• Shepherd launches a major expansion of its health, housing and education ministries
    Jul 17 2025

    Executive Director Jay Height talks about Shepherd Community Center’s celebration of 40 years in ministry with plans to build a health and wholeness center, expand its school, and build new affordable housing.

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    11 mins
  • Summertime, and the living is hard: How Shepherd is helping families meet kids’ needs
    Jul 3 2025

    Executive Director Jay Height discusses how Shepherd Community Center is helping families ensure that children are safe, learning and receiving necessities like food this summer.

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    11 mins
  • How Medicaid and food stamps will affect people living in poverty
    Jun 19 2025

    Shepherd Community Center Executive Director Jay Height discusses how cuts to social service programs like Medicaid and food stamps will harm neighbors living in poverty.

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    14 mins
  • How Christians can handle political tensions with love and kindness
    May 15 2025

    Shepherd Community Center’s Chief Learning Officer Tim Streett and Redeemer Presbyterian lead pastor Charles Anderson discuss how Christians can interact with love and kindness for their neighbors, friends, families and coworkers during a time of deep political polarization and tension.

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    28 mins
  • Dr. Ben Carson: Alleviating poverty starts with relationships and with education
    Apr 24 2025

    Dr. Ben Carson, the famed neurosurgeon and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, discusses how ministries can help lift people out of poverty during his visit to Shepherd Community Center.

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    10 mins
  • Why are teens so stressed? Shepherd initiative works to reduce students’ anxiety
    Apr 10 2025

    Executive Director Jay Height and Chief Engagement Officer Phil Edwards discuss Shepherd’s collaboration with Indianapolis Public Schools to reduce students’ stress and anxiety.

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    14 mins
  • How Shepherd is helping to improve students’ mental health at a local high school
    Mar 27 2025

    Executive Director Jay Height and Phil Edwards, Shepherd’s chief engagement officer, discuss an innovative program the ministry has launched to improve students’ mental health at an Indianapolis high school.

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    11 mins
  • Back to the future: What a veteran pastor would tell his younger self about ministry
    Mar 13 2025

    Executive Director Jay Height talks about key lessons he’s learned about serving in ministry during 30 years at Shepherd.

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    11 mins