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Joseph Evans: Gardner C. Taylor and the transcendence of preaching
In his new book, a religion school dean reflects on the gifts that a renowned preacher brought to their craft.
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Kelly Brown Douglas: After the election, faith leaders must fill the vacuum of moral leadership
In the battles over the soul of the nation, faith leaders must bring God’s vision of justice and reject America’s sin of white supremacy, says a theologian and priest.
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Victoria Atkinson White: Frankly planning for roadblocks is an advantage for pastors
Church leaders can remain focused on their goals by anticipating challenges, naming them, and preparing for them, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Grace Ji-Sun Kim: Getting creative about teaching and ministry during a pandemic
The goal of teaching and preaching virtually is still building community, but it will take a lot more creativity, says a professor and preacher.
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Sarah Ngu: Why pastors should support labor organizing
Because work problems are common for congregants, clergy have a responsibility to help change work conditions, says an executive director of a church.
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Prince Rivers: Getting Souls to the Polls this election season
Like everything else, this election season is being complicated by the pandemic. But the traditional role Black churches have played in encouraging voter turnout can continue, building on some of what has been learned in the last six months, says a pastor.
The Rev. Barry Randolph stands outside of Church of the Messiah in Detroit, Michigan. Photo by Rebecca Cook
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.
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Will Willimon: Preachers are a pain
The preaching and leadership necessary for the church to fulfill its mission inevitably produces discomfort in the people and in their leader, writes the theologian and retired UMC bishop.
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Gail Cafferata: Closing a church does not mean failure
Closing a church can be terrifying, but you don’t have to do it alone, says a sociologist and pastor.
In-person worship services have not taken place at Brooklyn's Concord Baptist Church of Christ since March 15. Photos courtesy of Concord Baptist Church of Christ; all services pictured took place prior to the pandemic
Gary V. Simpson: The pastoral challenge of a Brooklyn church and COVID-19
From one of the pandemic’s epicenters, a minister describes his congregation’s experience through death and new life over the last four months.