Voter empowerment is an extension of my pastoral platform

Resist the drama of national electoral politics and invest your time in local issues BY ADAM JOYCE What is the role of the church in helping the nation heal after this divisive election? MULTIPLE AUTHORS

What does it mean to follow Jesus in a divided America? BY BEKAH MCNEEL

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

‘Pedagogy of the Ancestors: Practices for Mentoring and Teaching Future Generations’

By Patrick B. Reyes

Being a good ancestor means living a life that leaves a better world with less suffering and harm, an educator says in a new book.

The gift and practice of reading together

By April Yamasaki

Reading together as a congregation helps us remember what we believe, a pastor writes.

Voter empowerment is an extension of my pastoral platform

Q&A with Earle J. Fisher

Souls to the Polls efforts by Black churches have gotten attention, but the work has always been more than that, says a pastor, educator and activist.

Photo essay: Changing US policy means turmoil for Haitian immigrants

Photos by Carol Guzy

Award-winning photographer Carol Guzy has spent months in Ohio documenting the toll that policy changes and deportation have taken on Haitian immigrants and the communities that they are a part of.

‘First Churches’ and the changing offering plate

By Audrey Warren and Kenneth H. Carter Jr.

These mainline anchor institutions have been somewhat insulated from financial stress, but that is changing fast. Historic downtown churches need to think differently about stewardship in a new age, write a bishop and pastor.

M.A.R.C.H. promotes racial unity between Dallas Church of Christ congregations

By Courtney Thomas

After the murder of Botham Jean, Dallas ministers created an organization that brings Black and white congregations together to build relationships and work for justice.