Death and Dairy Goats
In a climate change era, even pastors need to be reminded that life is more powerful than death. Sometimes that reminder comes in the form of a baby goat.
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Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Churches
In the latest essay in our series on rural faith, Sam Chamelin writes about the prophetic, priestly, and pastoral roles of the church in encouraging sustainable agriculture.
Rural Churches and Change: Why Are We Here?
Today, we kick off a four-week series on churches and faith in rural America. Our first essay is by Pastor Erik Carlson, who wrote about leading a rural church through a season of change.
Rural MN Fellows Discuss Agriculture
On April 23 and 24, the twelve clergy members in the Collegeville Institute’s Rural Minnesota Fellows Program met at Saint John’s Abbey Guesthouse for two days of meetings on issues related to agriculture.
God Land: Upheaval in the Evangelical Church
Is evangelicalism actually a tribal identity? Short-term Resident Scholar Lyz Lenz says yes, it has been that way for years but it took the 2016 presidential election for people to actually see it.
