Reflections & Research
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May 12, 2020
Ministers cannot thrive if they neglect themselves
Clergy must honor all aspects of their lives to be healthy in ministry, writes a clinical psychologist who focuses on faith and mental health. My vocation is not at all what I would have answered had people asked the 12-year-old me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Rather, my vocation is a […]
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Offering hope and help
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 dreaming but soon discovered […]
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Will the church financially survive the COVID-19 pandemic?
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 survive and even thrive in a post-pandemic landscape? Faith […]
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How to think about what’s next when the future is unclear
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 congregational life and from […]
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