Seizing the moment
AME founder Richard Allen saw in the 1793 yellow fever epidemic an opportunity to help his fellow citizens and to advocate for equality, writes Rochester Institute of Technology history professor Richard Newman.
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Richard Mouw: Wesley for Calvinists
John Wesley said “The world is my parish.” How might Christian institutional leaders follow his mantra to see the world—beyond their parish—like a missionary does?
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Why institutions matter
Reflecting on the book, “On Thinking Institutionally,” Duke Divinity School Dean L. Gregory Jones says Christian wisdom illustrates our need for institutions to shape and form us.
Jean Vanier, gentleness and power
The Canadian founder of a network of homes where the disabled and able-bodied live together exudes a soft power than belies his moral – and actual – authority.
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Leadership as loving enemies
The ministry of reconciliation is fundamental to what makes Christian leadership Christian. The stories of Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela set a moral compass for our aspirations, says L. Gregory Jones.