Can we make our congregations as welcoming as a coffee shop?
An experience at his favorite coffeehouse inspired a Christian leader to reflect on how to cultivate a welcoming organizational culture.
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An experience at his favorite coffeehouse inspired a Christian leader to reflect on how to cultivate a welcoming organizational culture.
David Goatley’s installation as Fuller Theological Seminary’s new president was a master class in beginning a ministry assignment, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
A scarcity mindset leads us to hoard ideas, but one of generosity helps grow them, writes a managing director of grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Instead of pursuing a big-name speaker or more production, make conferences and in-person gatherings more intimate and transformative, says a worship leader and consultant.
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.
Stepping away from everyday urgency, even in simple ways, can help us squeeze slowness back into our lives, writes a communications specialist with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Congregations should see with new eyes as they re-envision ministries in a world reshaped by twin pandemics, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Reconsidering our relationship with time can move us from a mindset of mastery and control to one of openness, writes a communications specialist with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
COVID has complicated how we determine the scale of our work, but asking key questions can help, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
The biggest names are not always the best choices when it comes to a successful grant application. Look locally and talk to the people who know your community and what works in your context.
The usual tools of leadership aren’t effective during times like the one the church finds itself in now -- those liminal seasons when the path forward isn’t clear, says the author of “How to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going.”