Vocation

Subverting assumptions about age, experience and wisdom

A priest anticipating her last decade in full-time ministry writes about the intentional choice of a mentor who is a generation younger.

By Rhonda Mawhood Lee Priest and author

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Pastors were not prepared for the digital demands of the pandemic. What does that teach us about the next crisis?

Of all the new things they were asked to take on during the pandemic, it was technology work and decision making that pastors felt the least prepared for, according to a two-year study from Texas A&M University.

By Heidi A. Campbell Professor, Texas A&M University

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When praying for the win reaches beyond sports

God’s care may not be tied up in a sporting event’s score, but it certainly extends to a community’s victory, writes a managing director at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By Victoria Atkinson White Managing director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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I can’t hug, but I can listen: My experience as a death doula during COVID-19

A death doula trained to help people who are dying and grieving drew upon the Black church tradition of “tarrying” during the pandemic.

By Wylin D. Wilson Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School

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The Great Resignation: Are pastors resigning, redefining or reevaluating?

Research continues on the extent of the “great resignation” among clergy. But as stories from ministry leaders show, the last two years have led at least some of them to reconsider how they serve.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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Aligning our abilities with God's purposes

Understanding how we make a difference in the world can be crucial to hearing our call, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

By David L. Odom Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity

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Ministering in the midst of violence means being broken open but not apart

Millennial clergy have been formed in a generation where terrible violence has become routine.

By Sarah S. Howell-Miller Minister at Green Street United Methodist Church

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Sanyin Siang: Leadership is about influence and persuasion

The executive director of the Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics at Duke University reflects on teaching — and modeling — leadership.

An octogenarian ponders the post-pandemic church

How do you plan for tomorrow in a fractured, fast-moving and ever-evolving world? asks the founding director of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.