Up to one-third of all houses of worship in the United States will have closed over the next few years. What will we do with the spaces they leave behind?
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Rabbi Donna Berman leads a community center serving neighbors in Hartford, CT.
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What are some of the practical ways that faith communities can contribute to healthy economic ecosystems?
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How do we build vibrant local economies that are good for the people who actually live in a neighborhood?
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Both urban and suburban places of worship have opportunities to stir the recovery of social gathering places in our communities. Here’s how.
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Strong Towns advocates and faith communities both want to create neighborhoods with vibrant economies that benefit everyone. A good place to begin working together is around walkability.
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This congregation launched a non-profit organization to help its neighbors—not as an act of benevolence for them, but in solidarity with them.
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In 2022’s inaugural Strong Towns Podcast episode, Chuck interviews Tim Soerens, author and co-founder of the Parish Collective.
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It’s hard to meaningfully engage with the poor when everything about our cities is designed to steer us away from them.
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In some places, houses of worship have formed interfaith coalitions, and do valuable work on social justice issues—but what if they also addressed issues of economics and place?
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What if religious congregations are the “sleeping giant” of the Strong Towns movement?
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Tiffany Owens is helping people open their eyes, put down their phones, and truly see their cities.
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Churches in Seattle could provide affordable housing for their communities, while gaining a sustainable source of income…if they weren’t being obstructed by city leaders.
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Not only did car culture change how we build cities, it changed how (and how often) we encounter other people.
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How churches are pushing back against the “cult of speed” and working with neighbors to weave a fabric of care in their communities.
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Here’s why everyone benefits when faith communities connect their mission and story to their physical place in the neighborhood.
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Faith communities have a unique and indispensable role in building stronger, more prosperous, and more resilient places. It’s easy to get started.
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There are many entry points to the Strong Towns conversation. For our content manager, it was asking big questions about how our cities’ development patterns can either bring people together or keep them apart.
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If you want to lay up treasures for yourself in Roseville, Michigan, you’ll soon have a new option. But it comes at a high cost to the wallet (and soul) of the community.
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Patrick Deneen, author of the bestselling Why Liberalism Failed (hint: he doesn’t mean the political left), talks with our own Chuck Marohn about the political crisis facing Western societies, and how rediscovering a sense of rootedness in community—defaulting to loyalty over “looking for the exits”—might be the answer.
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