Reflections & Research:
Wellbeing
April 28, 2020
Offering hope and help
Unsplash / Akshay Paatil Pandemic response requires more than words of encouragement for those who are suffering. It requires concrete steps to undo systemic injustices, writes the director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School. The telephone rang in the middle of the night. I was not sure whether I was […]
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Will the church financially survive the COVID-19 pandemic?
Illustration by Jessamyn Rubio / Photos: WikimediaCommons / CDC Twelve Christian leaders share their thoughts on how the coronavirus pandemic might affect the financial health and sustainability of American churches. The COVID-19 pandemic will surely have a long-term impact on the financial life of congregations, regardless of their denomination, size or makeup. How can churches […]
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How to think about what’s next when the future is unclear
Unsplash / Pamela Saunders COVID-19 presents us with overwhelming daily challenges, but we must also begin to consider what’s ahead, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. In the midst of the swirling COVID-19 crisis, I have found a few moments, when I lift my head from the pressing pastoral realities of […]
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Resisting busyness in the time of COVID-19
Unsplash / Wilfried Santer Pastors can be tempted to fill this time of fear with overproductivity. We need to resist that urge. It’s hard to believe that just over a week ago, our congregation was negotiating whether or not we should meet in person. Within days, we went from elbow bumps and singsong hand washing […]
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