Reflections & Research
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June 3, 2013
Jason Byassee: We may all be headed to bivocational ministry
Our institutions have to become more nimble, more entrepreneurial, more missional if they’re going to have futures, says a theologian and pastor. And that means a change in the nature of ministry.
read moreabout Jason Byassee: We may all be headed to bivocational ministryJanuary 14, 2013
Ed Moore: Sacred bundle
Every organization has its “sacred bundle” — the collection of symbols, stories and artifacts that confers identity upon a community and determines its social norms. Woe betide the leader who ignores it.
read moreabout Ed Moore: Sacred bundleJuly 2, 2012
Good beginnings, great teachers
Half of new teachers quit in five years. But the New Teacher Center is changing that with a mentoring program that gives beginning teachers a good start on the path to excellence.
read moreabout Good beginnings, great teachersApril 25, 2011
Joe Richman: Everything is about stories
There is no more important thing you can do than to get other people to tell you their stories, says the founder of Radio Diaries.
read moreabout Joe Richman: Everything is about stories