Cultivating networks of impact

 

Church income isn’t keeping pace with inflation — but here’s how faith leaders can encourage giving and growth BY LESLIE QUANDER WOOLDRIDGE The church has a complicated relationship with money Q&A WITH MIGUEL ESCOBAR

A church offers training in faith and finance BY LESLIE QUANDER WOOLDRIDGE

At DaySpring Baptist Church, less is more BY ANNA MITCHAEL

Jazz doesn’t just teach leaders the importance of improvisation. It also teaches the necessity of imitation

By L. Roger Owens

Imitation lays the foundation for improvisation, a lesson for leadership as well as for music.

A priest whose life has been shaped by suicide offers a book to help others

Q&A with Rhonda Mawhood Lee

“Suicide and the Communion of Saints” offers theological and practical resources to help individuals and communities deal with suicide and its aftermath.

Cultivating networks of impact

By Angie Kay Hong

In times of celebration and in times of crisis, networks help provide connection, resilience and stability.

Relationships make a difference even in the hardest times

By Emma Akpan

History reminds us of the importance of relationships, especially when our humanity is threatened.

The Council of Nicaea’s lessons for today

By Edgardo A. Colón-Emeric

Reflecting on the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the dean of Duke Divinity School points to how the making of the creed can guide Christians today.

With study, care and patience, a church makes a long-term commitment to help one family at a time

By Edie Gross

Partnered with other faith communities in their city, a small Virginia congregation has spent decades investing in families for the long haul.