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September 7, 2023
Listening to Pastors
Thriving in Ministry pastoral leaders share their ministry experiences, highlighting the importance of mentoring relationships and connection to peers. What does it mean to thrive in ministry? Rev. Danielle Hipkins Pastor of St. Luke’s African Methodist Episcopal Church African Methodist Episcopal Church (Second District) Fr. Tom Whittingham Pastor of St. Laurence Parish […]
read moreabout Listening to PastorsJune 13, 2023
Sharing good news about our ministries makes a difference
Ministries of kindness and positive actions are uplifting — and so are the stories we tell about them, says a communications specialist at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
read moreabout Sharing good news about our ministries makes a differenceMay 30, 2023
Plants can teach clergy a lot about building networks
Gardens grow in ways that are mutually supportive and connected. That’s an underground lesson for pastors, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
read moreabout Plants can teach clergy a lot about building networksMay 2, 2023
Self-care is different from self-comfort
Modern understandings of self-care often focus on temporary fixes, not long-term wholeness, says a psychologist.
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