1. Tonight! Don’t miss this opportunity to explore new imaginings for your children’s formation program. The Sacred Arts Collection, an initiative of Candler School of Theology at Emory University funded by Lilly Endowment, focuses on engaging…

Our friends at Intown Cares alerted us this week to an unexpected cut in promised funding from Fulton County that will have significant impact on those experiencing homelessness and our mission partners' ability to house them with necessary supportive services for their housing to be successful. To restore funding, they are asking for advocates to email/call Fulton County Commissioners or attend a public hearing.

Read below for details and a script and contact information to reach out…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone. 

1. Breakthrough /ˈbrākˌTHro͞o/, Jan. 1 - March 15, is a group exhibition in testament to the power of persistence, imagination, and courage. Located at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, Pulgram Gallery is the renewed iteration of the oldest art gallery in Atlanta continuing a legacy and commitment to cultivating a radically inclusive and diverse artistic…

Flourishing Congregations 

Because there’s never enough money to provide all of the services and support you want to offer, we’re sharing information about a group of Atlanta business leaders who are passionate about their religion and want the churches, as well as temples and mosques, to flourish because they know how critical religious organizations are to a strong, thriving community -  our community needs our religious leadership and their congregations. At no cost to your…

Black Lives Matter. We name that unequivocal truth. Black lives matter to God.

We speak to you as white ordained leaders of Decatur churches that for generations have sought to be faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ. However, our beloved churches have fallen short of our call and commission to live fully into Christ’s call because we have embraced the self-serving corruption of systemic racism. Too many of our Decatur churches were planted in soil tainted with racism. Too…

From the Multicultural Development Institute, Inc. multilingual resource “Living with Worry and Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty” includes psychoeducation about worry and anxiety, and a selection of practical CBT exercises for managing wellbeing including activity scheduling, worry postponement, and compassionate cognitive restructuring. Thanks to the generous contribution of time from clinicians around the world, it is freely available in 20 languages and…

This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be.
If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently.
And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen

From the Episcopal Book of Common Prayers

"Hear My Voice: A Prison Prayer Book" is a beautiful resource developed by ELCA for those in correctional facilities and chaplains and others in relationships with the incarcerated. 

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Harvard Divinity School–Harvard Medical School Lecture Series on Religion and Medicine

What Faith Communities Can Teach Psychiatrists About Depression…

Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in congregations that use the Stephen Series system. Stephen Ministry congregations equip and empower lay caregivers—called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, confidential,…