Helping Homeless Families Through a Pandemic: How Family Promise Adjusted Their Program’s Congregational Model Due to COVID-19

Although the COVID-19 crisis forced Family Promise to drastically change its Emergency Shelter program, they were able to with the help of a COVID-19 NBA Response Grant. Read about how they're adapting to these times.

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3 Myths of Suicide and How the Church can Address Them

There are several myths about suicide that, at one point in my life, I believed.

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Artistic Expression as a Form of Resilience

Residents created art as a way to navigate their feelings in adapting to life under social distancing.

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How Hiram Christian Church Faithfully Used the COVID-19 NBA Response Grant

When news of the COVID-19 pandemic began to emerge, a small group of concerned members of Hiram Christian Church (HCC) gathered to prayerfully discern how the church could offer care to the community through this time. This is what came of those meetings.

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NBA XPLOR Announces Hiatus for 2020-21 Program Year

After considerable discernment, the National Benevolent Association (NBA) has made the difficult decision to place our young adult residential program, NBA XPLOR, on hiatus for the 2020-21 program year.

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NBA Board of Trustees Meets Virtually, Reflects on Racial Justice, Coronavirus

Members of the Board of Trustees for the National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) met June 4–5, 2020, for their Spring meeting.

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Talking to Children During A Pandemic: Empathy, Connection and Tolerating Uncertainty Teaches Resilience

It can be difficult to know how much to share with children about the novel Coronavirus, Raiza Spratt shares resources that she's been using to explain COVID-19 to her children.

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3 Mitos Acerca del Suicidio y Como la Iglesia Puede Abordarlos

Hay varios mitos acerca del suicidio que, en un momento de mi vida, yo creía.

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NBA Pauses Operations for Week of Reflection and Care, June 15 – 19

During the week of June 15–19, the National Benevolent Association will pause all staff operations and programs. For this week, the NBA will not be hosting any events nor will we be meeting with leaders of peer groups and various ministry partner organizations. Our staff will refrain from responding to emails and we will be silent on our NBA social media accounts.

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What Community Looks Like in Selma, Alabama During a Global Pandemic

Scott E. Strissel, Executive Director for Christian Services for Children in Alabama shares how his community has banded together during a tumultuous time.

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