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

Mark Chaves: What makes congregations march?

By Mark Chaves Professor of sociology, religion and divinity, Duke University

Not surprisingly, abortion and homosexuality. More surprisingly, international aid and poverty. And few actually demonstrate over anything.

Michael Jinkins: Adventure in an age of anxiety

By Michael Jinkins Retired president, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Progress is not inevitable. After the fall of Rome we forgot how to mix concrete and flush a toilet for a millennium. The answer to anxiety is adventurous leadership.

Richard J. Mouw: What makes for an "indigenous" hymn?

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

American visitors to churches in China can be surprised to hear them singing “our” hymns. Until we realize they aren’t “ours.” They have become “theirs.”

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Nick Liao: Reticence on power is a luxury of the powerful

By Nick Liao Media producer

Andy Crouch distinguishes between the way the institutions of the military and the country club talk about power.

The gifts of the small church

Jason Byassee recalls the Sunday morning when he called a time-out during his sermon. In that moment, he discovered grace -- and an unexpected lesson in leadership.