Melissa Wiginton: Lawyers as leaders
Tempting as it is to “kill all the lawyers,” as Shakespeare said, some of them are faith-inspired leaders in their community, including one recently deceased judged and another newly minted law school graduate.
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Taking the point
High Point University President Nido Qubein has raised the profile of a small, Methodist school in North Carolina.
Onward, Christian soldier!
He transformed the Army - why not the church? A retired general brings his considerable organizational skills to helping the Catholic Church in the U.S.
Sister Sarah and the bell
Sister Sarah, age 100, had grown up at St. Phillip AME and remembered everyone who founded it. One day, the Rev. Bill Lamar writes, he asked her about the old bell. And then he listened.
Who in the world are these people?
Each congregation is unique. Learning to “exegete” the people you are called to lead is an important skill, especially for new pastors.
The matriarch
Learning to work with the elderly church secretary is a lesson in love for a new pastor.
The view from the pew
Leaving the pastorate, even for a short time, offers a new perspective on the beauty and importance of the work.
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An inmate's perspective on excellence in ministry
Kenneth Carder explores what prisoners can teach us about excellence in ministry.