Pastoral leadership

Rob Garris: What a church learned from designing a program for young leaders

It’s important to co-design any program with its potential participants, says a director of leadership development at Trinity Church Wall Street.

Supporting female clergy during Women’s History Month and beyond

Much needs to be done to ensure that women and their work are respected, including within the church, writes a communications specialist with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Emily Lund Director of Communications, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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Why leaders need holy friendships

Personal sustainability requires sacred relationships formed in God’s love. A managing director of grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity writes about what makes these friendships vital in this adapted excerpt from her new book.

By Victoria Atkinson White Director of Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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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 Director of Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity