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The practice of hospitality is central to Christian institutions and Christian leadership, says theologian and ethicist Christine D. Pohl.

There is structure in every movement of the Spirit, Rob Bell says. The better organized we are, the more we can organize around the Spirit and see what fresh winds are blowing.

Institutions are essential to the church’s mission, but they are not reality, Wright says. They are merely the scaffolding and plumbing that make possible the building called community.

In Wesleyan Christianity the UMC has all it needs to be faithful and fruitful in today’s world, says Jorge Acevedo. The challenge is to ‘turbo-charge’ the tradition, claim it and live into it.

Some of the most important work of reconciliation is not just between cultures or ethnic groups but also within them, says Peter Cha.

Organizations can be paralyzed by the prospect of irreversible change. But “no way back” isn’t as big a barrier as it seems, says Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely.

Leadership is dangerous because people resist change, says the co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates. But leaders who care about their purpose should face that resistance.

Missions is no longer only about sending a missionary to another place, Dana Robert says. With globalization, it’s a flowing set of networked relationships, linking Christians around the world.

Church consultant Gil Rendle wonders: What would it be like if the church lived out of a culture of sufficiency rather than one of scarcity?