Our capacity to thrive in leadership is rooted in our connection to Christ| Alban at Duke Divinity School
Sometimes you don’t have to go anywhere to be a new pastor.| Alban at Duke Divinity School
Fear will always be part of leadership. But it doesn’t have to be the driver.| Alban at Duke Divinity School
Matúš Kovačovský / UnsplashThis week’s guest contributor is L. Roger Owens. Roger serves as the Hugh Thomson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, where he teaches in the areas of spirituality, preaching, and leadership. He has pastored both United Methodist and Presbyterian churches in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Owens is also the author of a number of books, including “Everyday Contemplative: The Way of Prayerful Living” and “What We Need I...| Alban at Duke Divinity School
Editor’s Note: This new series from LCMS Church Worker Wellness is hosted here on The Lutheran Witness site. Visit the “Ministry Features” page for regular Worker Wellness content. As Lutherans, we understand that the various aspects of our wellness — intellectual, emotional, relational, physical, financial and vocational — relate to and depend upon one another, and are all rooted in our Baptism, our true identity as new creations in Christ. We understand spiritual well-being n...| The Lutheran Witness
On January 28, 2023, I was blessed to be received into a fraternity of the Lay Dominicans, Eastern Province, USA. I am, thanks be to God, a member of the Order of St. Dominic, while also remaining in the lay state in the world. Many readers are probably already wondering how that could be. Over […] The post Lay Members of Religious Orders appeared first on Homiletic & Pastoral Review.| Homiletic & Pastoral Review
Suzanne D. Williams / UnsplashAre you the same leader you were five years ago? What kind of leader will you need to be five years in the future? | Alban at Duke Divinity School
Ben White / UnsplashIn “The Pastor,” a memoir on the pastoral life, Eugene Peterson has this to say about his role: | Alban at Duke Divinity School
I am a waiting woman. While I wait for children, I recognize the purpose in trusting that God’s plan and timing are far better than my own.| RADIANT
A meditation on embodiment and calling, attention and social media and physical presence—inspired by seeing many friends at EmberConf.| v4.chriskrycho.com