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

Charles Hambrick-Stowe: Is there a Christian way to do performance reviews?

By Charles Hambrick-Stowe Retired pastor, seminary dean and professor

It’s Lent. Performance review has a long tradition in the church.

Christopher L. Heuertz: Prayer as muscle memory and consent

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

A life of activism requires a contemplative basis: not making demands on God, but learning to say "Yes."

James Howell: For the poor; against “10% is enough”

By James Howell Senior pastor, Myers Park UMC

It’s wise to listen before you lean. So one pastor listened to bankers on the IAF’s proposal, and left thinking it’s wrong-headed.

Roger Parrott: Employee policies are for cowards

By Roger Parrott President, Belhaven University

We need both grace and law to handle difficult situations with employees.

Robert Wilken: Ordered from the beginning

The church didn’t spring up as a group of individuals who happened to band together, says historian Robert Louis Wilken. It was from the start an ordered community, with leaders and offices and structures that have allowed it to endure.

Nurturing gifts and talents in your organization

For churches seeking to engage in community ministry, it’s vital to get people out of the pews and into the community. Consultant Joy Skjegstad offers some ideas for leaders who seek to mobilize people by identifying their gifts and passions and offering opportunities to use those gifts.