In 1992, Henri Nouwen—a beloved spiritual thinker, pastor, and author—gave a talk on fundraising that would later become the foundational text for any of us who raise funds in the …
Finding Solace: A Story of Pregnancy Loss and Faith
Content warning: The following essay includes a discussion of pregnancy loss. When I was standing at the threshold of so many beginnings in my life—newly married, newly the …
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Prayers and Blessings for the Church Year
Building Faith has featured a number of articles with prayers and blessings for the seasons and holy days of the liturgical year. Each can be found by browsing our Prayer page or …
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Away with the Mangers: A Direct Action Campaign to Transform People and Politics
What if Advent were less about which songs to sing which weeks and more about using our resources to ensure that all people are housed?In the dominant theological imagination, …
How Churches Can Become Places of Healing
These days in a world of ongoing communal crises, I find myself asking different questions of my own spirituality as well as our communal faith tradition. My questions about …
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Letter from the Editor: 2023 Highlights, 2024 Hopes
Hello, Building Faith readers! With a new liturgical year already underway and a new calendar year approaching, I’d like to share some thanksgivings and updates from 2023 at …
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Ways to Use AdventWord
’Tis the season for gift-giving guides and black Friday sales that started a month ago. As active disciples in faith communities, we prepare ourselves and each other for the …
Christmas Pageants from Two Points of View
I (Jodi) have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas pageants. It's not just the significant planning that they can require. It's not even just the stress that they can bring …
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20 Children’s Book Suggestions for Beginning a Checkout Library
I’ve written about how to build a checkout library for children and households before in Creating a Children’s Lending Library for Your Church: Where To Start and Creating a …
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Equipping Volunteers for Excellence
Imagine you had flour, sugar, baking soda, and water in front of you. What might you make? Even if you don’t bake, things like cake, brownies, bread, muffins, biscuits, cookies, …