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David Briggs

Journalist

David Briggs is a former national writer for The Associated Press who holds a master's degree from Yale Divinity School. He writes the Ahead of the Trend column for the Association of Religion Data Archives.

Most recent content by David Briggs

  • Quiz: O sister, where art thou in congregational leadership?
  • Quiz: Food, health and faith
  • Quiz: Lessons from growing churches
  • Quiz: Rise in interfaith marriages presents new challenges
  • Quiz: How long, O Lord, is that sermon?
  • Quiz: The changing face of online religion
  • Quiz: Navigating the world of Christian nonprofits
  • David Briggs: Don't take faith for granted
  • Quiz: How to fill the collection plate
  • Quiz: For better or worse, religion and mental health
  • David Briggs: The effect on faith of being smarter than a fifth-grader
  • Quiz: Pet ministries and the spiritual growth of congregations
  • Quiz: Investing for sustainability
  • Quiz: Congregational conflict in changing times
  • Quiz: The church in rural America
  • David Briggs: Is religion in America in decline?
  • Quiz: Informal, experiential worship styles growing in U.S. churches
  • How Americans view God
  • Religious freedom in America
  • Innovation key to church growth
  • Politics in the pulpit
  • Differing attitudes about race reflect two Americas
  • Who is No. 1 in religious diversity? Hint: It's not the U.S.
  • Church finances face long-term challenges
  • Young adults open to religious participation

What We Teach

We address a yearning for greater strength and vitality among Christian institutions and for greater faithfulness and effectiveness in the leadership and management of those institutions.

  • Thriving Communities
  • Vibrant Institutions
  • Christ-Shaped Leadership
  • Traditioned Innovation
  • Transformative Leadership
  • Generative Organization
  • Sustainable Design

David Bailey

David Bailey, founder of the nonprofit Arrabon, onstage at the closing concert of a songwriting internship. Arrabon's programs provide leadership opportunities to minorities, women and others who don’t normally have a leadership development pipeline. Photo by Mike Morones

Reconciliation, Racial & ethnic

David Bailey: Christians and the work of reconciliation

We underestimate the brokenness brought about by racism -- and the creativity needed to reverse it -- but Christianity offers a way forward to healing and reconciliation, says the executive director of Arrabon.

Online training to cultivate a spirit of generosity

The Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF) is currently an eight week online course with a practical application project. The ECRF, a program of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, provides the research, tools, and customized training to meet the growing needs of leaders in religious communities and fundraisers of faith-based organizations.

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