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Dear Beloveds, As the Sojourner Truth Leadership Circle (STLC) nears the 10 year mark we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new digital platform – The Tarrying Place. Inspired, as all [...]

Organizing the Summer of Rage On June 24th, the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion, and collectively we knew our country had made a sharp turn we might not come back from. [...]

Dear Friends, I was honored to serve as Chaplain of the Week at the Chautauqua Institute where I preached a sermon series called “Seeking for A City.”  The Chautauqua Institute has welcomed so [...]

The Prophetic Preaching Lab is an intergenerational, inclusive opportunity for young leaders to connect more fully to Black Church traditions and activism. In June, Auburn’s team accompanied the [...]

Since 2017, our Thriving in Ministry project has gathered regional and affinity groups of early-career faith and spirit-rooted community leaders across the US for respite, peer support, and [...]

Auburn president, Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson, joined Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews on the Prophetic Resistance podcast to claim her people, share her story, name her abolitionist commitments, and [...]

On June 9, 2022, we partnered with Reimagine—experts in channeling the hard parts of life into meaningful action and growth—for a virtual vigil featuring Auburn President, Rev. Dr. Emma [...]

Using documentary film for social justice work in faith-rooted communities By Caitlin Boyle, Project Manager, Hartley FaithDoc Impact Labs, and Ellen Schneider, Active Voice Lab People of the [...]

In May 2022, Auburn partnered with Je-Shawna Wholley to co-create a symposium with Alexis Pauline Gumbs and her book Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals. This interactive [...]

By Keisha E. McKenzie, PhD, and Sabrina E. Dent, DMin The Center for Faith, Justice, and Reconciliation (CFJR) and Union Presbyterian Seminary’s Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation [...]