Pilot Studies of the Church’s Future

Finding, connecting, and platforming wisdom in new missional communities where experimental forms of preaching and congregational life show a vital way into the future of church.

Compelling Preaching Initiative

Through the Compelling Preaching Initiative, Lilly Endowment seeks to cultivate practices among aspiring and active preachers that can help them to proclaim the gospel to a variety of audiences in more engaging and effective ways. Future Church Pilots is hosted by the Metropolitan New York Synod of the ELCA.

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