Taking Religion Beyond the Walls of the Congregation

During this summer of action, a phrase #TheOpEdProject training we hosted this spring sticks with us: "The story we tell becomes the world we live in."

To that end, we are in writing mode and pleased to share opinion pieces from our #CompellingPreaching program.

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CRCC's #CompellingPreaching program teaches faith leaders how to "preach" on issues affecting their communities. A recent cohort went through a media readiness training about how to reach wider audiences and shape public narratives by working with media.

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Preaching Beyond the Walls of the Congregation: How Faith Leaders Can Use Media Congregations are often on the frontlines of significant social issues, from poverty to immigration to polarization. Clergy’s moral leadership on these issues is grounded in both their spiritual tradi...

CRCC’s #CompellingPreaching program held a training series to help faith leaders preach on critical issues, and to reach wider audiences and shape public narratives through:

- Opinion Writing
- Journalism
- Social Media

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Author Anastasia Stasi McAteer is part of CRCC's #CompellingPreaching project and took The OpEd Project's #WritetoChangetheWorld training.

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'No Kings' Anti-Trump Protests: The Rise Of Religious Authoritarianism (OPINION) As a historian of Christianity, I have studied how religion has been manipulated to bless empires. In the year 325, Constantine declared himself Christian and forged the Christian Empire. In...

"Today, we again face a decision: Will people of faith bless authoritarianism—or resist it?"

Michael Christensen, a member of our #CompellingPreaching cohort, on #NoKings protests in Religion Unplugged.

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CRCC hosted The OpEd Project for faith leaders who want to #WriteToChangeTheWorld. We want to uplift their #CompellingPreaching on critical social issues and help them counter alternate theologies that seek to divide for political power.

Pastor William got mad because I told these preachers AFTER I preached I ain’t been to seminary….. just yet. 😉😉😉

He said I learned everything I need to know about preaching I got from vacation Bible school.

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