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Using Church Property for Good with Mark Elsdon (opens the original)
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About a third of congregations in the United States are estimated to close over the next twenty years, so what kind of opportunity does that offer for church mission? When we hear of churches closing, Christians’ first reaction is often grief—which is completely appropriate—but we should also ask questions of mission. What might Jesus encourage us to do with our church property? How might the land that churches hold be used for efforts of social healing in their neighborhood? The latest Love You
Book Launch for Have Mercy (opens the original)
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This week at VTS we launched a new book called Have Mercy: Following Jesus in Politically Perilous Times, which offers resources for Christians amid this tumultuous political period. It emerged out of Bishop Mariann Budde’s plea to then-newly elected President Trump to have mercy, because so many people were living in fear after the rhetoric of his campaign. It was a plea rooted in millennia of teaching and prophetic witness in Christianity and Judaism, going back to the Hebrew prophets of the O
Faithfulness in the City - An Interview with Oran Warder (opens the original)
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One of the folks who has most influenced my sense of ministry and church has been the Rev. Oran Warder of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria. After 27 years as rector at St. Paul’s, Oran is retiring this Fall. Alexandria-based reporter Michael Pope had a terrific interview with Oran that I’d like to share, because it’s full of insight, depth, and love. Just click the play button above and check it out!Across this interview one senses Oran’s deep commitment to community and place. It’s eas
Climate Justice, Climate Hope (opens the original)
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How do the injustices that accompany climate change impact our neighborhoods and congregations? How can Christians and our congregations participate in building neighborhoods that reflect an economy caring for all of God’s creation—not just people but plants and animals and the entire ecosystem? How can Christians be people of hope when these environmental and economic challenges seem so severe? The latest Love Your Neighbor podcast digs deep into these questions - check it out on <a href="https
Building a Moral Economy with Cynthia Moe-Lobeda (opens the original)
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Is Jesus’s commandment to love neighbors an economic commandment? We often imagine loving neighbors as something interpersonal, but attending to neighbors’ struggles also involves us in interconnected webs of economic activity. The latest Love Your Neighbor episode engages these questions, so check it out on Apple, Spotify, <a href="https://rosskane.com/2026/07/09/building-a-moral-economy-with-cynthia-moe-lobeda/"
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