{"id":6243,"date":"2026-04-26T15:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T19:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/?page_id=6243"},"modified":"2026-05-30T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:25:49","slug":"renewed_creative-callings-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/current-projects-2\/renewed_creative-callings-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Callings Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"top\" class=\"cc-page-wrap\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #111111; line-height: 1.55; background: #eeeeee; width: 100vw; max-width: 100vw; margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw); margin-right: calc(50% - 50vw); padding: 0;\">\n<div class=\"cc-newpage-wrap cc-inner-wrap\" style=\"max-width: 1360px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 32px; background: #ffffff;\">\n<div class=\"cc-hero-top\" style=\"background-color: #3f3f3f; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(63,63,63,.72), rgba(63,63,63,.72)), url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/1-\uc6c3\uc74c\uae38.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; color: #ffffff; padding: 80px 60px 70px; margin: 0; border-top: 8px solid #cc0000;\">\n<h1 class=\"cc-hero-title\" style=\"font-size: 58px; line-height: 1.02; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 20px; color: #ffffff; max-width: 900px;\">Creative Callings Project<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 820px; margin: 0 0 28px; color: #f2f2f2;\">Collaboration, innovation, and prophetic witness for an inspired tomorrow. Explore resources, congregational stories, and project wisdom on calling, vocation, and purpose.<\/p>\n<p><!-- HERO BUTTONS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc-hero-buttons\">\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"cc-hero-btn\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('project-details-panel').classList.toggle('cc-open');\" style=\"background: #cc0000; color: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #cc0000;\"><br \/>\n<span>Project Details<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#explore-projects\" class=\"cc-hero-btn\" style=\"background: rgba(17,17,17,0.45); color: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<span>Explore the Project<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#resources\" class=\"cc-hero-btn\" style=\"background: rgba(17,17,17,0.45); color: #ffffff; border: 2px solid #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<span>View Resources<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- PROJECT DETAILS PANEL --><\/p>\n<div id=\"project-details-panel\" class=\"cc-project-details-panel\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">In a time when people are pulled in so many conflicting directions, congregations and their members often struggle to find meaning and purpose in their lives. Many people and communities seek the wisdom to know how they are called to live faithfully in their own unique contexts. They may grapple with questions of identity, vocation, and relationships. Congregational leadership might want to provide resources to address these questions, but do not know where to begin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px;\">Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded BUSTH a $1.5 million five-year grant to create an innovation hub to foster creative vocational reflection in congregations today. This hub will focus on the important BUSTH constituency of mainline New England Protestant congregations. BUSTH officials intend to share resulting research with others across the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">The grant awarded to BUSTH is one of 13 grants Lilly Endowment is making through Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose, a $20 million national initiative. The initiative is designed to help US-based organizations as they work with congregations to build new ministries and lift up practices of discernment of vocation in Christian traditions. At BUSTH, the Center for Practical Theology will be the locus of the grant project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- 5W1H QUICK FACTS --><\/p>\n<div id=\"quick-facts\" style=\"background: #111111; padding: 0 40px 60px; margin: 0 0 70px 0; position: relative; z-index: 2;\">\n<table class=\"cc-qf-table\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; border: 0; outline: 0; box-shadow: none; background: #111111; margin: 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cc-qf-cell\" style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #111111; padding: 28px 24px 26px; border-right: 1px solid #2c2c2c !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #2c2c2c !important;\"><span class=\"cc-qf-label-hover\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: #d94b4b; background: #ffffff; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Who<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 14px;\">BUSTH, CPT, and partner congregations<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: #ffffff; margin: 0;\">The Center for Practical Theology partnered with New England congregations and leadership teams in this collaborative initiative.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"cc-qf-cell\" style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #111111; padding: 28px 24px 26px; border-right: 1px solid #2c2c2c !important; border-bottom: 1px solid #2c2c2c !important;\"><span class=\"cc-qf-label-hover\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: #d94b4b; background: #ffffff; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 0 14px;\">What<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 14px;\">An innovation hub for vocation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: #ffffff; margin: 0;\">Creative Callings fostered vocational reflection, congregational imagination, and research for wider learning.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"cc-qf-cell\" style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #111111; padding: 28px 24px 26px; border-bottom: 1px solid #2c2c2c !important;\"><span class=\"cc-qf-label-hover\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: #d94b4b; background: #ffffff; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 0 14px;\">When<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 14px;\">A five-year collaboration<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: #ffffff; margin: 0;\">Beginning in 2018, congregations gathered through annual hub events and ongoing cluster meetings.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"cc-qf-cell\" style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #111111; padding: 28px 24px 26px; border-right: 1px solid #2c2c2c !important;\"><span class=\"cc-qf-label-hover\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: #d94b4b; background: #ffffff; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Where<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Boston and New England<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: #ffffff; margin: 0;\">Participants gathered at Boston University School of Theology and through online or local cluster meetings.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"cc-qf-cell\" style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #111111; padding: 28px 24px 26px; border-right: 1px solid #2c2c2c !important;\"><span class=\"cc-qf-label-hover\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: #d94b4b; background: #ffffff; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Why<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 14px;\">To renew vocation and witness<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: #ffffff; margin: 0;\">The project encouraged congregations to rediscover calling as central to Christian life and mission.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"cc-qf-cell\" style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #111111; padding: 28px 24px 26px;\"><span class=\"cc-qf-label-hover\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: #d94b4b; background: #ffffff; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 0 14px;\">How<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Hub events and cluster meetings<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: #ffffff; margin: 0;\">Creative formats, monthly meetings, and ministry discernment supported collaboration and innovation.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- EXPLORE CREATIVE CALLINGS --><\/p>\n<div id=\"explore-projects\" style=\"margin: 0 0 70px 0; clear: both;\">\n<h2 class=\"cc-section-title\" style=\"font-size: 52px; line-height: 1.05; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #111111;\">Explore Projects<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 90px; height: 5px; background: #cc0000; margin: 0 0 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #555555; max-width: 920px; margin: 0 0 30px;\">Begin with three major entry points into the Creative Callings archive: the podcast, visual materials, and congregational projects.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cc-clean-table\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 26px 0; margin-left: -26px; margin-right: -26px; border: 0; outline: 0; box-shadow: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-large\" style=\"height: 260px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/03\/14740d6e-b919-4c63-a01e-fa25d0756141.jpg') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Podcast<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 29px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">Voice of Vocation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">Voice of Vocation is a podcast about calling, purpose, and the stories that shape how we live and work in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7dNat3uHnNg2JwT54ZsJNw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">Read More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-large\" style=\"height: 260px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/Photo-Contemplation-Background.jpg') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Research<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 29px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">Photo Contemplation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">Photo Contemplation is a modern form of <em>visio divina<\/em> that invites people to reflect on vocation, spirituality, and work through photography.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/photo-contemplation\/\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">Read More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.333%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-large\" style=\"height: 260px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/1-Ministries-of-sustenance-and-joy-St.-Marys-Episcopal-Church.png') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Congregation Projects<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 29px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">Congregation Projects<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">See how partner congregations designed ministries around calling, community care, justice, spiritual practice, and public witness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/congregation-projects\/\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">Read More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- QUOTE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc-quote-box\" style=\"background: #111111; color: #ffffff; padding: 72px 70px; border-left: 10px solid #cc0000; margin: 0 0 70px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 1050px;\">\n<p class=\"cc-quote-text\" style=\"margin: 0 0 32px; font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\u201cWe are excited to embark on this work as a partnership with congregations. While the language of vocation has deep roots in Christian traditions, contemporary contexts raise new questions about how to creatively imagine, articulate, discern, and embody vocations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"cc-quote-name\" style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; border-left: 7px solid #cc0000; padding-left: 20px;\">Dr. Claire Wolfteich, Project Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- RESOURCES --><\/p>\n<div id=\"resources\" style=\"margin: 0 0 70px 0; clear: both;\">\n<h2 class=\"cc-section-title\" style=\"font-size: 52px; line-height: 1.05; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #111111;\">Resources<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 90px; height: 5px; background: #cc0000; margin: 0 0 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #555555; max-width: 920px; margin: 0 0 30px;\">Selected hub resources from the Creative Callings project on vocation, innovation, congregational life, and the theology of work.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cc-clean-table\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 26px 0; margin-left: -26px; margin-right: -26px; border: 0; outline: 0; box-shadow: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-small\" style=\"height: 220px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/Final_Called_to_Lives_final_bolder.png') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Initiative<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">Creative Callings is part of a larger initiative that equips Christians to discern and live out their callings while enhancing congregational vitality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calledtolives.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">learn More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-small\" style=\"height: 220px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/Studying-Congregations-Banner.jpg') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Partner Resource<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">Studying Congregations<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">A partner project at Boston University School of Theology dedicated to shared resources at the intersection of calling and congregational life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studyingcongregations.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">learn More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-small\" style=\"height: 220px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/Theology-of-Work-Project-2.png') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Work &amp; Vocation<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">Theology of Work Project<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">A major source of biblical, theological, and pastoral material related to work, calling, and Christian life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theologyofwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">learn More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-small\" style=\"height: 220px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/Collegeville_Institute_225x225_white_bg.png') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Vocation<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">The Collegeville Institute, Vocation Projects<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">Books, videos, and small group programs that help congregations explore calling and vocation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collegevilleinstitute.org\/vocation-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">learn More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONGREGATIONAL CONVERSATIONS --><\/p>\n<div id=\"Congregational_Conversations\" style=\"margin: 0 0 70px 0; clear: both;\">\n<h2 class=\"cc-section-title\" style=\"font-size: 52px; line-height: 1.05; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 10px; color: #111111;\">Congregational Conversations<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 90px; height: 5px; background: #cc0000; margin: 0 0 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #555555; max-width: 920px; margin: 0 0 30px;\">Stories from congregations that explored calling in their local contexts.<\/p>\n<table class=\"cc-clean-table\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 26px 0; margin-left: -26px; margin-right: -26px; border: 0; outline: 0; box-shadow: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-small\" style=\"height: 220px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/St.-Marys-Episcopal-Church-Worship.jpg') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Congregational Story<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">St. Mary\u2019s Episcopal Church<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">A Dorchester congregation exploring calling through music, hospitality, neighborhood relationships, and community empowerment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/st-marys-episcopal-church-2\/\" style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">Read More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-small\" style=\"height: 220px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/Nurturing-a-Culture-of-call-Harvard-Epworth-United-methodist-Church.png') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Congregational Story<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">A community of students, young adults, professionals, and entrepreneurial thinkers reflecting on purpose and calling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/harvard-epworth-united-methodist-church\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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font-size: 16px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; color: #111111; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 4px solid #b22222; padding-bottom: 10px;\">Read More \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top; background: #f4f4f4; border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;\">\n<div class=\"cc-card-image-small\" style=\"height: 220px; background: #e6e6e6 url('\/cpt\/files\/2026\/05\/First-Congregational-Church-of-Randolph-UCC-Worship-Service.jpeg') center\/cover no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 30px 28px 34px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b22222; margin: 0 0 14px;\">Congregational Story<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 27px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 18px; color: #111111;\">First Congregational Church of Randolph<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: #222222; margin: 0 0 30px;\">A congregation lifting up the arts as spiritual practice and celebrating faith through music, art, drama, and community connection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cpt\/first-congregational-church-of-randolph-ucc\/\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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