Church Action eNewsletter Week of May 18, 2026

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

We welcome your announcements for the greater faith community. Send them in the body of your email, no attachments please, to ecarter@rccatl.org. Past newsletters can be found at …

Church Action eNewsletter Week of May 11, 2026

Church Action eNewsletter Week of May 4, 2026

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone.

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1. Partners in Change has surpassed 200 members this fiscal year! As this community continues to grow, the need for dedicated coaching partners has become even more vital. A message from Partners in Change: Help Us…

Church eNewsletter Week of April 20, 2026

Church Action eNewsletter Week of April 13, 2026

1. Now is the time to reach out to your legislators and any candidates running to represent you about the …

Gun Safety Pledge

Now is the time to reach out to your legislators and any candidates running to represent you about the …

Church Action eNewsletter Week of March 23, 2026

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone. 

We welcome your announcements for the greater faith community. Send them in the body of the email, no attachments of any kind, to ecarter@rccatl.org 



1. Due to safety concerns, the April Global Humanitarian…

Church Action eNewsletter Holy Week 2026

God calls us to some things we cannot do alone. 

1. Hands in the Soil: Women Cultivating Land, Community, & Cooperative Power is at noon today, Monday, March 30. This conversation will highlight how women are advancing entrepreneurship through farming, cooperative leadership,…

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,…