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‘Ordinary’ Time

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Alban

Jim Harnish finds the grace of ordinary times in ministry.

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Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Alban

Allen Stanton acknowledges the many challenges facing rural congregations — but also offers a hopeful vision for their futures.

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Bruce Epperly: The Jubilee Years

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Alban

What if we rethink retirement by imagining the time as “the jubilee years”?

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Sam Wells: ‘At the Heart, On the Edge’

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Alban

The vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London describes a visionary network for the renewal of church and society

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Allen Stanton: What churches can learn from higher education

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Alban

A year ago, I made the jump from pastoring a local church to running a center at a small denominationally-affiliated college. While I was well-versed in the conversations around church vitality, the world of higher education has been relatively new…

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Marcia Shetler: 3 Teams to Lead Your Stewardship Ministry

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Nathan Kirkpatrick

Changing the structure of your stewardship ministries might bring new life to familiar work, writes the CEO of the Executive Stewardship Center.

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Dwight Zscheile: We’re in the innovation business

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Nathan Kirkpatrick

The Christian church is about innovation—embodying God’s new life, hope, and community for the world, writes a scholar and priest

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Mulder, Ramos and Martí: More than Simply “Not Catholic”: The Surge of Latino Protestantism in America

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Alban

A new book from Rowman & Littlefield invites church leaders and observers of American congregational life to recognize and further explore the breadth and depth of Latino Protestant diversity.

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Carol Pinkham Oak: Spiritual Leadership for Leaving Well

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Alban

Leaving a congregation well is an act of spiritual leadership, writes the founder of The Network for Spiritual Leaders

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Three Urgent Leadership Questions for Thriving in a Connected World

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Alban

Authors Hayim Herring and Terri Martinson Elton reflect on three questions that emerged in their research that organizations must ask to navigate this era.

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Loren Mead: The importance of the local church

Forty years after starting the Alban Institute, Loren Mead is still convinced that the local church is “where the rubber meets the road.”

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