What does it mean to lead with moral clarity while honoring the conscience of those we serve? Bethany A. Johnson-Javois considers the role of faith leaders in cultivating discernment, civic agency, and sustained participation....

Dear Deaconess Community, As November approaches, recent victories remind us that Missourians have the power to make historic change, and we have reason to believe we can do it again. In August, voters overwhelmingly defeated Amendments 4 and 5, protecting the citizen initiative process and rejecting a proposal to eliminate the state income tax and...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, we should be asking more than whether our democracy has endured. We should be asking whether people still have meaningful ways to shape the decisions that govern their lives. In Missouri, two constitutional amendments on the August ballot would weaken that power. Amendment 4 would make it...

This article was originally published by Newsweek Each year on June 19, we commemorate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of slavery. Their announcement was directed to people who had remained enslaved more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued. This is...