Christian Leadership

Peter Casarella: Pope Francis was a servant leader focused on the suffering of the people of God

In his words and his gestures, Francis communicated the need for Christian unity and love, says an expert on the Latino presence in the U.S. Catholic Church.

The work of preparing for leadership changes has biblical roots and modern models

Decentralized networks and intergenerational storytelling better prepare organizations for leadership succession, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Elizabeth Tamez Méndez Director of Programs and Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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Building a great affirmation: 3 postelection truths every church can claim

In the midst of ongoing political turmoil, pastors can step back and cling to three affirmations.

By Andy Stanton-Henry Co-director, Quaker Leadership Center at Earlham School of Religion

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Five years after the start of the COVID pandemic, here are three ways congregations continue to be affected

The emergence of COVID changed our lives. Professor and researcher Scott Thumma highlights how congregations have changed.

By Leslie Quander Wooldridge Journalist

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How do you care for federal workers losing their livelihoods and vocations?

Soup, a reserve fund and protests — these are some ways that a church in Atlanta is responding to families reliant on jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By David Lewicki Co-pastor, North Decatur Presbyterian Church

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The hard and surprisingly hopeful lessons for churches five years after COVID

Pastors share what they’ve learned about their congregations, about the work of the church and about themselves five years after the pandemic forced most to close their doors.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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Failure as faithfulness

The parable of the sower and modern-day design thinkers challenge us to take risks rather than fear failure, writes an associate director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s Thriving Congregations Coordination Program.

By Sarah E. Forsyth Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program

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Podcast: ‘Tod Bolsinger: Navigating Change’

Leading through change is a unique and crucial skill

Trusting the winds of God in leadership

Winds offer both assistance and resistance. Being open to them as direction from God can inform how we lead, writes a Chicago pastor.

By Frazlier L. Pope III Executive pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

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Disrupting spiritual abuse requires modeling Jesus and pursuing accountability

The teachings of Jesus combined with some underlying principles of the legal system provide guidance in addressing church trauma that spiritually hurts the marginalized, writes an attorney and author.

By Robert G. Callahan II Attorney and author

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Mariann Edgar Budde’s national prayer service homily falls within the prophetic tradition

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington preached to a nation at a crossroads with a call to faithful witness, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Mycal X. Brickhouse Director of programs and grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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