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.
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What if faith-based organizations focused on being kinder this Lent?
Institutions, like individuals, might try intentionally practicing “unusual kindness,” writes a director of programs and grants at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Mycal X. Brickhouse
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Mycal X. Brickhouse
Director of programs and grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
‘What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk With Howard Thurman’
Howard Thurman lived a life full of mentors and mentorship, says the author of a new book in this excerpt.
Link to author Lerita Coleman Brown
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Lerita Coleman Brown
Speaker, spiritual director
How to think about long-term viability in the face of urgent needs
Five questions centered on mission and vision can help organizational leaders find clarity about the sustainability of their work, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author David L. Odom
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David L. Odom
Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Top 10 Faith & Leadership stories from 2022
In the strange overlap between pandemic and not-quite-post-pandemic worlds, Christian leaders have had to find ways to continuously adapt.
Antidotes to compassion fatigue
A group of researchers found that feeling God’s presence was key to pastors’ avoiding exhaustion in the pandemic.
Ed de St. Aubin
Jessica Krukowski
Matthew Evans
Anne Blue Wills: Ruth Bell Graham and her ‘odd cross to bear’
In the first scholarly biography of Billy Graham’s wife, Ruth, the author argues that she was a powerful force in evangelicalism even as she conformed to the conservative model of women as wives and mothers.
When your maps don’t work, look up!
The stars remain a reliable guide to what’s ahead, even when old road maps don’t accurately reflect conditions on the ground, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author David L. Odom
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David L. Odom
Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
In the Pacific Northwest, Christian institutions have to adapt to an era where church isn’t a given
Different structures of belonging are emerging on the edge of Christendom to nourish the life of faith, says the author of a recent book.
Link to author Dustin D. Benac
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Dustin D. Benac
Visiting assistant professor, Baylor University
‘What do students want?’
An interfaith space at Virginia Commonwealth University uses asset-based community development to focus on the strengths and interests of the students who walk through its doors rather than telling them what they need.
Link to author Edie Gross
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Edie Gross
Journalist
Habakkuk’s leadership lesson is complete openness to God
Trust is at the core of a leader’s vision — trust that God’s reign of justice, peace and righteousness will come on earth as it is in heaven, writes an author.
Link to author Celeste Kennel-Shank
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Celeste Kennel-Shank
Journalist
