community organizing
The religious practice of community organizing
Aaron Stauffer offers a nuanced study of the radical social gospel and broad-based organizing.
The strengths and limitations of Saul Alinsky’s approach
Mark Santow’s intellectual biography of the influential organizer explores how his Chicago coalitions wrestled with the challenges of race.
Leading and lamenting with Nehemiah
Brenda Salter McNeil draws on her community organizing experience to find fresh lessons from the biblical rebuilder.
The theologically trained organizer
The most exciting horizons in theological education lie at its intersection with community organizing.
On the holiness of casseroles and spreadsheets
When our church offered Rosa sanctuary, our ordinary habits became a politics of hospitality.
Leveraging the power of relational organizing in Baltimore
“The historical truth is that no single person—no matter how gifted—has led complex social change on her own.”
For BLM cofounder Alicia Garza, organizing is about doing the work no one wants to do
Someone has got to do the dishes.
Dar Williams has hope for America's small towns
The folk singer has observed what brings neighbors together in communities where she performs.
Pastors have the power to convene conversations
When it comes to addressing local problems, proclamation isn't enough.
The church's respectability politics: Black Lives Matter symposium
The young people leading this movement have heard enough about Martin Luther King's dream. It is not enough for church leaders to reply that they don't know much history.
Building Baltimore: A coalition connects police and community
Every win in our organization's history has come when a diverse group of Baltimoreans got out of their lanes and worked together.
Organizing for communion: Ministry in the 21st century
“I like to think I’m a grassroots organizer," says Isaac S. Villegas of Chapel Hill Mennonite Fellowship. "I rearrange pews; I find people to make sloppy joes for hungry people.”