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The federal government shutdown has brought great uncertainty about funding for food aid, as well as other aid programs. Learn about resources for your community members, and find out how your congregation or organization can help.

As part of Thriving Congregations: A Series on Leadership, experts in mental and physical health shared their perspectives and practical exercises to support your wellbeing and engage with your members on wellness issues.

Watch a conversation with faith leaders who have taken up the mantle from their spiritual (and sometimes biological) mothers and fathers.

CRCC Affiliate Ken Chitwood hosted a zoom session on best practices for using generative AI tools as a preacher — how to think about artificial intelligence, write prompts, verify information and other key skills.

The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, who died April 5, 2024 at age 94, trained 1,000 faith leaders in community development and civic engagement at USC, building on an illustrious career as pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church of Los Angeles.

Rev. Murray has inspired and mentored much of the faith-based community engagement work that continues today in Los Angeles, across denomination and ethnic groups.

Hear the Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, who died April 5, 2024 at age 94, sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” shortly before his retirement from the University of Southern California in 2022.

Watch 2024 Shurden Lectures: “Whose Country Is It Anyway?” The Rev. Dr. Joseph Evans and the Rev. Dr. Christopher The brought their unique experiences and expertise to a conversation on religious and racial identity, moderated by the Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith.

Watch a discussion about the power of faith to drive resistance to anti-immigration policies in the United States. Manuel Pastor, director of USC’s Equity Research Institute, moderated an online discussion with the authors of God’s Resistance: Mobilizing Faith to Defend Immigrants (NYU Press, 2023).