Giving Tuesday: Transform Lives with ARDF

The Giving Tuesday movement is swiveling the spotlight from materialism to charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving for the fifth year in a row. Online donors – over 700,000 in more than 70 countries – gave an estimated $116 million last year to charitable...

Dive Deeper: Encouraging Volunteerism

“I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean…” J.R.R. Tolkien’s line from The Fellowship of the Ring undoubtedly resonates with church leaders looking to staff ministries and keep volunteers – and volunteers may feel the same....

School Outreach

by Cameron Scalera In the wake of the Sure Foundations Conference sponsored by the American Anglican Council, we at Faith Anglican Church asked ourselves, “If our church disappeared tomorrow would anyone care?” Given that our Lord Jesus calls us to be salt and light...

Farming for Transformation

CONNECTIONS had a few questions for Brenna Wright, founder of Abbey Fields, Knoxville, an urban farm project. She is a member of Old North Abbey, and her husband deacon Aaron is the pastoral leader there.  Brenna, thanks for taking the time to share the story of your...