God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

1. A message from Peachtree Christian Church: At Peachtree Christian Church, The Legacy Club is an act of love and service to the Atlanta community—a haven of life-giving respite for caregivers and their loved ones experiencing dementia, Parkinson’s, stroke, and other cognitive challenges. It’s a day spa for the soul, where challenges take a back seat and friendship, joy,…

Church Action eNewsletter Week of September 29, 2025

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

1. Love Your Neighbor, World Quaker Day is Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, and all are invited to celebrate with Atlanta Friends Meeting, worship at 10 a.m., potluck at 11:15, 701 Howard Avenue, Decatur. For the whole law can be summed up in this command “Love…

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone. 

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

1. The newest exhibit at Pitts Theological Library, Candler School of Theology, Emory, is open. Visit the library's 3rd floor gallery to experience "East Asian Buddhism and the Christian Encounter." This exhibition is a collaboration between Pitts and Emory's Art History department, and it includes items from Emory's Michael C. Carlos Museum and Oxford College Library’s Collection…

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,…