Team management

Compassion as a sacred source for spiritual leadership

We must be present and undistracted in order to practice compassion. The result can be transformative.

By Aizaiah Yong Executive Director, Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research

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Better leadership through better listening

When leaders seek out and pay attention to unexpected voices, wisdom follows, writes a director of grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

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

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Coffee hour and the beauty of lingering with one another

Instead of being driven by efficiency and urgency, what if we slowed down and made space for transformation? writes a PCUSA minister.

By Mihee Kim-Kort PCUSA minister

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Where do we go from here? One approach to help white Christian workplaces become more inclusive

The unfreeze, change, freeze model, developed in the 1940s, is a practical way for predominantly white workplaces to embrace and implement cultural change.

By Kenneth Young Pastor and director of external relationships, Massachusetts Council of Churches

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Lessons from lions: Acknowledging failures as well as successes

When we focus only on the shiniest success stories, we miss out on what we can learn from the realities of failure, writes a director of grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

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

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Can leaders improve church meetings by rearranging the chairs? A pastor describes how physical space affects the work we do there.

Seemingly mundane details, such as rearranging the furniture, may be an undervalued opportunity to stimulate connection and cultivate community.

By L. Roger Owens Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

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Mindful mentoring can help develop leaders

Studies show that while mentoring can make a difference, especially for women and people of color, mentoring alone is not enough. A white male administrator shares his ideas about ways leaders can leverage their roles to support and advocate for women and people from marginalized groups.