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

Cynthia Weems: Where's your Ark?

By Cynthia Weems Senior pastor, First UMC of Miami

What is sacred to those who live or work or worship with you? How do you place that where it draws in everyone -- and tells the truth?

How to reach out to your community

By Madelaine Jerousek-Smith Journalist

A founder of an innovative flood-recovery project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offers advice for others interested in community outreach.

Healthy congregations and humility in action

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

Again and again, Louis Weeks found the same trait when he visited a dozen healthy, vital congregations. No matter how impressive their ministries, they all had the virtue of humility.

Campuses of the kingdom

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

Thriving institutions that serve the reign of God can pop up in the most unexpected places, as Jason Byassee discovered when he looked at two schools, as different from one another as imaginable.