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Creating a trauma-informed youth ministry requires intentionality, compassion, and a commitment to learning and growth.

Adopting a trauma-informed approach within a church is an ongoing process of compassionately loving our neighbors. Here are 9 ways to begin your trauma-informed journey.

Improv and humanitarian work may seem like two different worlds, but there’s more overlap than you might think.

A trauma-informed sermon can provide comfort and hope to those affected by trauma while offering sound biblical teaching.

If you're considering being a foster care parent or supporting foster care, it’s helpful to develop postures—orientations—of the heart and mind.

Our recent study shows that the giving-to-income ratio remains consistent across income levels.

When we explored an abandoned hospital in Gary, Indiana, we saw the devastation of deindustrialization. But our greatest lesson was to remember the people who still live in the community.

Stewardship of the Earth can be a winsome witness to both unbelievers and the next generation of Christians. Here are ways to take action.

Learn how to serve those in your church who are considering (or are affected by) suicide with these three principles.

Young BIPOC don't leave their ethnic/racial identity at the door when they walk into their places of worship—and they don’t want to.

We believe the voices and presence of global Christians represent hope for a new, more faithful future.

Want to help your pastor thrive for the long haul? Here are six ideas for your church to consider.

The data in the new Pew Research Center study on Christians and the environment is conflicting. How can we best respond?

To celebrate our second anniversary, we're featuring the ten most-read articles from last year.

As church membership continue to decline, the important charitable work done by congregations is in danger.

Surprising results from a recent Barna survey about Generation Z reveal helpful steps adults can take.

How can we pursue authentic credible information in a world that is constantly bombarding us with fake news?

A look at the disparities—and possibilities—that currently exist between dying mainline churches and growing, ethnic congregations.

While war can seem to surround us, learn how Chris Blattman’s research reveals the rarity of war and roots of it.

Good intentions are not enough in a field where best practices, like kinship care, are relatively new.