Every kid counts: How Shepherd is investing in the lives of the next generation
From hunger to health care, childcare to school readiness, many families...
Called to serve: How former missionary Donna Alexander went from Ukraine to Indy’s near Eastside
Donna Alexander, Shepherd Community Center’s director of volunteers,...
Jeff Smulyan Interview
Executive Director Jay Height interviews long time friend Jeff Smulyan about his career and the development of radio from transistor radio to today's communication platforms. Jeffrey H. Smulyan serves as founder and chairman of the board of Emmis Communications Corporation, an Indianapolis-based media company principally focused on radio...
Podcasts
Shepherd partners with Purdue and USC for virtual reality treatment of trauma
Executive Director Jay Height discusses how Shepherd’s partnership with Purdue...
Why Shepherd is partnering with Indianapolis Public Schools to improve education
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd is working with Indianapolis Public...
How the surge in housing costs is hurting families living in poverty
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height discusses how spikes in rent and mortgage rates,...
Columns by Jay
‘Friendship recession’ is ravaging our mental and physical health. Here’s how we fight against it together.
It’s been called the friendship recession. And it’s having devastating consequences on our emotional, mental and physical health. Recent surveys indicate that Americans have significantly fewer close friends on average and are much more likely to say they have no close friends than in previous decades. The friendship recession is so severe that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared that the surge in Americans’ loneliness and isolation is a public health crisis. In May, Murthy...
Why loving your neighbors is the secret to a happy and healthy life
In 1938, researchers at Harvard University asked a vital question that remains highly relevant 85 years later: What are the factors that determine if a person leads a healthy and happy life? To find answers, the researchers began a long-term study involving 268 Harvard sophomores, whose ranks included a future president, John F. Kennedy. Eventually, the participants’ spouses and children were added to the study, which continues to this day. What did the scientists determine, after eight...
How do we respond as the church in America declines? Get back to the basics of being salt and light.
An important thing to remember about surveys is that one in isolation is of limited value. Are the numbers accurate? Is it showing us an anomaly, or does it signal something wider and deeper? But a cluster of surveys, pointing in the same general direction, can help us accurately identify emerging trends. And there’s little doubt that the Christian church in America is trending downward. Consider these data points: A Gallup survey in August 2019 found that only 36% of Americans said they have...
Jeff Smulyan Interview
Executive Director Jay Height interviews long time friend Jeff Smulyan about his career and the development of radio from transistor radio to today's communication platforms. Jeffrey H. Smulyan serves as founder and chairman of the board...
Every kid counts: How Shepherd is investing in the lives of the next generation
From hunger to health care, childcare to school readiness, many families...
Called to serve: How former missionary Donna Alexander went from Ukraine to Indy’s near Eastside
Donna Alexander, Shepherd Community Center’s director of volunteers,...
Podcasts
Shepherd partners with Purdue and USC for virtual reality treatment of trauma
Executive Director Jay Height discusses how Shepherd’s partnership with Purdue...
Why Shepherd is partnering with Indianapolis Public Schools to improve education
Executive Director Jay Height explains how Shepherd is working with Indianapolis Public...
How the surge in housing costs is hurting families living in poverty
Shepherd Executive Director Jay Height discusses how spikes in rent and mortgage rates,...
Columns by Jay
‘Friendship recession’ is ravaging our mental and physical health. Here’s how we fight against it together.
It’s been called the friendship recession. And it’s having devastating consequences on our emotional, mental and physical health. Recent surveys indicate that Americans have significantly fewer close friends on average and are much more likely to say they have no close friends than in previous decades. The friendship recession is so severe that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has declared that the surge in Americans’ loneliness and isolation is a public health crisis. In May, Murthy...
Why loving your neighbors is the secret to a happy and healthy life
In 1938, researchers at Harvard University asked a vital question that remains highly relevant 85 years later: What are the factors that determine if a person leads a healthy and happy life? To find answers, the researchers began a long-term study involving 268 Harvard sophomores, whose ranks included a future president, John F. Kennedy. Eventually, the participants’ spouses and children were added to the study, which continues to this day. What did the scientists determine, after eight...
How do we respond as the church in America declines? Get back to the basics of being salt and light.
An important thing to remember about surveys is that one in isolation is of limited value. Are the numbers accurate? Is it showing us an anomaly, or does it signal something wider and deeper? But a cluster of surveys, pointing in the same general direction, can help us accurately identify emerging trends. And there’s little doubt that the Christian church in America is trending downward. Consider these data points: A Gallup survey in August 2019 found that only 36% of Americans said they have...