The Interim Ministry Basics training, offered by Disciples Interims, helps students develop a foundational understanding of interim ministry. It equips participants with the basic tools necessary to lead congregations through transitional periods, including their search for their next settled pastor, with wisdom, empathy, and vision.

International Day for Biological Diversity is a reminder to give thanks and feel gratitude for this amazing planet and all the life that it supports. A day to recognize that the human race is not somehow apart and separate from the natural world but intricately connected. To not only feel the interconnectedness between the vast diversity of people but to also include the vast diversity of all forms of life. To see the Body of Christ as encompassing all of the natural world, not just humans.

Includes the 2025 Refugee Resettlement Response Guide, Updated Policy Asks and Messaging Guidelines, Advocacy Tools You Can Use, and Invitations to Join the Movement for Refugee and Immigrant Justice

Through interviews with Black immigrants and immigration lawyers, “Behind Closed Doors” by Ohio Immigrant Alliance exposes deliberate imbalances in U.S. immigration courts that deny fair outcomes. - Unfounded fraud narratives - Impossible evidentiary standards - No guaranteed right to counsel We reimagine a more just system.

Our partners at Church World Service have prepared a resource to help us urge national, state, and local elected leaders to: - Urge the Trump administration to abide by recent court orders and restore the refugee resettlement program. - Publicly express your support for refugees and the bipartisan U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE). - Stand up for refugees and newcomers in upcoming congressional funding and legislative deliberations.

C.A.R.E. is a Disciples Home Missions ministry that radiates the wholistic character of Jesus through art, recreation, and educational tools. In our design of church and community resources, we center the developing hearts and minds of children. C.A.R.E. Sundays is a 12-week curriculum that centers three Bible stories. As people started learning about Jesus, he became their leader, healer, friend, comforter, teacher, and defender.

It is humbling to slow down enough to think how amazing this planet is and how the Earth provides everything we need to survive and thrive. And not just for humanity but for all of life from the microscopic organisms to the Blue Whales. The Earth is truly a gift from God.