“Churches don’t represent youth without a faith background.” As a pastor dedicated to reaching young people, Rev. Dr. Tiffany DeTienne does not mince her words when it comes to serving young adults. “Young people are looking for something familiar,” she explains. “For many of them who do have a background in the church, youth group … Continue reading Helping young adults find faith in America’s heartland: The story of The Fringe
Building confidence and a church: the story of Think+Pray+Act
For many mainline Protestants, theological education starts and ends with Sunday school. Some are lucky - their place of worship has enough youth to warrant a Vacation Bible School, but for others, there isn’t much else when it comes to theological learning. But at Think+Pray+Act, a new congregation in St. Louis, MO, members are invited to … Continue reading Building confidence and a church: the story of Think+Pray+Act
Chapelle Ste-Marthe: Deep Christian spirituality and a passion for God’s love and justice in Montréal
The current religious landscape of Québec, Canada is one of duality, dominated by the historic Roman Catholic Church and the growing secularism that got its start in the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Before this binary dynamic took hold, indigenous faiths were practiced first by the Kanien’kha:ka, Haudenosaunee, Anishinabeg, and Algonquin peoples living … Continue reading Chapelle Ste-Marthe: Deep Christian spirituality and a passion for God’s love and justice in Montréal
WHOSOEVER: “God did not create you to hate you”
The Greater Kansas City region is the most compact regional ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. There are open and affirming congregations as well as places of worship where most of the members are people of color (POC). But before 2017, if you were searching for a faith community of … Continue reading WHOSOEVER: “God did not create you to hate you”
Disciples church uses radical acceptance for drug misuse recovery, support for adults with intellectual disabilities
When you cross the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit, MI to Windsor, ON, you may think that you’re leaving behind the Motor City and entering a quaint Canadian town. But as residents of Windsor know, that assumption couldn’t be farther from the truth. While its American neighbor to the south garners more of the attention for … Continue reading Disciples church uses radical acceptance for drug misuse recovery, support for adults with intellectual disabilities