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Kenneth Young: There's a better way to manage pastoral transitions
What if we imagined pastoral transitions as a relay race, in which each leader passes the baton to the next? asks a Baptist pastor.
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Nathan Kirkpatrick: Developing congregational reengagement strategies
Beyond keeping churchgoers safe when buildings reopen, congregational leaders need to consider these three things, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Brian Brock: Disability is not a 'problem' to be solved
The whole church benefits when those with special needs are welcome in worship, writes an academic who focuses on disability theology.
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Isaac Villegas: Seeing beyond God as male
What it looks like when one congregation spends seven weeks focused on a different vision of God.
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James K.A. Smith: What do our institutions teach us to love?
The professor of philosophy describes his own journey with Augustine and the importance of leaders paying attention to the formation of desire.
Excerpt: "Delighted: What Teenagers Are Teaching The Church About Joy"
Written by four faith leaders with deep connections to youth ministry, "Delighted" was published in April. In this excerpt, co-author Wesley Ellis reflects on how churches can offer joy and authentic friendships to young people.
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Allen T. Stanton: The gifts of the small church in a pandemic
In times of sickness and anxiety, the deep relationships in a small-membership church can be a powerfully sustaining force, writes a leader in cultivating thriving rural communities.
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Will the church financially survive the COVID-19 pandemic?
Twelve Christian leaders share their thoughts on how the coronavirus pandemic might affect the financial health and sustainability of American churches.
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Leah Schade: How pastors can bridge political divides in 2020
The minister and professor of preaching offers a method of dialogue in advance of the coming election.
G. Jeffrey MacDonald: Do you need full-time clergy to be a vital congregation?
Don’t let the ingrained belief that only churches with full-time pastors can thrive keep you from making the switch to part-time clergy, writes an author who has researched the effects of part-time ministry.