How to lead as a pastor when you’re uncertain of your own future
A Scottish pastor facing possible deportation because of a backlog in visas for religious workers reflects on leading a congregation amid deep personal uncertainty.
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Cultivating networks of impact
In times of celebration and in times of crisis, networks help provide connection, resilience and stability.
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Angie Kay Hong
Director of Educational Programs, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Jazz doesn’t just teach leaders the importance of improvisation. It also teaches the necessity of imitation
Imitation lays the foundation for improvisation, a lesson for leadership as well as for music.
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L. Roger Owens
Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Ryan Burge and Tony Jones: Understanding people’s engagement with religion is far more nuanced than current conversations would indicate
Two of the nation’s leading experts on people who have disengaged from organized religion say that trend is both more complex and simpler than some church leaders realize.
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.
Link to author Victoria Atkinson White
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Victoria Atkinson White
Director of Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
One year after Hurricane Helene, two churches share space and a renewed sense of mission
Two congregations, one United Methodist and the other Episcopal, have worked together since the devastating storm flooded one church and turned the other into a community relief center.
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Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
Rooted in Christ: Why Protestant clergy need the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Inspired by a recent retreat, a United Methodist pastor writes about his experience and how the value of Ignatian practices extends across faith traditions.
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Justin Coleman
Senior pastor, University United Methodist Church
The church can build community in a time of division
In our current age, marked by division and uncertainty, faith communities serve as a crucial refuge, a sanctuary where people find comfort, unity and purpose, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Mycal X. Brickhouse
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Mycal X. Brickhouse
Director of programs and grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
A church and health center collaborate to provide care for people with substance use disorder
The trust built by a church in Galveston, Texas, is translating into better access to treatment at a free clinic staffed by health care providers and housed in former Sunday school classrooms.
Link to author Lindsay Peyton
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Lindsay Peyton
Journalist
Why is a business model important for a ministry?
The new executive director of any ministry needs to understand the organization’s finances. That includes how money is raised and spent as well as the economics of the people involved, 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
Our traditions are a sacred inheritance to be used, not a secret to be buried
A young pastor reflects on how to lead a historic church.
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Marc Antoine Lavarin
Pastor
