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Leadership development in Christian institutions

The challenges facing Christian institutions today require innovative solutions in all aspects of the work. Senior leaders must cultivate the conditions for the work to flourish, which means nurturing talent across levels and roles. This series from Faith & Leadership will help you navigate the issues of leadership development.

Monday, September 1, 2014

Investing in staff in a time of change

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Journalist and UCC minister

Justine Strand de Oliveira: Relationships are the most important aspect of leadership

After a career working in a variety of roles and settings, a leader in the physician assistant field says that understanding people is central to leadership development.

Pete Gerend: Leaders must live with uncertainty

Today’s leaders have to cope with a changing world, according to “Leading in Context,” a study by Duke Corporate Education. That’s why they need to develop beliefs and mindsets that allow them to respond to shifting environments, says Duke CE’s managing director for North America.

Suzii Paynter: Training young people to lead in a Christian organization

The top executive at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship uses her organization’s strategic plan to build a team of young leaders at CBF headquarters.

Laura E. Everett: Low-budget leadership development

By Laura Everett Executive director, Massachusetts Council of Churches

Dave Odom: Why focus on developing your staff as leaders?

By David L. Odom Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

Ken Eriks: Staff is a rich resource that God has entrusted to us

Rooted in Christ: Why Protestant clergy need the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

Inspired by a recent retreat, a United Methodist pastor writes about his experience and how the value of Ignatian practices extends across faith traditions.

By Justin Coleman Senior pastor, University United Methodist Church

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The church can build community in a time of division

In our current age, marked by division and uncertainty, faith communities serve as a crucial refuge, a sanctuary where people find comfort, unity and purpose, 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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A church and health center collaborate to provide care for people with substance use disorder

The trust built by a church in Galveston, Texas, is translating into better access to treatment at a free clinic staffed by health care providers and housed in former Sunday school classrooms.

By Lindsay Peyton Journalist

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What nosy congregants, purity culture and the ‘Billy Graham Rule’ have in common

Arcane mores in some faith-based institutions can limit women professionally and contribute to widespread loneliness, writes a director of grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Victoria Atkinson White Director of Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

Image link to article: What nosy congregants, purity culture and the ‘Billy Graham Rule’ have in common

The future of faith is listening

While national studies can give us a broad picture of religion in the U.S., effective faith leaders must listen to the actual people in their local contexts.

Josh Packard Megan Bissell

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Podcast: ‘David Armijo: Invest in Your People’

Giving your employees the freedom to fail can unlock new skills and push boundaries, says an executive with over 20 years of experience.

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