homeless ministry
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
A barbershop births a church of drug users, ex-cons, and homeless folks
Others have given up on them, but not God.
Images of dignity
I grew up around art and a few artists. I looked to people who had a reverence for the world at large. A natural contemplative awareness developed, as in many children before it is covered over. Call it awe, which Abraham Heschel describes as an “intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however remotely, for something supreme.”
No wonder I became both a photographer and an Episcopal deacon.
Soup-kitchen church
One day, a soup-kitchen guest named what was happening: church, a worshiping community distinct from the larger congregation.
The power of being with: Jesus model for ministry
Imagine you're walking through a big city and you see a homeless person. You have several options.
by Samuel Wells
The opposite of homelessness
Hugh Hollowell didn't start Love Wins to convert souls or sober up addicts. He wanted to provide pastoral care to homeless people.
Our ragged church: A homeless mission in the city
I once nailed the doors of my church shut. I needed to keep a burglar out who'd been looking for something to huff. Still, it seemed so antigospel.
Faith forming faith: Learning from new Christians
The opportunity arose for our church to host a group of homeless people. We anticipated that people might threaten to leave if we went through with it. We weren't prepared, however, for the newly baptized Kathryn.