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A parishioner with Alzheimer’s speaks for herself
She came to our events on dementia and faith. She believed we could do better.
by Samuel Wells
How Dove’s Nest trains churches to keep children safe
“Churches are places of high trust—and high risk.”
Elizabeth Palmer interviews Anna Groff
8 ways to recruit, engage, and keep volunteers
Churches need volunteers. Those volunteers need something in return.
by Donna Schaper
A Texas church's real talk about guns
What do our baptismal vows have to do with safety?
by Kyle Childress
18 ways churches can fight sexual assault in 2018
by Ruth Everhart
I told her she was upsetting people with her message of accusation and fear. She responded by telling someone nearby that they were going to hell.
by Lisa G. Fischbeck
Ministry is incarnationally specific. Pastors are called to see their place and people with God's "lover's eye," and to love them for their particularity.
by Michael L. Lindvall