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Call & Response wins ACP award

Call & Response, an offering of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, has won an Associated Church Press award of excellence for best blog in 2009.

The “Best of the Christian Press” award was presented May 8, 2010, at a conference in Arlington, Va. The judge wrote, “This blog knows the visual and intellectual appeal of good organization, easy navigability, and strong daily content. It fosters a collegial atmosphere by using a variety of contributors, and it has a daily roundup of religion stories from elsewhere on the Internet.”

Penny Edgell: The church as source of emotional support

By Penny Edgell Professor, University of Minnesota

How good are churches at providing “bonding” social capital among its members?

Creating a learning culture

By L. Gregory Jones President, Belmont University

Corporations have chief learning officers. L. Gregory Jones says Christian institutions should, too.

Who are you without Google?

Texts have the power to change lives. But only if the reader is willing to spend time with them, writes Timothy Larsen.

By Timothy Larsen Professor, Wheaton College

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Michael Jinkins: Orthodoxy as guarantor of mystery

By Michael Jinkins Retired president, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

It’s good to be able to affirm the whole creed. And not to beat up those who can’t.

Michael Emerson: Time for Immigration Reform

By Michael O. Emerson Provost, North Park University

Christian leaders of all stripes can band together and insist on humane immigration policy.

Christopher L. Heuertz: Staying is the new going

By Christopher L. Heuertz Founding partner, Gravity: A Center for Contemplative Activism

A vocation of cross-cultural service can become little more than sanctified tourism.

John Schmalzbauer: The unintended consequences of founding stuff

By John Schmalzbauer

In a world of unintended consequences, religious leaders cannot see the future. This is especially true of pioneers.

Carol Howard Merritt: How (and how not) to take criticism

By Carol Howard Merritt Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Spring City, Tennessee

All leaders can become overwhelmed with criticism. Four keys to responding well.

John Kuykendall: Mangling grammar in public

By John Kuykendall

I confess an uncharitable, indeed, unchristian, disdain for people who make grammatical errors in public.