Pastoral leadership

Humbly sustaining the weary with a word, post or reel

Faith leaders have a responsibility to use social media with intentionality and humility, writes the director of grants at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

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

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Pastors are uniquely positioned to help people contemplating suicide

By offering honest talk, a sense of belonging and hope, clergy can help prevent suicides. New research and resources debunk assumptions and point to actions that address this growing problem.

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Journalist and UCC minister

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The Great Resignation: Are pastors resigning, redefining or reevaluating?

Research continues on the extent of the “great resignation” among clergy. But as stories from ministry leaders show, the last two years have led at least some of them to reconsider how they serve.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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Thema Bryant: Churches play a crucial role in providing mental health support and advocating for better policy

An AME elder who is also president-elect of the American Psychological Association talks about the ways churches can make mental health an integral part of ministry.

Our collective future requires apocalyptic leadership

Moving beyond crisis management, leaders need to consider a vision for remaking our world, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Alaina Kleinbeck Director, Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program

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'What is the urgency?'

In this pandemic-informed season, churches and their leaders should not feel rushed into decisions that can safely wait for fuller information and deeper discernment, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Victoria Atkinson White Managing director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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Peer groups for pastors can create a healthy ecosystem of support

A supportive space for pastors where they don’t have to explain their work can be key in preventing isolation in ministry.

By Ruth Perkins Lee Director of fellowship gatherings at CBF

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Tired of constantly adapting to worship in a pandemic? You’re not alone

Many churches thought that vaccines would pave the way back to normal worship, but new COVID-19 realities are forcing us to keep pivoting.

By Angie Hong Worship leader, writer and speaker

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Is it even possible for pastors to practice rest and self-care?

Like many essential workers, pastors are pushed to work very hard for very little. It’s no surprise that so many of us are tired.

By Carrington Moore Pastor, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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"Mind your wake"

Leaders need a vision for the future but must also be attentive to what they leave behind, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Nathan Kirkpatrick Principal, Saison Consulting, LLC

LGBTQ+ folks teach us a lot about kinship

Focusing conversations on “welcome” or “inclusion” is not enough; we need to learn from LGBTQ+ people and expand our understanding of community, a queer pastor says.

By Mihee Kim-Kort PCUSA minister

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