Responding to AI concerns is a matter of pastoral care

What does it mean to follow Jesus in a divided America? BY BEKAH McNEEL ‘White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy’ BY WILLIAM J. BARBER II

Ensuring access to the polls is a sacred cause BY ADAM RUSSELL TAYLOR

Christians threaten democracy — and can help save it Q&A WITH DAVID P. GUSHEE

‘Healing the Wounds of the Displaced: Pastoral Ministry in Immigrant Churches’

By Francisco Zamora Avila

A pastor offers his reflections on pastoral work in the immigrant community and the need for new ecclesiological models for ministry on the margins. In this excerpt, he writes a letter sharing his personal experience as a formerly undocumented immigrant.

Responding to AI concerns is a matter of pastoral care

By Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes

As with any significant community change, clergy need to support their congregants through the personal, ethical and social implications of AI, writes a pastor who also directs the Technology, Innovation & Digital Engagement Lab at Union Theological Seminary.

Sacred work can’t be measured in social media followers

By Anna Del Castillo

Being truly present, to ourselves and others, can be a struggle when the algorithm pulls away our attention, writes the leader of a nonprofit that focuses on soulful practices.

A recipe for thriving rural congregations despite shifting demographics

By Trisha Wheelock

Faced with declining attendance and aging membership, rural pastors can invite reflection on congregational history and community needs to adapt for new opportunities.

What a silent retreat in the South taught me about community as resistance and strength

By Mallory McDuff

Change can feel like it’s never going to come, writes a professor, until all of a sudden it does.

As America marks its 250th year, the church has a crucial role to play in accurately telling the nation’s story

Q&A with Deon K. Johnson

The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri’s ministry of writing and sharing daily prayers touches people beyond his parishes, as does his family’s experience of a traumatic year caught up in the federal crackdown on immigrants.