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Worship immersion tour

Crossing religious boundaries

Jun 19, 2013 by Jesse James DeConto

Faith House wants people to engage other faiths—not by focusing on commonalities but by entering into a sacred space on its own terms.

Cultivating a holy imagination

Ministry in the 21st century

Jun 13, 2013 An interview with Lisa Yebuah

"I eventually realized that leaders are not made by books or workshops," says Lisa Yebuah of Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. "Leaders are people who marry their knowledge to action."

Cover Story

Racked by fracking

Ministry challenges in the oil boom

Jun 12, 2013 by Amy Frykholm

For some churches in North Dakota, the oil boom is a threat. For others it's an opportunity to relate to new neighbors.

Waste management

Copts live off Cairo's garbage

Jun 11, 2013 Text and photos by Jonathan Alpeyrie

In a slum settlement outside Cairo, Coptic Christians do a dirty job that no one else wants to do.

Pulpit rotation

Case by case

Jun 07, 2013 by Ellen Blue

The community Thanksgiving service would be at the Southern Baptist church that year, but it was Madeline's church's turn to supply the preacher.