January 10, 2023
Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church works for the environment and for community well-being
For 40 years, a small, rural North Carolina church has played a crucial role in what is now known as the environmental justice movement.
May 17, 2022
How an initiative to support rural pastors is saving farmers’ lives
What happens when pastors are challenged to “think like farmers”?
February 4, 2020
A North Carolina nonprofit helps churches convert property from liabilities into assets
Leaders of a community development corporation believe that even struggling congregations can survive and thrive if members take stock of their assets and put them to use as resources for their communities.
September 5, 2017
Legacy ministries to dying churches give congregations a way to end well
A creative new ministry is underway in various UMC conferences to help declining congregations chart their end and leave behind a lasting gift.
April 18, 2017
Laura Dunn: Seeing the world of Wendell Berry
The director of ‘Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry’ says her film is an effort to transport viewers to the world of the Kentucky poet and farmer — his place — what he sees, and what he cares about.