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

Jason Byassee: Mumford & Sons & God

By Jason Byassee Senior minister, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto

Go to a Mumford & Sons concert for the banjo pickin', bass slappin' and floor stompin'. Leave with lessons you’d never expect.

Tom Arthur: The year I became uncool

By Tom Arthur Pastor

Should we focus less on funneling young people into the pastorate and focus more on nurturing them through leadership incubation roles in our churches?

Amy Thompson Sevimli: Spiritually out of touch

By Amy Thompson Sevimli Former assistant to bishop, ELCA

Young adults aren’t looking for more entertainment. They’re looking for spiritual nourishment. Are they finding it in church?

Jones steps down from global strategy role

Jones will spend one year on research leave while continuing his work with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

Wesley Hill: Ira Glass and Errol Morris on the "self"

By Wesley Hill Assistant professor, Trinity School for Ministry

Strangely Christian thoughts about humanity from two masters of "the interview."

James Howell: Counting in church

By James Howell Senior pastor, Myers Park UMC

What are the right numbers?

Hayley Darden: Jesus was a system changer

By Hayley Darden

Jesus didn’t solve world hunger. He dealt with the root of the problem: sin and death. He was a system changer.

Discuss: What's your approach to mentoring?

By Benjamin McNutt Writer

In Faith & Leadership's interview with Dave Blanchard, the Praxis co-founder talks about his organization's approach to mentoring. We'd also like to know about yours.

Catherine A. Caimano: The goose not wild enough

What was missing at the Wild Goose Festival -- besides Jesus -- was the edgy sense of relationship, risk and danger of a truly religious experience, the sense that anything can happen because God is present and in charge.

By Catherine A. Caimano Free Range Priest

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Roger Parrott: The leadership reality show

By Roger Parrott President, Belhaven University

Reactionaries are good reality-show contestants, but bad ministry leaders.