August/September 2004 

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Descendants of Slaves Find a New Home

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Elders Lead

Women's Ministry and Youth Ministry at Central Christian Church in Lexington, Ky., celebrated Earth Sunday April 25 by giving every family in the church a small tree to replace those lost in the 2003 ice storms. Approximately 300 trees were distributed. Pictured from the left are: Margaret Evans, Jackie and Allen Graves, Olivia Griffin, Erin Ritterbusch, and Sally Paulsell. Photo by Chad Snellgrove, Minister of Faith Formation for Children and Youth.

What characterizes the emerging church? In other faith communities, some name lay leadership as an emerging trend ... but for Disciples, laity has always been central. More...

Nurturing Teachers for a Lifetime of Teaching

How do we recruit and how do we retain committed, caring teachers? More...

Descendants of Slaves Find a New Home

After many years in a refugee camp, about 12,000 Somali Bantu refugees are now being resettled into the United States. The Bantu are descendents of persons taken into slavery ... More...

Having a Prayer: Clergy Self-care

The life of a pastor can be filled with ongoing and significant stress. More...

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