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Thoughtful personal reflections from a variety of perspectives about issues relevant to Christian leaders

Elyse Gustafson: If it can't be happy, make it beautiful

By Elyse Gustafson

A review of “Living without Enemies: Being Present in the Midst of Violence,” by Sam Wells and Marcia Owen.

Tom Arthur: Recovering the satellites

By Tom Arthur Pastor

Satellite campuses are all the rage these days in new church development. But most new ideas aren’t new at all.

Prince Raney Rivers: Church as business?

By Prince Raney Rivers Senior pastor, Union Baptist Church

There is always room to improve the way churches operate, but why do we botch the New Testament's rich descriptions of the church with business metaphors?

Amy Thompson Sevimli: How to land your kid in therapy…and maybe church.

By Amy Thompson Sevimli Former assistant to bishop, ELCA

Therapists say over-parenting leads to restless 20-somethings, even though they grew up with everything. But does “everything” include God?

Alexis Carter: American idols, but real pain

By Alexis Carter

The "American dream" may be an illusion, but its failure inflicts real suffering.

James Howell: Evaluation anxiety

By James Howell Senior pastor, Myers Park UMC

How can we do clergy evaluations without sweating our way through the process?

Native American churches pull together in the Carolinas

By Jesse James DeConto Journalist

Lumbee and Pee Dee Indian congregations offer hope amid suffering through a cooperative ministry of the United Methodist Church.

Carol Howard Merritt: The ties that bind churches and seminaries

By Carol Howard Merritt Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Spring City, Tennessee

How can we strengthen the relationship of pastors and churches with seminaries?

Creating expectations for laity

By Cherry Crayton Writer

All of the encouragement to explore a call at Sandy Plains UMC complements a larger effort: to put laity to work in meaningful ways.

Richard B. Hays: Why should we care about the arts?

Christians should be attentive to the ways in which the character of our community is shaped by the imaginative spaces we inhabit, says the dean of Duke Divinity School.

By Richard Hays George Washington Ivey Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Duke Divinity School

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