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Journalistic narratives about catalytic organizations and leaders that are innovative while remaining rooted in tradition

Think globally, act locally. Then act globally.

An effort that started as a mission trip to Kenya for New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore has grown into an environmental commitment with an impact on international policy.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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Networking, border crossing and staying on pitch

By L. Gregory Jones President, Belmont University

L. Gregory Jones reflects on three essential qualities of leadership needed in the 21st century.

The Work+Shop: Faith in everyday life

Two Episcopal priests in San Antonio combine scholarship and discernment to help ordinary Christians ‘live life in full color’

By Lynn Gosnell Journalist

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Interpretive charity

Communicating in a Christian institution requires a willingness to have faith in the best intentions of the people around us who assess our every move in a socially networked world, says L. Gregory Jones.

By L. Gregory Jones President, Belmont University

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A church grows in Brooklyn

A parish-based evangelical approach to church planting in New York City has created a network of congregations for young urbanites.

By Benjamin McNutt Writer

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Engaged education

Boston College and other Jesuit institutions don’t provide just another form of schooling. They form students equipped to change the world.

By Rob Moll Editor and author

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I want to be like them

Kerry Robinson, who was formed in the world of Catholic philanthropy and inspired from childhood by modern-day saints, now leads a remarkable effort to assist and strengthen the Catholic Church in the United States.

By Bob Wells Faith & Leadership associate editor, retired

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The real mentor

Samuel Kamaleson has spent more than half a century inspiring and teaching generations of young evangelists and mission leaders across the globe.

By Mark Davis Journalist

What the church can learn from Teach For America

Jason Byassee draws lessons for today’s church leaders from “Teaching As Leadership,” a new book that seeks to identify the qualities of an effective teacher.

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

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Body and soul

United Methodist clergy in North Carolina have significantly higher rates of chronic disease than other state residents, according to new research by the Clergy Health Initiative at Duke Divinity School. The findings could be illuminating for others in ministry as well.

By Kate Rugani Writer