Reflections & Research:
Pastoral Transitions
November 2, 2021
At 90, Leighton Ford reflects on the ministry of mentoring
After decades of preaching at crusades, Leighton Ford turned his attention to mentoring Christian leaders. He embraces new methods while staying focused on the timeless need for a friend for the journey.
read moreabout At 90, Leighton Ford reflects on the ministry of mentoringOctober 19, 2021
Robert Rueda: Students in the Rio Grande Valley are ‘an incredible gift to the United States’
Campus minister Robert Rueda inspires students with his message that their experience prepares them to be leaders. Then they get to work.
read moreabout Robert Rueda: Students in the Rio Grande Valley are ‘an incredible gift to the United States’September 7, 2021
Growing beyond rage into hope and collective healing
The tragedies of the world provoke understandable rage. But focusing on existential gratitude and connection creates space for transformation, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
read moreabout Growing beyond rage into hope and collective healingApril 6, 2021
Greeting our return when the old is gone and the new is here
iStock / Alessandro Biascioli As we resume in-person ways, churches are uniquely equipped to welcome people back, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. “When we return, we will all be newcomers.” It was just a casual observation, but as soon as she said it, the nods of affirmation and recognition in […]
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