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

How do you manage information overload?

We asked several Christian institutional leaders and scholars who study the impact of information overload to share their strategies for managing it all. Here are their responses.

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Quiz: Congregational conflict in changing times

By David Briggs Journalist

Periods of change can stress the relationships among church members and leaders. But there's also good news related to such conflict, research shows. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of issues and trends related to congregational conflict.

Kim Seidman: Wooden boats and the craft of risk

By Kim Seidman

What pastors can learn from wooden boat building, a risky craft that combines art and science, human skill and nature’s bounty in a world that values consistency, conformity and mechanized perfection.

Bill Laramee: In my opinion

Drawing on his experience at an institution working to balance mission and economic pressures, a former vice president of Berea College offers practices of discernment for leaders when making decisions.

By Bill Laramee Retired vice president, Berea College
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Wesley Hill: Enemies of closure

By Wesley Hill Assistant professor, Trinity School for Ministry

We Christians have spiritual and theological reasons to celebrate finitude, our limited time and space, our inability to be and do everything we’d like to be and do.