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In his visual arts work, artist and scholar #PettyPendergrass “shouts,” a Pentecostal practice of physical worship involving music, dance, clapping and other forms of ecstatic praise — to create pieces with paint, pigment powder and other media. faithandleadership.com/ashon-crawley-…

a short lil interview about art practices and me rambling about life. a lot was cut for length. check it out!

The issues of inequality from well before the death of George Floyd in 2020 have persisted, but the tools to dismantle oppression remain at the heart of the gospel, say two Minneapolis pastors. faithandleadership.com/tyler-sit-and-…

In this excerpt, a professor of education at Calvin University weighs how to begin a class and what kinds of messages those decisions about beginning communicate about Christian teaching. faithandleadership.com/everyday-chris…

INHALE: We reclaim our breath. EXHALE: We remember what’s been stolen. Read the liturgy of remembrance for the 5 year anniversary of George Floyd's murder: faithandleadership.com/all-weve-lost-…

After George Floyd’s murder five years ago, a historic church increased its efforts to address its history. It still has ­­­work to do. From Yonat Shimron. faithandleadership.com/one-churchs-jo…

The church’s most formidable response to injustice might be a countercultural silence that speaks volumes, writes Jason Thompson, Ph.D., pastor of St. Andrews AME Church in Sacramento. faithandleadership.com/pentecost-and-…

In honor of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, here is a blessing from Kate Bowler and jess richie bale for those who minister (...and might be tired, worn out and needing an infusion of grace for themselves too). faithandleadership.com/blessing-those…

At a series of in-person gatherings, United Methodist Church leaders shared celebrations, challenges, resources and values — with transformative results, writes, Tanya Marie Campen, a director in the UMC’s Rio Texas Conference (Rio Texas). faithandleadership.com/how-gathering-…

Nine Black members of the Charleston church were killed by a white supremacist during a Bible study a decade ago. A new book from Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 explores Mother Emanuel’s history within the larger racial history of America. faithandleadership.com/kevin-sack-ten…

We can look to faith communities that welcome people well for models of listening and speaking differently through ministry, writes an associate director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program. faithandleadership.com/pentecost-remi…

It’s a difficult time for the church but it has a bright future if leaders help their congregations adapt to a new, diverse world, says Kara Powell, co-author of the book “Future-Focused Church.” faithandleadership.com/kara-powell-ho…

Focusing conversations on “welcome” or “inclusion” is not enough; we need to learn from LGBTQ+ people and expand our understanding of community, a queer pastor says (from 2021). faithandleadership.com/lgbtq-folks-te…