Reflections & Research:
Urban settings
May 26, 2026
Why are Christian congregations important today?
The Forum for Congregational Life will work to facilitate learning among all types of congregations in ways that strengthen and support them.
read moreabout Why are Christian congregations important today?February 3, 2026
Historic church teaches about the past and engages the present
The oldest Black congregation in Chicago restores its historic building while reaching out as history is made in the city today.
read moreabout Historic church teaches about the past and engages the presentMarch 19, 2024
Block by block, an organization addresses the trauma underlying community needs
In Pittsburgh, a Black Orthodox priest heads the Neighborhood Resilience Project, an innovative, faith-based community development program.
read moreabout Block by block, an organization addresses the trauma underlying community needsMarch 5, 2024
Instead of defining progress as building bridges, consider what the work requires
Remembering the racist attacks on civil rights marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge pushes us to think about what compromise looks like.
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