Rural Faith Initiative's March Newsletter: 'Faith at the Border' reflection from Whitney Kimball Coe; a Q&A with Marty Newell; 6 rural faith stories, Letcher County update; data center replay and Yonder Radio announcement
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As a leader in Rural Strategies’ Rural Faith Initiative, Marty Newell is paying close attention to how congregations and faith leaders see their role in their communities — and what their work can teach the rest of us.
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El Paso – The Pass, a place in the desert where dinosaurs once walked, now a place of roving patrols that terrorize and lock doors — and God’s disciples drop keys.
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Learn how you could use story circles in your community or congregation at the next Story Circle Facilitation Thursday, January 22, 12:30-2:30pm ET.
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Last summer we began hosting a series of story circles in rural places across the country, inviting community leaders to wonder out loud with us: how has your community impacted your faith, or your faith impacted your community?
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The Rural Faith Initiative unfolds against the very real backdrop of violent partisanship and counterfeit theologies, and that’s what makes it essential and important. Hear more from Whitney Kimball Coe, Rural Strategies’ Vice President of National Programs, about our Rural Faith Initiative and how to follow along.
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