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October 15, 2019
Why storytelling matters
Poet and writer Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros and her daughter, Brooklyn Yesenia Cisneros. Hinojosa-Cisneros says a story can be a thread between generations. Photo by Erasmo Cisneros When the church uses storytelling, it becomes a shared space where each person is a part of history, writes a poet and author. My grandmother tells a story, entirely in […]
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Four key strategies that help pastors flourish
Composite illustration by Jessamyn Rubio. Unsplash / Photos by Victor Freitas, Sylwia Bartyzel, Anthony Tran and Gift Habeshaw. Pastors who implement practices like prioritizing their mental health or nourishing friendships flourish in their careers, the Duke Clergy Health Initiative found. Reading the Bible in the early morning quiet. Taking a walk along a greenway. Accepting […]
read moreabout Four key strategies that help pastors flourishOctober 1, 2019
Sharing a building leads to a shared mission for an AME church and a Latino congregation
Josary Moreno Mejia interprets as the Rev. Dr. D.K. Kearney preaches and the Rev. Cesar Moreno prays during a revival on the grounds of Turner Memorial AME in Hyattsville, Maryland. The two pastors and their congregations jointly hosted the four-week event in September. Photos by Pete Marovich Two pastors built a friendship across barriers of […]
read moreabout Sharing a building leads to a shared mission for an AME church and a Latino congregationSeptember 17, 2019
Black women change the conversation on reconciliation
Image courtesy of Chanequa Walker-Barnes Q&A with Chanequa Walker-Barnes By Chris Karnadi, Assistant Editor, Faith and Leadership The theologian and psychologist investigates the history of the reconciliation movement and offers, in her new book, a womanist view that recognizes the complexity of racism and centers the conversation on its victims. When Chanequa Walker-Barnes was […]
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