‘Incredibly intentional’: Board member Steven Emch explains how Shepherd connects with its neighbors
As president of Orr Fellowship, Steven Emch helps recent university...
‘Go beyond the surface’: Shepherd’s chief program officer dives into the daily challenges of ministry
Bekah Kidd, Shepherd Community Center’s chief program officer, says she...
The bridge out of poverty: Why these 10 assets are essential to secure long-term independence
What does it take for a person to break free from poverty? Is it about money alone? Or are other personal assets needed to ensure long-term independence and sustainability? “Remember the old Indiana Jones movies, where Indy had to cross a swinging bridge missing wooden planks high above a chasm?” Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay...
Podcasts
How a puppet – yes, we said, puppet – is helping to inform and inspire kids at Shepherd
Steve Pennington, who provides a unique ministry and service in the community and at...
Why faith in God is essential for a life filled with hope
Jay Height explores why a personal faith in God is a critical asset for people to rise...
These 10 assets are essential for families to thrive
Executive Director Jay Height discusses the personal assets that the Shepherd Community...
Columns by Jay
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...
From gas to food to childcare, prices are soaring. And my neighbors feel the pain.
From gas to food to childcare, prices are soaring. And my neighbors feel the pain. The numbers just don’t add up for my neighbors. As inflation soars at the highest rate in more than 40 years, many families on the near east side of Indianapolis are struggling a bit more each month to pay the rent, feed their children, buy gas to get to work and back, and even to purchase necessities like soap and laundry detergent. One mother recently told me she now washes her family’s clothes less often at...
The Great Unsettling: Fast pace of social change leaves us uncertain and uneasy.
The Great Unsettling: Fast pace of social change leaves us uncertain and uneasy. Here’s how we can cope. Journalist Shams Charania accurately summed up modern life in 18 words: “The world we live in now is totally different than it was five, six, seven, eight years ago.” Charania was speaking about his specialty – he reports on the NBA for The Athletic. Yet, he could have been describing how our world has changed in the past two years as the COVID-19 pandemic radically altered how we live,...
The bridge out of poverty: Why these 10 assets are essential to secure long-term independence
What does it take for a person to break free from poverty? Is it about money alone? Or are other personal assets needed to ensure long-term independence and sustainability? “Remember the old Indiana Jones movies, where Indy had to cross a...
‘Incredibly intentional’: Board member Steven Emch explains how Shepherd connects with its neighbors
As president of Orr Fellowship, Steven Emch helps recent university...
‘Go beyond the surface’: Shepherd’s chief program officer dives into the daily challenges of ministry
Bekah Kidd, Shepherd Community Center’s chief program officer, says she...
Podcasts
How a puppet – yes, we said, puppet – is helping to inform and inspire kids at Shepherd
Steve Pennington, who provides a unique ministry and service in the community and at...
Why faith in God is essential for a life filled with hope
Jay Height explores why a personal faith in God is a critical asset for people to rise...
These 10 assets are essential for families to thrive
Executive Director Jay Height discusses the personal assets that the Shepherd Community...
Columns by Jay
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...
From gas to food to childcare, prices are soaring. And my neighbors feel the pain.
From gas to food to childcare, prices are soaring. And my neighbors feel the pain. The numbers just don’t add up for my neighbors. As inflation soars at the highest rate in more than 40 years, many families on the near east side of Indianapolis are struggling a bit more each month to pay the rent, feed their children, buy gas to get to work and back, and even to purchase necessities like soap and laundry detergent. One mother recently told me she now washes her family’s clothes less often at...
The Great Unsettling: Fast pace of social change leaves us uncertain and uneasy.
The Great Unsettling: Fast pace of social change leaves us uncertain and uneasy. Here’s how we can cope. Journalist Shams Charania accurately summed up modern life in 18 words: “The world we live in now is totally different than it was five, six, seven, eight years ago.” Charania was speaking about his specialty – he reports on the NBA for The Athletic. Yet, he could have been describing how our world has changed in the past two years as the COVID-19 pandemic radically altered how we live,...