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Empowering the next generation: 5 leadership frameworks for a changing world

A recent intergenerational meeting prompted a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity to reflect on ways to engage Gen Z leaders.

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

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Advent in western North Carolina: Waiting with deep hope

In the mountain area devastated by Hurricane Helene, waiting has become a part of life. And for many, that life also entails the hard work of hope, writes a speaker, author and musician who lives there.

By David LaMotte Songwriter, speaker, author and peace activist

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Young women are leaving churches at higher rates than young men

Cultural and societal shifts have led to new gender dynamics in congregations, a study says.

By Shari Finnell Journalist

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Mary’s mothering included many moments of tender nurture

The flesh-and-blood humanity of Mary’s motherhood has often been lost in our celebration of Advent.

By Aleta Payne Senior editor, Faith & Leadership

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A resurgent Sanctuary Movement may be coming. Will churches get involved?

As more migrants leave their homes and look for refuge in the U.S., houses of worship have ample opportunity to live out their faith by welcoming the stranger, says a scholar of the Sanctuary Movement.

By Michael Woolf Senior minister, Lake Street Church of Evanston

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The messy hope of Christmas

The reality and context of Jesus’ birth are far more inspiring than the sanitized version that Western culture embraces, a pastor writes.

By Jason D. Thompson Pastor

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A note to pastors from a visitor in your pews

Writing from her perspective as a former pastor and now frequent church visitor, an associate director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s Thriving Congregations Coordination Program suggests simple, concrete ways to welcome the visiting stranger.