In honor of Black History Month, we invite you to read the words of authors who are inspiring and challenging all of us to create a better world. A world for all of God's beloved—young and old—where we can have real conversations about anti-racism, healing after the violent attacks on black bodies, and strategizing to move forward together towards a less divided world.
When you’re asked to name Old Testament characters, who springs to mind? Take a moment to jot down the first five you think of. How many of those characters were men? The Bible flunks when it comes to equal representation...
Rev. David L. Berkey, an experience Christian camp director and a long-time member of the Inside Out curriculum development team, has been named project manager for Inside Out, the widely used summer camp resource published by Chalice Press and implemented at over...
The Bible According to Christian Nationalists helps us spot the symptoms of Christian Nationalism, making it easier to stop the scourge before it’s too late.
Life, we all know, has its beginnings and its endings. Like the humans who create them, organizations have their beginnings, and most have their endings, too. So it is with congregations. You don’t have to drive too far to see...
The very first InsideOut project, published in 2013, was All Things New. Rev. Lee Yates was a member of the writing team for that first edition. Since 2017 he has served as InsideOut's Project Manager. Lee is moving on to a new...
Thriving Church is the result of a partnership between an educator (Rev. Dr. Erin Cash of Lexington Theological Seminary) and a congregational pastor (Rev. Dr. Kory Wilcoxson of Crestwood Christian Church, also in Lexington) who share a hopeful vision for...
Writing a book solo is hard work—so is co-writing a book easier? Amy Butler and Dawn Darwin Weaks share the byline of Holy Disruptions: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities, and in this Q&A, they share how the...
You don’t have to look long at a shelf of Christian books to find works on congregational life. Those of us who love our churches, who see how in its best moments it can be life-saving and life-changing, want to...
