Institutional leadership
Why institutions matter
Vibrant institutions are crucial to sustaining meaning and purpose in our lives and in the world. Christian wisdom illustrates our need for institutions to shape and form us.
Jason Byassee offers three ways to pray about institutions, which he says are necessary for human flourishing and God’s work.
Who supports you in times of crisis?
Families and congregations can help sustain us through life’s difficulties, but institutions also play a crucial role, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Leadership grief is the sorrow of unchosen possibilities
Leaders should acknowledge the sense of loss that comes with having to let go of some opportunities so that they can focus on others.
We can’t just place Black women in leadership, we need to support them
It is not enough to appoint Black women to leadership and call it progress. Without deep, sustained support, the very systems that claim to celebrate us can also harm us, says a preacher and communications specialist.
