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    Declining Baptist church in Silicon Valley chooses to ‘die with dignity’
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    Declining Baptist church in Silicon Valley chooses to ‘die with dignity’

    I believe faith communities live (or die) on a vision shaped to holistically love a particular place, or by embracing a generational kair...
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    Let It Die: Why More Churches Should Embrace Institutional Death
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    Let It Die: Why More Churches Should Embrace Institutional Death

    Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes brilliantly challenges the institutional church to consider its life cycle and purpose, not as an immortal ins...
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    Food Justice + Aquaponics
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    Food Justice + Aquaponics

    “It is, in every way, in the best interest of urban consumers to be surrounded by productive land, well farmed and well maintained by thr...
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    The Cross and the Prison Cell
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    The Cross and the Prison Cell

    The following Tenebrae page was curated by Cameo Carter in collaboration with Wes Vander Lugt, inviting the reader to reflect on the seve...
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    The Divine Neighbor
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    The Divine Neighbor

    Talk by Nate Ledbetter Warehouse242 Scripture: John 9 The Lament: There’s Something Wrong with This Picture by Galactic Jesus crosses eve...
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    Clarence Jordan's Wisdom
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    Clarence Jordan's Wisdom

    "What the poor need is not charity, but capital. Not caseworkers, but coworkers. And what the rich need is a wise, honorable, and just wa...
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    The Value and How To of Church Based Partnerships
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    The Value and How To of Church Based Partnerships

    The following CCDA webinar was co-facilitated by Jonathan "Pastah J" Brooks and Nate Ledbetter with shared principles for building church...
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    On The Run.
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    On The Run.

    by Melissa J. Ledbetter Thirty more seconds, 29, 28, 27, 26...12, 11, 10. I can do anything for 10 more seconds, I'd tell myself as I ran...
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    Rebuilding
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    Rebuilding

    by Melissa J. Ledbetter I think often about the gaps that need bridging around me, outside me. Over the past several months, I've been ab...
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    Instructions for living a life | Mary Oliver
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    Instructions for living a life | Mary Oliver

    Mary Oliver's instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. #joy #listening #gratitude #faith #practiceres...
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    Observations: Danquirs Franklin Shooting
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    Observations: Danquirs Franklin Shooting

    Here are a few observations (by no means comprehensive) from my limited vantage point as a lifelong learner after attending city-led gath...
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    Beating Guns | Waging Peace
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    Beating Guns | Waging Peace

    "What would it look like to address the triggers in our hearts and the triggers in our streets?" - Shane Claiborne Hey friends, Shane an...
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    Forgiving the Church
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    Forgiving the Church

    "When we have been wounded by the Church, our temptation is to reject it. But when we reject the Church it becomes very hard for us to ke...
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    Graham Tomlin on Living Hope
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    Graham Tomlin on Living Hope

    Dr. Graham Tomlin's blog is found here. He's author of several books, including "The Provocative Church," and serves as Bishop of Kensing...
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    C4 Counseling
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    C4 Counseling

    For those who reside in Charlotte, NC, check out C4 Counseling. #mentalhealth #wholeness #healing
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    Amos Yong on Hospitality
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    Amos Yong on Hospitality

    “If we’re in charge, then the other will always abide on our terms. Trinitarian hospitality is less about being hosts and more about bein...
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    Lord, Lord, Open Unto Me: Howard Thurman (Prayer)
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    Lord, Lord, Open Unto Me: Howard Thurman (Prayer)

    "Lord, open unto me Open unto me — light for my darkness. Open unto me — courage for my fear. Open unto me — hope for my despair. Open un...
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    How Good To Center Down: Howard Thurman (Prayer)
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    How Good To Center Down: Howard Thurman (Prayer)

    How good it is to center down! To sit quietly and see one’s self pass by! The streets of our minds seethe with endless traffic; Our spiri...
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    How to Create Better Nonprofit Executive Teams
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    How to Create Better Nonprofit Executive Teams

    "In the for-profit arena, leadership experts have built an industry around executive leadership development and team building, though wit...
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    3 Practices That Will Help Drive Innovation in Your Organization
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    3 Practices That Will Help Drive Innovation in Your Organization

    A recent CCL survey of 500 senior leaders found that innovation is a key driver of success for 94% of organizations, and 77% of them trie...
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