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

Lenten work

Lent calls us to our rightful mind, to the hard work of dismantling the defenses that divide us from others and that screen out the presence of God, says Marilyn McCord Adams.

By Marilyn McCord Adams Philosophy professor

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Wesley Hill: Self-disclosure as hospitality

By Wesley Hill Assistant professor, Trinity School for Ministry

Listening well is good. But it’s not enough.

Scott Benhase: The duty of adoration

By Scott Benhase Vicar, St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church

Love must accomplish great things. But worship precedes it.

Tom Arthur: Contemplating dashboards

By Tom Arthur Pastor

Measuring things may be helpful. But not too often.

James Howell: How do clergy gatherings matter?

By James Howell Senior pastor, Myers Park UMC

We don't beat one another up anymore. We mostly just yawn.

Lisa Nichols Hickman: We are failing at confession

By Lisa Nichols Hickman Associate pastor, Myers Park Presbyterian Church

Could the makers of the iPhone app for Catholic confession make one for us Protestants too?

Louis B. Weeks: Women’s circles and bonding social capital

By Louis B. Weeks President emeritus, Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education

Women’s circles are the quintessential generators of bonding capital.

Michael Emerson: Are we the same persons we were?

By Michael O. Emerson Provost, North Park University

The first of a series of posts on what change means for religious leaders.

Lillian Daniel: We walk by faith . . .

By Lillian Daniel Senior minister, First Congregational Church, Dubuque, Iowa

If a blind cat can face the world unafraid, what about us?

Youth ministry as a learning laboratory

Jeffrey Conklin-Miller asks: How can we open the door to a new laboratory for youth -- a place where we emphasize experience, reflection and play?

By Jeffrey Conklin-Miller Assistant professor, Duke Divinity School

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