A learning resource for Christian leaders and theirRecently published
While the Bible encourages us to be hospitable to strangers, the possibilities can be frightening. Some churches provide models for bringing people together beyond weekly services or liturgical ties.
Link to author Sarah E. Forsyth
It’s tempting to think there’s a formula for leading people, but it’s important to read the context to understand how the Spirit is moving, writes the vice president of spiritual foundations for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA.
Link to author Jason Jensen
We can look to faith communities that welcome people well for models of listening and speaking differently through ministry, writes an associate director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program.
Link to author Angel Eaglin
The church’s most formidable response to injustice might be a countercultural silence that speaks volumes, writes the pastor of St. Andrews AME Church in Sacramento.
Link to author Jason D. Thompson
For people suffering in this season, Easter reminds us that hope comes in many forms, including in the ways we are present to one another, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author David L. Odom
Decentralized networks and intergenerational storytelling better prepare organizations for leadership succession, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Elizabeth Tamez Méndez
In the midst of ongoing political turmoil, pastors can step back and cling to three affirmations.
Link to author Andy Stanton-Henry
The parable of the sower and modern-day design thinkers challenge us to take risks rather than fear failure, writes an associate director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s Thriving Congregations Coordination Program.
Link to author Sarah E. Forsyth
Winds offer both assistance and resistance. Being open to them as direction from God can inform how we lead, writes a Chicago pastor.
Link to author Frazlier L. Pope III
Christians should embrace creativity as a way to make space for God and to imagine things beyond their own capabilities, writes a pastor and denominational leader.
Link to author Chris Aho
Watching a 2-year-old reminds a loving grandmother of the way Epiphany grounds us, revealing a baby — the Christ child.
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
