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March 16, 2010 | The church in the future will blend both modality and sodality, says a sociologist specializing in leadership, religion and culture. Read more »

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March 16, 2010 | The executive director of Duke Corporate Education offers a four-step strategy for leaders facing conversations that are difficult, tense or even dangerous. Read more »

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March 2, 2010 | At its heart, the Old Testament word shalom means “flourishing.” And it’s what Christian institutions -- and the gospel -- are about, says Nicholas Wolterstorff: the flourishing of others. Read more »

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March 2, 2010 | The church didn’t spring up as a group of individuals who happened to band together, says historian Robert Louis Wilken. It was from the start an ordered community, with leaders and offices and structures that have allowed it to endure. Read more »

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February 23, 2010 | The damage caused by natural disasters such as the Haitian earthquake makes us want to help. But researcher Carol J. De Vita cautions congregations and other faith-based groups to think through the steps needed to make their help practical and effective. Read more »

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February 16, 2010 | We’re good at learning from authority, but how do we learn to question authority? That’s an invaluable skill in this collaborative, Internet age, says a professor of interdisciplinary studies. Read more »

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February 16, 2010 | The owner of a major automobile sales company describes how he integrates Christian faith into his business practices while respecting others’ beliefs. Read more »

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February 9, 2010 | Facing the financial crisis. The CFO of the Episcopal Church talks about layoffs, reducing expenses and thinking about development in a new way. Read more »

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February 2, 2010 | When Christians, Muslims and Jews talk together, they discover that it’s less important that their faiths are different than that they are all people of faith, says David B. Burrell. Read more »

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January 26, 2010 | Two young leaders talk about New Monasticism. God doesn’t just work through Lone Rangers, say Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. There always has to be a web of friendship. Read more »