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

Norman Sandridge: The limitations of metaphors for leadership

By Norman Sandridge

There may not be a perfect metaphor for leadership. Does "shepherd" really work?

Jenny Williams: More entertainment or the gospel?

By Jenny Williams

“Idiocracy” and “Fahrenheit 451” both predict a future without reading. The church can be another future -- through resistance, treasuring wisdom, and dirt.

Jason Byassee: A blessing, father

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

Catholic ordination grants the power to bless, courtesy of the communion of the saints

Prince Raney Rivers: What comes after "contemporary" worship? The return of "traditional"

By Prince Raney Rivers Senior pastor, Union Baptist Church

The usual story is of a pastor who staunches a church’s decline by introducing “contemporary” worship. But Macedonia Baptist in Pittsburgh capped its growth with a return to “traditional.”

Cynthia Weems: Leadership and betrayal

By Cynthia Weems Senior pastor, First UMC of Miami

We cannot let those we lead override what needs doing. But we can give them voice so enough that they won’t feel betrayed.

Block by block

The Entrepreneurship Initiative at Redeemer Presbyterian’s Center for Faith & Work is out to change the world one block at a time through “gospel entrepreneurship.”

By Bob Wells Faith & Leadership associate editor, retired

Imagine a day with no violence

After taking part in simulated United Nations-style negotiations, it became clear that something was missing: A vision of peace beyond the ceasefire, writes Nathan Kirkpatrick.

By Nathan Kirkpatrick Principal, Saison Consulting, LLC

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Theology and geometry

A dying congregant’s notes in the margins of a Bible offer a glimpse into his prayer life and the leadership to which he was witness in his life, writes Lisa Nichols Hickman.

By Lisa Nichols Hickman Associate pastor, Myers Park Presbyterian Church

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Anthony B. Robinson: Leaders are stewards of a (hopefully clear) mission

By Anthony B. Robinson Author and UCC minister

What do we do when a sense of mission is elusive, ignored, too much about us and not enough about God, or opposed by a small but vocal power bloc?