Before getting down to business in the new year, invest some time in board development, writes the managing director of Alban at Duke Divinity.
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R. Mark King: How to Define Church Ethos
Ethos is reality. Naming and claiming it is the first step to navigate out of the storm and sail into a thrilling adventure, says executive minister R. Mark King.
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Dan Wunderlich: Ten Tips for Better Church Announcements
Announcements during a worship service are always something of a challenge, but they can be better than what they are in most places, says a pastor.
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R. Mark King: Church Ethos
The culture of any congregation will enable priorities, determine intents and drive ministries far more than any other dynamic, says the executive pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in New York City.
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Lisa G. Fischbeck: The Season of Departures
A priest reflects on the perennial season of departures within the life of her mission church.
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Bruce Epperly: Finding Your Spiritual GPS
Faithful excellence in ministry is often as much a result of discovering a healthy and effective ministerial style as long hours and multitasking, says a pastor and author
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Norman Bendroth: Transitional Ministry Today
In editing a collection of essays that have become a new Alban book, Norman Bendroth learned several key lessons for churches that are considering calling a transitional minister.
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Jeffrey D. Jones: New Questions for a New Day
Better answers to the same old questions will not get us through the tumultuous times in which we live, says a pastor and author
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Ashley Goff: The Art of Worship Planning
How we plan worship reflects what we believe worship should be — a transformative, communal experience of observing, trusting, trying, reflecting, and taking chances for the sake of experiencing the Holy One, says pastor Ashley Goff
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Bruce Epperly: Congregational Leadership as Spiritual Practice
Claiming the pastor’s role as spiritual guide is a matter of seeing God’s presence and then encouraging its emergence within the congregation, writes Bruce Epperly.
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