Health & Well-being

The value of levity in the local church

Play helps us understand God and open new paths for ministry, says a pastor

By Andy Stanton-Henry Co-director, Quaker Leadership Center at Earlham School of Religion

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What the history of bread making teaches us about rest, curiosity and joy

A writer who teaches bread baking as a spiritual practice reflects on human touch, innovation and lessons from Genesis.

By Kendall Vanderslice Author

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Grief comes in many forms

We have the right to grieve the loss of anything connected to our hearts. Church can be a place where those losses are recognized, writes a minister and therapist.

By Peggy Haymes Minister, therapist and writer

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Who supports you in times of crisis?

Families and congregations can help sustain us through life’s difficulties, but institutions also play a crucial role, 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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My New Year’s resolution? Take more risks

In a world that is volatile, uncertain, chaotic and ambiguous, it’s important to keep learning. But that means taking risks.

By Chris Aho Church leadership consultant

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A guided meditation for Epiphany: Created for love, labor and leisure

In a culture that expects relentless productivity, we need to shift perspectives to value rest, writes a director of programs and grants at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Mycal X. Brickhouse Director of programs and grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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On Christmas Eve, Christ House marks four decades of providing healthcare for unhoused men

A Washington, D.C., nonprofit celebrates the 40th anniversary of its ministry of medical support, community building and leadership in the field.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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Joy and play are defiant ‘acts of dignity’

Celebration and imagination fuel resilient, faithful leadership, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Elizabeth Tamez Méndez Director of Programs and Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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What’s the role of ‘First Churches’ in natural disasters?

After large-scale crises, big-steeple churches anchor communities using their unique status, relationships and networks to help communities respond and rebuild.

Kenneth H. Carter Jr. Audrey Warren

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Finding abundance in our connection with God and one another

It is especially important in difficult times to understand what an authentically abundant life is and to engage in spiritual practices to sustain it, writes a psychologist who focuses on faith and mental health.

By Jessica Young Brown Licensed clinical psychologist

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From metrics to meaning: Leading with wisdom in the age of data

It’s important to recognize that while metrics tell part of a congregation’s story, they cannot measure the stirrings of conviction or the whispers of the Spirit, writes a church leadership consultant.