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Our climate practices must change post-pandemic

The inequalities of the world have been highlighted by the pandemic, and climate change will continue to threaten all of us, starting with the most vulnerable, says an author and professor.

By Grace Ji-Sun Kim Professor, Earlham School of Religion

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Allyship with Asian Americans can't simply appear after tragedy

After the Atlanta shooting took the lives of eight people, including six Asian women, many organizations released statements of solidarity with the Asian American community. That felt empty to many of us, says an author and worship leader.

By Angie Kay Hong Director of Educational Programs, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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A new relationship with time

Reconsidering workplace norms is one way to help dismantle racism and seed transformation in a post-pandemic world, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Alaina Kleinbeck Associate Executive Director, Coordination Programs

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Strengthening churches by encouraging complaints

Faith-based organizations are well-served when people know their concerns are welcome, writes an attorney in the nuclear power industry.

By Lisa Vaughn Attorney

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‘Trauma upon trauma’

The verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial does not undo the accumulated horror people of color continue to absorb, writes an expert on faith and mental health.

By Jessica Young Brown Licensed clinical psychologist

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How to navigate the chaos of returning to in-person church

With their plans upended on Holy Monday, a pastor and staff at a Michigan church leapt into Holy Week and Easter, revising as they went. He shares three insights he hopes will help others returning to in-person worship.

By A. Trevor Sutton Pastor and writer

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Sometimes the best way to move forward is to stop

Rather than pouring time and energy into what’s not working, be willing to stop, listen and try something different, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Victoria Atkinson White Director of Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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Let's re-envision "normal"

Along with the hard lessons of the pandemic, churches have learned things that can make them healthier for clergy and congregants, a pastor writes.

By Alex Shea Will Associate Pastor, South Church

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Greeting our return when the old is gone and the new is here

As we resume in-person ways, churches are uniquely equipped to welcome people back, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Nathan Kirkpatrick Principal, Saison Consulting, LLC

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When someone you love believes something you hate

Conspiracy theories are not new, but supporting people with loved ones engaged in them is a growing role for pastors, writes a United Methodist minister.

By Derek Kubilus Vicar, Uniontown Methodist Church, Uniontown, Ohio

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