Nov. 19, 2024

Jump Start Tackles Faith and Politics

Just because Election Day has passed doesn’t mean political discussions are done. Jump Start kicked off its fall workshop series with talking faith and politics. Four speakers offered guidance and practical tips for engaging with your community on tricky topics. Read more →

Related Resources

Jump Start Podcast - Catch the audio versions of these faith and politics presentations
Standing Courageous: Church Leadership in Partisan Times - View the recording of a webinar on combatting misinformation and Christian nationalism
The Purple Church Initiative – Resources and ideas for bridging the gap from the Western North Carolina Conference
Creating Change Together: A Toolkit for Faithful Civic Engagement - From The United Methodist General Board of Church and Society
Pastoring in Partisan Times Podcast – Ideas and conversations for pastoring purple in red and blue churches
Braver Angels – A secular nonprofit that provides free resources for courageous conversations in everyday life

Giving Tuesday: Textbooks for Mozambique

This Giving Tuesday the Mozambique Initiative is partnering with Gileteni Methodist School in Inhambane, Mozambique, to provide textbooks for its 1,450 students. The staff and its students use textbooks that are over 15 years old. The school dreams of providing books in English, French and Portuguese for their students ages 12-18. Giving Tuesday funds will help equip the school library with maps, textbooks, dictionaries and more. Learn more and donate →

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