Vibrant Institutions
Christian wisdom is nurtured over the course of time in institutions that act as bearers of tradition, laboratories for learning and incubators of leadership. The practice of thinking institutionally requires Christian leaders to embody Christian virtues and to focus attention on the larger purposes of an institution.
Features
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Reflection
March 16, 2010 | Again and again, Louis Weeks found the same trait when he visited a dozen healthy, vital congregations. No matter how impressive their ministries, they all had the virtue of humility. Read more »
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Reflection
March 16, 2010 | Thriving institutions that serve the reign of God can pop up in the most unexpected places, as Jason Byassee discovered when he looked at two schools, as different from one another as imaginable. Read more »
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Q&A
March 2, 2010 | At its heart, the Old Testament word shalom means “flourishing.” And it’s what Christian institutions -- and the gospel -- are about, says Nicholas Wolterstorff: the flourishing of others. Read more »
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Q&A
March 2, 2010 | The church didn’t spring up as a group of individuals who happened to band together, says historian Robert Louis Wilken. It was from the start an ordered community, with leaders and offices and structures that have allowed it to endure. Read more »
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Profile
February 16, 2010 | Serene Jones leaves a comfortable career at Yale University to take over the presidency of Union Theological Seminary at a time of change and uncertainty. Read more »
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Reflection
November 10, 2009 | Christian reflection on creation, reconciliation and redemption creates a picture of institutions as incubators of innovation, writes Jason Byassee. Read more »
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Reflection
September 29, 2009 | The nation’s financial challenges have changed the way Christian institutions operate. This new reality presents an opportunity to reflect on the way we do our work and build partnerships within our institutions, writes David L. Odom. Read more »
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Reflection
September 15, 2009 | Rather than worrying about the next funding source, Christian leaders should focus on understanding how their work fits into the past and future of their institution, writes David L. Odom. Read more »
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Article
August 25, 2009 | True intellectual leaders don’t limit their imaginations to their own specialties. They also wonder about the insights, practices and questions of other disciplines, says L. Gregory Jones. Read more »
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Reflection
May 19, 2009 | Go and do likewise. The story of the Good Samaritan illustrates the demand for professionals and institutions to help people in need, says historian Timothy B. Tyson in a graduation address to UNC social workers. Read more »
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