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

Lisa Nichols Hickman: Ten words to guide your life

By Lisa Nichols Hickman Associate pastor, Myers Park Presbyterian Church

Paul’s words can work as a breath prayer: (inhale) I can do all things (exhale) through Christ who strengthens me.

Melissa Wiginton: Calling in a culture of narcissism

By Melissa Wiginton Vice president, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Christianity doesn't cater to individuals' delusional perceptions of their importance. Neither should our seminaries.

Prince Raney Rivers: Measuring ministry by listening to children

By Prince Raney Rivers Senior pastor, Union Baptist Church

Counting bricks, budgets and bodies is a good thing. Listening carefully to what the church’s children say about what we’re doing is too.

Richard J. Mouw: What difference does it make to open class with prayer?

By Richard J. Mouw Professor and former president, Fuller Theological Seminary

The non-praying academy depends on the praying one for the virtues that make the intellectual life possible.

The pattern of life in thriving communities

First in a series. Our work as Christian leaders is to cultivate thriving communities that are foretastes of the kingdom of God. The Acts of the Apostles pressures us to see six features that are the essence of the church, writes C. Kavin Rowe.

By C. Kavin Rowe Vice dean for faculty, Duke Divinity School

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Fear giving way to joy

By Kerry A. Robinson Global Ambassador, Leadership Roundtable

In challenging days for the Catholic Church, Kerry Robinson reminds Jesuit seminary graduates that they are to bear the good news of the Resurrection and stand witness to the new life to come.

Excellence is the standard

The Catholic Church has been described as an organization as large as Walmart that operates on a feudal model. But the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management hopes to change that, starting with standards for excellence adapted from the nonprofit world.