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How do we live our lives while the world burns?
A mother considers the best way to respond to near-endless news stories about conflict. Is it OK to continue with daily life — weeding the garden, washing dishes and caring for children — while the world is on fire?
Link to author Andrea Palpant Dilley
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Andrea Palpant Dilley
Writer
Entertaining angels can be harder than it sounds, but it’s also worthwhile and important
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
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Sarah E. Forsyth
Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
Spiritual leadership is always contextual
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
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Jason Jensen
Vice president of spiritual foundations, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA
Pentecost reminds us that God speaks in the ways that we each hear best
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
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Angel Eaglin
Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
Pentecost and the power of silence
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
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Jason D. Thompson
Pastor
Easter offers hope in a chaotic world
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
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David L. Odom
Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
The work of preparing for leadership changes has biblical roots and modern models
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
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Elizabeth Tamez Méndez
Director of Programs and Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Building a great affirmation: 3 postelection truths every church can claim
In the midst of ongoing political turmoil, pastors can step back and cling to three affirmations.
Link to author Andy Stanton-Henry
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Andy Stanton-Henry
Co-director, Quaker Leadership Center at Earlham School of Religion
Failure as faithfulness
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
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Sarah E. Forsyth
Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
Trusting the winds of God in leadership
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
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Frazlier L. Pope III
Executive pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
