A new podcast featuring Doug Bixby, author of The Honest to God Church is available on the Alban Podcast Web page. Or you can download the mp3 file by clicking here. In the podcast, Bixby recommends we embrace the concept that we…
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Paul Baxley: How Can We Be Faithful Now?
In the fifth episode of “Leading and Thriving in the Church,” Prince talks with Paul Baxley, the executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
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Leadership is risk-taking
Just as there are risks involved in following Jesus as a disciple, being faithful in leadership eventually calls us to take risks, too.
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Ruth Haley Barton: Listen for the Voice of God
In the fourth episode of “Leading and Thriving in the Church,” Prince talks with Ruth Haley Barton, the founding president and CEO of the Transforming Center, whose mission is to strengthen the souls of pastors, spiritual leaders and the congregations and organizations they serve.
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Is there any word from the Lord?
Preaching the gospel not only impacts those who hear the gospel, but also those who preach the gospel.
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Rhonda Brandon: You’re a Human First, Then a Minister
In the third episode of “Leading and Thriving in the Church,” Prince talks with Rhonda Brandon, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources officer for Duke University Health System.
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How available are you?
Each of us has to figure out how to implement a consistent pattern of unavailability that we can practice as a spiritual discipline.
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David Emmanuel Goatley: Leading Leaders
In the second episode of “Leading and Thriving in the Church,” Prince talks with David Emmanuel Goatley, president of Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Learning from video games
Perhaps there is something the church can learn from gaming that can inform what we keep, what we discard and what we create for children’s and youth ministry today.
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Stephen Lewis: Thriving Within Constraints
In the first episode of “Leading and Thriving in the Church,” the Rev. Rivers talks with Stephen Lewis about trends they’re seeing in churches, what thriving ministers have in common, advice for new ministers and more.
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