Cultivating Communities
C. Christopher Smith, Lindsey Cornett, Myles Werntz, Katy LinesFor church leaders who desire more for their churches, we explore what it means to be a rooted church, embodying the way of Jesus.
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May 2026: Read, Consider, Do
Hello, friends and readers!
Today, we’re sharing a few things that we hope will be beneficial for your spiritual formation and community engagement.
Thanks, as always, for being here!
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Today, we’re continuing to talk about what it means to be a thriving con...
Learning Patience - A Conversation on Running, Endurance, and the Church
My friend, , recently invited me to record a conversation with him for a new podcast series he is doing, entitled “How to Go On.” Here’s how Myles framed this series:
My basic thesis is that we don’t need more resilience, as this has to do...
Disenchantment and a Rage for Order
Welcome back to our series exploring the book, A Secular Age.
As a reminder: A Secular Age is a 2007 book by the philosopher Charles Taylor1. In it, he argues that the rise of science and reason alone can not account for society’s shift to...
What helps a church last?
(NCN) is a friend and partner of ours here at Cultivating Communities. The work of NCN is oriented around connecting and encouraging intentional Christian communities across North America.
Traditional churches, I believe, have much to lea...
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Authors
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Senior Editor, The Englewood Review of Books. Resource Coordinator for The Cultivating Communities project. Author: Slow Church (co-authored with John Pattison), Reading for the Common Good, and How the Body of Christ Talks.
Lindsey is a loud talker, obsessive coffee drinker, and lover of the written word who lives in Indianapolis with her family. She is the Managing Editor of Englewood Press and a Senior Writer at Indianapolis Moms.
Exploring the moral life at the intersection of religion and culture. Author/editor of ten books in theology/ethics. Words in Christianity Today, Christian Century, and on and on.
Dr. Katy Lines serves as a pastor with Englewood Christian Church in Indianapolis. She loves discovering what makes each place unique—its heartbeat, stories, and people—and how God is moving through it all.
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