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TagsWhen praying for the win reaches beyond sports
God’s care may not be tied up in a sporting event’s score, but it certainly extends to a community’s victory, writes a managing director at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

Charlottesville five years after Unite the Right
Clergy in a Virginia city had mobilized before white nationalist protests resulted in the murder of a counterprotester and injuries to dozens of others. A pastor and civic leader reflects on what has changed.

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.

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.

Sanyin Siang: Leadership is about influence and persuasion
The executive director of the Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics at Duke University reflects on teaching — and modeling — leadership.
How we create space for unlikely and transformational encounters
Prioritizing welcome signs rather than roadblocks can help produce the diverse spaces Christian leaders deeply need, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

To expand your imagination, get curious
Learning to be inquisitive and openhearted can make way for all sorts of possibilities, writes the director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program at Duke Divinity.

Beyond stigma and shame to recovery and hope in addressing substance-use disorder
Faith coalitions are addressing the opioid crisis by providing resources, connections and a destigmatizing vision.

Responding to gun violence
From the archives of Faith & Leadership and others, we offer resources to help Christian leaders respond to recent mass shootings, including guidance on how to talk to children.