A learning resource for Christian leaders and theirRecently published
It’s tempting to think there’s a formula for leading people, but it’s important to read the context to understand how the Spirit is moving, writes the vice president of spiritual foundations for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA.
Link to author Jason Jensen
At a series of in-person gatherings, United Methodist Church leaders shared celebrations, challenges, resources and values — with transformative results, writes a director in the UMC’s Rio Texas Conference.
Link to author Tanya Campen
It’s a difficult time for the church but it has a bright future if leaders help their congregations adapt to a new, diverse world, says a co-author of the book “Future-Focused Church.”
As some churches scramble for a quick solution to waning youth programs, a Lexington, Kentucky, church has found success in building over time and empowering their young people as leaders.
Link to author Kory Wilcoxson
In this excerpt, Beth Allison Barr follows a mother and daughter who both participated in ministry, but only one worked formally as a pastor.
Link to author Beth Allison Barr
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.
Arcane mores in some faith-based institutions can limit women professionally and contribute to widespread loneliness, writes a director of grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Victoria Atkinson White
Decentralized networks and intergenerational storytelling better prepare organizations for leadership succession, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Elizabeth Tamez Méndez
In the midst of ongoing political turmoil, pastors can step back and cling to three affirmations.
Link to author Andy Stanton-Henry
The emergence of COVID changed our lives. Professor and researcher Scott Thumma highlights how congregations have changed.
Link to author Leslie Quander Wooldridge
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.
Link to author David Lewicki
