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

Wesley Hill: The church as father to the fatherless

By Wesley Hill Assistant professor, Trinity School for Ministry

The social entrepreneur behind The Mentoring Project shows how the church can stand in for a generation without dads.

Kim Seidman: A Couch-to-5K for leaders

By Kim Seidman

Starting a new ministry is not unlike hoisting oneself off the couch to exercise for the first time. Here are some rules.

Jason Byassee: You are what you do regularly, excellently

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

Practice doesn’t make perfect. But as the Duke basketball team shows, with good practice we can teach our bodies to act well without having to think first.

Tom Arthur: The crackberry and holy timekeeping

By Tom Arthur Pastor

Noxious as the smartphones are, they can show what we value in ministry.

Fritz Gugelmann: Giving ideas away

By Fritz Gugelmann

In the very long run, all knowledge is open-source. But IDEO is giving it away, free, right now.

Scott Benhase: A bishop is just an interim steward

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

“A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter” reminds us that all leadership is temporary.

Jason Byassee: Cells in the body of Christ

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

The inauguration of a new president of Wheaton College reminds us of the inauguration of Christ’s reign, on which the school was founded.

Lisa Nichols Hickman: No healing without story

By Lisa Nichols Hickman Associate pastor, Myers Park Presbyterian Church

Some doctors are finding narrative to be essential to healing. The church already knew that.

Between the mini and the mega

The mid-sized team can be like Goldilocks: not too big, not too small. But there are risks as well, says Craig T. Kocher.

By Craig T. Kocher University chaplain, University of Richmond

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'The Social Network'

By Cathleen Falsani Journalist

Cathleen Falsani finds that the movie version of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg misses the very point of the social network: to reconnect with people with whom we already have a relationship.