Are you a lay or ordained spiritual leader, social justice activist, or faith-based practitioner? Do you believe in advancing inclusive, anti-racist and progressive multicultural community ministry?
Got a story idea, opinion piece, or personal essay? We want to hear about it. But first, please take a few minutes to look at our requirements, and see if your topic looks like a fit.
We are looking for articles produced by/for community ministers, chaplains, social justice advocates, and faith practitioners serving in-part or primarily outside the walls of traditional parish ministries. If you have strong visual elements such as photos, videos, illustrations, or GIFs, that’s ideal. We also appreciate articles that include people or places that aren’t always covered by traditional news sources. We especially welcome topics on unconventional or entrepreneurial ministries and social action.
In the coming months, we are seeking articles on several themes:
1 – Book Reviews. Is there a book you read that impacted your ministry or perspective on social justice issues? We want to review books that promote anti-oppression, interdependence, interfaith communication, democracy, and inclusion. We accept traditionally and independently published books that meet our guidelines and align with our mission. You may pitch us a book you’d like to review, or we can share with you our list of books we would like reviewed.
2- Interfaith Collaboration in a Community Ministry Context.
3- Inclusive, Anti-racist Perspectives on Multicultural Community Ministry.
4- Inclusive Faith-Based/Values-Based Leadership.
5- Entrepreneurial Ministry. Includes marketing and business strategy.
6- and social justice advocates who are ‘in the field’ or otherwise outside the boundaries of traditional parishes. Includes stories about conferences, summits, and reviews of trainings
7- Self-help and Wellness for Faith-based Workers. Includes active hope, healing rituals, and tips for resilience.
If you have an article topic in mind that doesn’t fit the above, but otherwise aligned with our mission and vision, send us an email so we can chat about it.
This publication is a diverse community of lay and ordained spiritual leaders, social justice activists, and faith-based practitioners. We advance an inclusive, anti-racist and progressive perspective of diverse multicultural community ministry.
The ideal length is 800 to 1200 words. Active voice, short sentences, and well-placed bullet points are encouraged for readability. Submission should include an article title.
Submit your articles in M.S. Word or PDF format.
Permissions. You are responsible for securing permissions for any images or content under copyright and to include that information in your submission, as well as license information for any free (Creative Commons) material. Song lyrics and verse and photographs, unless in the public domain or otherwise licensed, usually require paying to license these.
If your article is accepted, we will request a headshot (square format is preferred) as well as a 2-3 sentence short bio.
Only high-quality articles tailored specially for our audience that advance our mission and vision will be accepted. Submission of your article or approval of your article proposal does not guarantee acceptance.
Budget listed in per article.
