Sharing Life 
in our Church Communities
 

In this latest issue of our newsletter for church leaders, we offer several recent articles that explore the dynamics of sharing life in our church communities. We hope you find these articles thought-provoking and helpful.

Cultivating Communities works alongside cohorts of churches that are in close-proximity to each other, providing resources and helping them discern what it might look like for their congregations and their places to flourish. Our first three cohorts (one in the mountains of East Tennessee, one on the west side of Chicago, and one in Indianapolis) are now underway.

(Learn more about our cohorts and 
the Cultivating Communities Learning Journey)

The Other Journal's Spring 2024 issue on the theme of Church. Read essays from this issue that wrestle with relevant questions like: What exactly do we mean when we say “Church?” And how do we discern what it means to be the church that brings good news to the world in this particular moment in history? What are the most important and pressing roles and tasks of the church? What are we to make of the church’s harms, failures, and abuses? What is the role of the church in society today, and how ought we think of the broader church’s declining numbers?  (via The Other Journal )

Majora Carter: You don't have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one.  In this TED talk, Carter presents a restorative economic approach to capitalism, which seeks to retain talent, build resilient communities and prove that you don't have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one.  (via The Parish Collective )