Christian Leadership

Trusting the winds of God in leadership

Winds offer both assistance and resistance. Being open to them as direction from God can inform how we lead, writes a Chicago pastor.

By Frazlier L. Pope III Executive pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

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Disrupting spiritual abuse requires modeling Jesus and pursuing accountability

The teachings of Jesus combined with some underlying principles of the legal system provide guidance in addressing church trauma that spiritually hurts the marginalized, writes an attorney and author.

By Robert G. Callahan II Attorney and author

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Mariann Edgar Budde’s national prayer service homily falls within the prophetic tradition

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington preached to a nation at a crossroads with a call to faithful witness, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Mycal X. Brickhouse Director of programs and grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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How do you manage frustration?

With frustration rising, there are possibilities for containing the contagion and harnessing the energy generated for hope, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By David L. Odom Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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MLK Day and the inauguration: Looking forward, looking back

The convergence and contradictions of the Martin Luther King holiday and the second inauguration of Donald Trump reflect a decidedly American pattern, writes the co-executive director of MLK50.

By Adrienne Johnson Martin Journalist

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Is your church ready when things go right?

Congregations and their leaders are often conditioned for problems. A North Carolina pastor suggests that they also prepare for success.

By Bankole Akinbinu Senior Pastor, Baptist Grove Church

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Top 10 Faith & Leadership stories from 2024

Here are some highlights from 2024 showing how faith leaders navigated a tenuous election year.

Empowering the next generation: 5 leadership frameworks for a changing world

A recent intergenerational meeting prompted a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity to reflect on ways to engage Gen Z leaders.

By Elizabeth Tamez Méndez Director of Programs and Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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‘Faithful, Creative, Hopeful: Fifteen Theses for Christians in a Crisis-Shaped World’

In this excerpt from his upcoming book, a scholar reflects on wandering and welcome.

By Jesse A. Zink Principal, Montreal Diocesan Theological College

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A note to pastors from a visitor in your pews

Writing from her perspective as a former pastor and now frequent church visitor, an associate director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s Thriving Congregations Coordination Program suggests simple, concrete ways to welcome the visiting stranger.

By Sarah E. Forsyth Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program

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What is the role of the church in helping the nation heal after this divisive election?

Seven Christian writers reflect on the election results and how to move forward faithfully.

Austin Almaguer William H. Lamar IV Liz Theoharis Lydia Shiu Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Adam Russell Taylor Michael Wear

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