Reflections & Research
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April 28, 2020
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.
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David Emmanuel Goatley: 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.
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How is repairing the church like mending a garment?
A guide to clothing repair offers a useful discernment process for leaders trying to figure out how to repair a broken church, says a Christian leader who practices textile mending.
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Russell Lackey: How to turn a vicious cycle in ministry into a virtuous one
Faced with dwindling student interest in campus ministry, a pastor rebuilt by creating a “virtuous cycle” of opportunities that feed one another.
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