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Gail Song Bantum: Leaders make space for others
The pastor of Quest Church reflects on her journey into ministry and how pastors must make space for others to flourish.
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Ylisse C. Bess: Learning to listen in a time of heartache
A hospital chaplain reflects on the core skill of her vocation: listening. In this time, it’s a skill that all Christian leaders can benefit from cultivating.
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Jessica Young Brown: Ministers cannot thrive if they neglect themselves
Clergy must honor all aspects of their lives to be healthy in ministry, writes a clinical psychologist who focuses on faith and mental health.
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Andrew J. Skerritt: How I learned to love Vacation Bible School in middle age
A writer’s rediscovery of Sunday school and VBS in his 50s helps fuel a joyful renewal and deepening of the faith of his youth.
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Dominique A. Robinson: How I reach college students as a womanist millennial preacher
The inaugural dean of chapel at Wiley College blends traditional faith practices with a fresh approach in order to inspire and teach undergraduates at the HBCU.
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Jessica Young Brown: Don't be afraid of a future with more bivocational ministers
With collaboration and clear communication, bivocational ministry can be an opportunity to innovate and thrive, says a professor and counselor for ministers.
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Nathan Kirkpatrick: In pursuit of a life-giving side hustle
The future of ministry is multivocational. How can we imagine a model of multivocational ministry that is less about simply making ends meet and more about pursuing passions and engaging creativity?
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Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros: Why storytelling matters
When the church uses storytelling, it becomes a shared space where each person is a part of history, writes a poet and author.
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Ann Helmke: Working together at the intersection of society and faith
As a ‘faith liaison’ for San Antonio, the ELCA minister connects the city government to its faith community through activating partnerships and networking.
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Will Willimon: Who we are is determined by the one who calls us
In the preacher and former UMC bishop’s memoir, he reflects on his vocation and how God’s calling him changed his life.