Reflections & Research:
Pastors of color
January 24, 2023
‘What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk With Howard Thurman’
Howard Thurman lived a life full of mentors and mentorship, says the author of a new book in this excerpt.
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People in the pews: Who’s missing, who’s hiding, who’s comfortable on the couch?
Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, pastors mourn the faces they no longer see and figure out how to serve those they’ve yet to meet in person.
read moreabout People in the pews: Who’s missing, who’s hiding, who’s comfortable on the couch?December 13, 2022
Antidotes to compassion fatigue
A group of researchers found that feeling God’s presence was key to pastors’ avoiding exhaustion in the pandemic.
read moreabout Antidotes to compassion fatigueDecember 13, 2022
Addressing a history of enslavement is key to reparations
A pastor and a sociologist write about the process that a congregation went through to understand and address the enslavers enshrined in their windows.
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