit hopes to encourage
other congregations to get involved in overcoming the logistical,
emotional and financial barriers to COVID-19 testing in underserved
communities. |
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- In your community, who is hardest hit by the pandemic? What congregations are a part of those communities?
- How can you support -- and learn from -- those congregations?
The toll of the last six months on clergy requires a
sustained response, from the seminary and denominational levels as well
as congregations, writes an expert on faith and mental health.
In the United States, the religious liberty of
non-Christians is most endangered, writes a visiting professor at the
Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
For newcomers to the call for reparations, understanding
the need to move beyond atonement to restitution is a crucial step,
writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at
Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Q&A with Korie Little Edwards |
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Diversity doesn’t necessarily challenge racism, says a sociologist who studies multicultural churches.
Some of our go-to conflict resolution practices may have
to be creatively re-imagined because of the pandemic. A professor who
has studied conflict offers four suggestions -- and a warning -- about
resolving congregational disputes.
The Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising will offer all
of its courses online through spring 2021. The ECRF, a program of Lake
Institute on Faith & Giving, is designed to explore ways to
cultivate a spirit of generosity within a community of faith.
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