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When 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.
Link to author Victoria Atkinson White
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Victoria Atkinson White
Managing director, 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.
Link to author Alvin Edwards
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Alvin Edwards
Pastor, Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church
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.
Link to author Edie Gross
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Edie Gross
Journalist
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.
Link to author Alaina Kleinbeck
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Alaina Kleinbeck
Director, Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program
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.
Link to author Maria Teresa Gastón
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Maria Teresa Gastón
Managing director, 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.
Link to author Kelly Ryan
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Kelly Ryan
Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
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.
Link to author Carla Hinton
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Carla Hinton
Journalist
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.
