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Asylum seekers face nearly impossible hurdles. The Dilley Pro Bono Project tries to help.
A week with 12 law students volunteering in South Texas
Three women in Cleveland who are serving the most vulnerable
Yvonka Hall, Yvonne Pointer, and Frances Mills are beacons of hope in the face of racial disparities.
A congregation that spans the US-Mexico border
For more than a decade, Christians have worshiped together across the border wall.
Amid Detroit’s housing crisis, tiny homes offer residents new hope
A project that helps build pride, confidence, and community
Four guidelines for improvising pastoral leadership through a pandemic
How do ministers lead in unnavigated territory? How do we hold out hope in the face of despair?
Youth ministry isn’t about fun
How one youth leader stopped being a chief counselor of fun and discovered something better.
A church returns land to American Indians
“This is decolonized land,” a young woman said. “This is a liberated zone.”
What an open door to asylum seekers looks like
A Laredo pastor and his family are hard at work helping others, on both sides of the border.
The Oscars recognize Toy Story’s evolution
It is the nature of a creature—or toy, or movie franchise—to outgrow its context and move on.
A visit to the Hava NaGrilla Smoke BBQ Festival in Philadelphia
Hope smells like barbecue.
Why Andover Newton requires seminarians to take a course from the Yale School of Management
Congregational ministry requires business skills.
A place for homeless families to sleep safely in their cars
How a group of interfaith partners is making use of their idle parking lots
The sexual harasser in the church soup kitchen
When a culture of abuse thrives within a congregation
The Sons of Confederate Veterans want their due
They’re wrong.
What does a fair trade logo actually mean?
Churches that support the movement should confront the gap between its vision and its accomplishments.
How local governments punish poor people with fines
When a parking ticket spirals into homelessness
A barbershop births a church of drug users, ex-cons, and homeless folks
Others have given up on them, but not God.
These UMC deacons are more like doulas than circuit riders
How Sacred Stones Ministries is bringing new ministry models to birth
A church is fighting back against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
And it has some prominent allies.