Heather Grennan Gary
Heather Grennan Gary is an editor and writer living in Valparaiso, Indiana. She has been a contributor to In Trust since 2005.
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Focusing on the congregations
Leadership Education changes name and focus with the new Forum for Congregational Life to support faith communities.
The work of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity is expanding, as the school has a new…
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Films | Two testaments of faith
Two new films point audiences to different periods of American religious history.
A film on the Great Awakening and another on the central figure of the Shakers explore…
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Relics | For the cause of justice
Remembering Rev. John Witherspoon, the only clergy leader to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Witherspoon, president of what today is Princeton University, took a stand for what he called…
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Architecture: Moveable Feast
Relocation and renewal creates “a living place of formation”
When St. Charles Borromeo Seminary moved, it created an award-winning chapel that inspires a new generation…
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Just a closer walk
The Museum of Christian & Gospel Music tells the story of a unique American Art.
Nashville’s reputation as the Music City expanded with a new museum focused on religious music.
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2026. Students have changed. Who’s in class?
ATS-accredited schools are attracting more students than at any point in the past half century. Who’s in class? People of all backgrounds.
Schools are finding a unique student body: young and old; ordained and lay; degree-seeking and lifelong…
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Peace, Love, Unity, Respect
A Portuguese EDM artist spreads the gospel to a new generation
A priest takes the message to the masses, mixing faith and dropping the beat.
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Holy Bricks
Campus replicas made from LEGO pieces have transcended mere fad. Increasingly, they are expressions of veneration
Several schools have used the bricks to make campus buildings to celebrate.
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Relics | A Table for All
At Brite Divinity School, a lasting reminder that the moral arc of the universe does, indeed bend toward justice.
In the president’s office is a table that serves as a witness to equal justice.
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Film | The Happiest Place
The Disneyland creation story is an epic tale of vision and leadership
The Disneyland creation story is an epic tale of vision and leadership
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Books | Of choirs and questions
A plucky plea for the pleasures of Evensong, and the powerful gifts of insights, solutions, and relationships that come from asking the right questions
Two books that provide joy and insight to add to your reading list.
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How We Live | Kids on Campus
How one school’s inspiring partnership with a middle school created a ‘double bottom line.’
Pacific School of Religion finds new synergy on “Holy Hill” with very different campus partners.
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Relics | Walking together
At St. Mark’s, a hopeful Indigenous reconciliation is expressed through ceremonial items.
In Vancouver, British Columbia, a school works to create a lasting symbol of reconciliation.
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A Comic Promised Land
Director Mitch Hudson’s modern take on the Book of Exodus
Moses as a middle manager? The YouTube series provides a humorous take on the Exodus.
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Architecture | Sacred Stacks
The inimitable Eero Saarinen designed North Christian Church in Indiana with a focus on the sanctuary. Today it inspires devotion as a public library
An Indiana church designed by a famed architect gets a new life as a library.
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Film | Two to watch
These films provide new insight into the spiritual life
Two films provide different looks at the spiritual life: a retelling of Charles Dickens’ “The Life…
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