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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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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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An alternative to despair

In a season that can feel laden with moral panic and conscious apathy complicated by the illusion of innocence, two pastors invoke hope, courage and a commitment to justice as paths to transformation.

Jamar A. Boyd II Jason D. Thompson
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Unashamed to seek the common good

When we are motivated by the Holy Spirit, we show up as instruments of God’s tenderness, mercy and compassion, 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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