‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Broken faith
Division in the midterm elections reflects a further descent into conspiracy theories, racial and historical panics, and the invocation of spiritual warfare. How will people of faith respond to the white Christian nationalism that has brought us to this point?
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Anthea Butler
Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Leading joyfully and being led by joy
‘Balcony time’ can help us recognize what brings joy to our work and how to prioritize it, writes the managing director of grants at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Victoria Atkinson White
Managing director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
