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Getting Out of Silos: How Collaboration Improves Community Impact
Organizations aspire to collaborate, but real-world barriers often lead to isolation, reducing community impact. Here are three steps to move toward collaboration.

Rachel Cheng
Dec 9, 20258 min read


What Good Is Empathy?
Can we participate in God's ministry of reconciliation and shalom without empathy?

Rachel Cheng
May 27, 20259 min read


The Role of Suffering in Community Resilience
You have agency in your ache. Suffering too is subject to our care toward community resilience.

Lane Lareau
Mar 14, 202515 min read


Resiliency on Display After Hurricane Helene
How the people of Southern Appalachia responded with resiliency after Helene is one of the most powerful examples I've witnessed.

Rachel Cheng
Nov 21, 20248 min read


Everlasting Hope: Discipleship in Action on the Streets of Addis Ababa
Explore a sustainable way to build community among people experiencing homelessness on the streets of Addis Ababa

Ashley Rabinovitch
Nov 15, 20248 min read


My Life Is Complicated: Being Honest about Today’s Top 4 Hidden Stressors
Parenting, community, work, navigating our interconnected world – these are real points of stress and easy to overlook.

Lane Lareau
Sep 3, 20248 min read


Faiths, Figures, Faces: Reimagining Community Stakeholders as Relationships
The more we accept with humility the need for all types of stakeholders in a community, the more value we add to the role of institutions on

Rachel Saelens
Jul 19, 20243 min read


3 Tips for Taming Fear 'Bears' with Love
Perception can either aid or suppress our pursuit of healing.

Lane Lareau
Jul 10, 20246 min read


9 Habits for Building Community
When working with fast-paced communities, habits offer an alternative and invitation to communities living as God intends.

Lane Lareau
May 10, 20248 min read


3 Questions for Finding Community in a City
To help us navigate community, it is helpful to look for landmarks, climates and shared soil.

Rachel Saelens
May 2, 20244 min read
We are all learners and still becoming. Thank you to every contributor and participant who strengthens our own transformation.
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