In this latest episode of Amplify Live, join Dr. Amy-Jill Levine as she discusses with writer Rob Simbeck her new study, The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings. Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to follow Torah, God’s word; he told them parables to help them discern questions of […]

This webinar, led by Jimmy McKinnell of Life Around the Table, will introduce participants to Eating Together Faithfully, a framework for conversation designed to walk church communities through various food and faith topics. The framework is aimed at motivating churches to participate in food justice both on the individual level and as communities of faith. Register for this […]

After over 18 months of doing our best to live into BOTH/AND, many churches are feeling a mixture of exhilaration and exhaustion when thinking about the continuation of hybrid worship. While many have seen their reach extended, some have begun to lose their passion and resolve for creating truly hybrid worship experiences. As in-person numbers have […]

This session will focus on the impact that North Carolina’s failure to close the health insurance coverage gap through some sort of Medicaid expansion has on the physical, emotional, and financial health of the people of our state and on how people of faith can become involved in advocating for a North Carolina solution. The […]

People often turn to a faith leader when they are struggling or need guidance. Throughout the pandemic, we've heard how inaccessible affordable, available, safe, and culturally appropriate mental health care can be for clergy themselves. Elder Hanna Broome will reflect on the challenges and opportunities of having rural clergy receiving their own mental health care. […]

How are we called to participate in God’s freedom work in the world? Pastors and laity sometimes wrestle with how ordinary people of faith can help create equity in a culture that privileges some and suppresses others based on race, gender, class, and other intersecting differences. Join the Rev. Tex Sample for a live webinar […]

How are we called to participate in God’s freedom work in the world? Pastors and laity sometimes wrestle with how ordinary people of faith can help create equity in a culture that privileges some and suppresses others based on race, gender, class, and other intersecting differences. Join the Rev. Tex Sample for a live webinar […]

Jennifer Shecki-Shields of Discovery and Faith shares: “Today it is inevitable that developments in science will meet the practice of Christian faith if that faith is to have any cultural impact or relevance. Unfortunately, the church is not adequately meeting the challenges presented by the intersection of faith and science. The quality of the relationship between science and Christian […]

Bishop Palmer is excited to announce his next Leadership Clinic guest, Nadia Bolz-Weber, on September 17, 10a-12p EST. Nadia Bolz-Weber is a three-time New York Times bestselling author who has been called “a pastor for America’s outsiders.” The community of faith she planted in Denver—House for All Sinners and Saints—is a haven for a diverse community […]

Bishop Palmer is excited to announce his next Leadership Clinic guest, Nadia Bolz-Weber, on September 17, 10a-12p EST. Nadia Bolz-Weber is a three-time New York Times bestselling author who has been called “a pastor for America’s outsiders.” The community of faith she planted in Denver—House for All Sinners and Saints—is a haven for a diverse community […]

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School is hosting the second seminar in its annual seminar series “Health, Wholeness, and Humanity: The Stewardship of Creation as if Matter Mattered” with Brian Volck, MD, MFA. Brian Volck is a pediatrician who received his undergraduate degree in English Literature and his MD from Washington University in St. Louis […]

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School is hosting the second seminar in its annual seminar series “Health, Wholeness, and Humanity: The Stewardship of Creation as if Matter Mattered” with Brian Volck, MD, MFA. Brian Volck is a pediatrician who received his undergraduate degree in English Literature and his MD from Washington University in St. Louis […]