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Laura Stern: Must we keep the church out of politics and politics out of the church?
Despite all our attempts to keep religion and politics apart, they do come together in the church, writes a pastor.
What I learned from preaching the entire Gospel of John
Preaching on John for nearly a year helped a congregation and its pastor enter deeply into the biblical narrative in a new way.
L. Gregory Jones: Why institutions matter for culture change
More than two decades before Brown v. Board of Education, the dean of Howard University School of Law built a network of relationships and practices for the purpose of preparing a cadre of leaders to transform society, not simply practice law.
Kyle Matthew Oliver: You already have everything you need to be a digital media minister
It’s easy to be intimidated by technology. But technological skills aren’t the most important part of online ministry, writes a former digital missioner.
Bristol Huffman: What I learned at Vacation Bible School this summer
A pastor charged with teaching a third-grade VBS class realized she was learning not only from the children but with them, by openheartedly engaging in the activities meant for kids.
Gretchen E. Ziegenhals: Will this work make me sick?
Our discernment processes don’t often consider the physical sustainability of our work, but Christian leaders have a theological obligation to explore this question, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Isaac Villegas: Allowing holy second thoughts
What if our official discernment processes offered the opportunity to change our minds? asks a pastor.
Dave Odom: Strategy is not the same as operations
Effective strategic planning requires leaders to ask big questions about the future, not about how to operationalize the work, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Natasha Jamison Gadson: How do you know when it's time to leave?
Resigning from a thriving megachurch was emotional and difficult for a minister on the staff. But once she realized that staying in a comfortable place was not the best use of her gifts, she knew it was time to go.
