Innovation

Innovation

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In his new book, Jennings discusses this image, "Family worship in a plantation in South Carolina," which illustrates what he calls the racial paterfamilias. Image courtesy of The New York Public Library digital collections

Education, Seminary, Innovation, Institutional innovation

Willie James Jennings: By naming the foundational problems of theological education, we can aspire to an alternative vision

In the inaugural book of the Theological Education Between the Times series, an associate professor at Yale Divinity School describes his hope for forming gatherers of people rather than sustainers of an old, sick model of domination.

Church marquee reads: Sunday Services held via Facebook 10 a.m.

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Technology, Congregations, Innovation

Erin Raffety: Understanding congregations through digital ethnography

Using a method from anthropology, a pastor and researcher studies congregations through “deep hanging out” online.

Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago raised millions of dollars to build a green roof, pictured here, which is covered in vegetation to absorb rainfall and regulate temperature. Photos courtesy of Trinity UCC

Environment, Creation care, Congregations, Innovation

Otis Moss III: Care for the land is intimately tied to Black liberation

An urban megachurch on Chicago’s South Side is a leader in creation care, drawing upon the congregation’s history and addressing its current needs.

Book cover detail from "Christianity's Surprise"

Theological Reflection, Christian Leadership, Innovation, Institutional innovation

Kavin Rowe: Recovering the surprise of Christianity

Everything about the early Christians was surprising to the Roman Empire. Embodying that surprise would do modern Christians much good, says a professor of New Testament.

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Education, Seminary, Innovation, Institutional innovation

Ted A. Smith: Finding a faithful way forward for theological education

A new series of books explores the challenges faced by schools preparing the next generation of theology scholars and other religious leaders, writes the director of the project that is bringing together diverse groups of people with a stake in theological education.

St Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, New York, circa 1870. Photos courtesy of Saint Marianne Cope Archives

Health & Well-being, Physical health, Christian Leadership, Innovation

Driven by her faith, a religious sister set new standards in medical care

St. Marianne Cope, driven by her faith to provide medical care to the most vulnerable, also played a key role in creating hygiene standards.

Production manager Ruben Torres roasts coffee beans at the Harvest Hands facility using a roaster donated by Cal Turner, former chairman and CEO of Dollar General. Photos by John Partipilo

Innovation, Social innovation, Money, New economic models

'Here for you, not because of you' -- Nashville nonprofit serves up coffee, soap and empowerment

Building on strengths and taking the long view, a Christ-centered South Nashville nonprofit emerges as a catalyst for holistic community development.

The Rev. Barry Randolph stands outside of Church of the Messiah in Detroit, Michigan. Photo by Rebecca Cook

Christian Leadership, Pastoral leadership, Innovation, Congregations

A church-run business incubator grows its community's own solutions to poverty

Under the Rev. Barry Randolph, a thriving Detroit church has brought a young community together to improve their lives with their own ideas.

Detail from the cover of the book, “Everywhere You Look: Discovering the Church Right Where You Are.”

Missions & Evangelism, Innovation, Congregations

Tim Soerens: 'Where is the church on a Tuesday afternoon?'

The co-founding director of the Parish Collective urges Christians to look for what God is doing -- right now -- in their neighborhoods.

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Innovation, Congregational innovation, Liturgical Seasons, Advent, Christmas

Nathan Kirkpatrick: It's time to talk about Advent in a pandemic

If congregations begin to consider what Advent and Christmas might look like online, they will have time to imagine and plan together, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

Traditioned Innovation

Leadership Education at Duke Divinity teaches a way of thinking that holds the past and future in tension, not in opposition.
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Understanding the New Testament requires grounding in the tradition of the Old Testament. The book of Leviticus and the Sermon on the Mount illustrate that the New is the fulfillment of the Old, writes C. Kavin Rowe.

A learning resource for Christian leaders and their institutions from Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

Most Recently Published

Willie James Jennings: By naming the foundational problems of theological education, we can aspire to an alternative vision

Erin Raffety: Understanding congregations through digital ethnography

Otis Moss III: Care for the land is intimately tied to Black liberation

Kavin Rowe: Recovering the surprise of Christianity

Ted A. Smith: Finding a faithful way forward for theological education

Driven by her faith, a religious sister set new standards in medical care

'Here for you, not because of you' -- Nashville nonprofit serves up coffee, soap and empowerment

A church-run business incubator grows its community's own solutions to poverty

Tim Soerens: 'Where is the church on a Tuesday afternoon?'

Nathan Kirkpatrick: It's time to talk about Advent in a pandemic

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