Jul 1, 2021
Created by NC State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues and Thriving Rural Communities. Engaging with your local school or with community children requires flexibility, best practices, and thoughtful consideration. Assess Current…
Created by NC State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues and Thriving Rural Communities Whether you have an established and cherished food ministry or are looking to address hunger in your community…
Created by NC State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues and Thriving Rural Communities. Faith communities hold a historic and important role in North Carolina. Many have existing relationships with the community…
Jun 29, 2021
We are thrilled that IEI’s former Rural Faith Program Manager, the Rev. Allen Stanton, has written his first book, Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations, released on May 15, 2021. …
May 27, 2021
This past Tuesday, rural faith leaders gathered for our third and final day of the ReConnecting Faith & Community Conference. Since May 11, clergy and congregation members from over 60…
Feb 26, 2021
“I think faith leaders are well positioned to help be facilitators of conversations that bridge divides.” The comment from a faith leader that attended our ReCONNECT for the Future Forum…
Dec 16, 2020
We are ending the year as the Rural Faith Community team so grateful for our faith leaders that we have partnered with, learned from, and who have taught us this…
Nov 24, 2020
IEI has prioritized resources, information, and funding for digital inclusion efforts in North Carolina in 2020. The rural faith team is working with congregations facing a spectrum of internet issues:…
Jul 29, 2020
The IEI team convened a Mid-Summer Zoom gathering of faith leaders (clergy and laity) and partners to discuss what’s going on within the network. Of course it’s hard to find…
Jun 24, 2020
This is the first in a series of blogs about how rural faith leaders across North Carolina are thinking of emerging issues around the coronavirus pandemic in their community. The…