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Sally Hicks

Managing director and editor of Faith & Leadership

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hicks@div.duke.edu

Sally Hicks joined Faith & Leadership in June 2008. Before that, she worked for six years as a senior writer in Duke University’s Office of News & Communications. She also has worked as a reporter, writer, editorial writer and editor for several newspapers, including The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer and the St. Petersburg (now Tampa Bay) Times of Florida. She has a bachelor’s degree in Classics and English from McGill University and a master’s degree in journalism from Indiana University, as well as a certificate in documentary arts from Duke's Center for Documentary Studies.

Rock solid

By Sally Hicks Managing director and editor of Faith & Leadership

A dead church is resurrected. On a stretch of road in North Carolina’s Sandhills region, the Rev. Gil Wise’s entrepreneurial leadership and clear vision have helped create a thriving community.

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Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative

A new grant is available to support endeavors that help children come to know and love God and grow in faith.

The Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative aims to support programs that help congregations strengthen worship and prayer practices that respect how children experience God and express their faith, include children with disabilities, draw upon the arts, create opportunities for Bible storytelling, and connect worship to the daily lives of children and families.

Proposals are due by 5 p.m. (ET) on May 6, 2024.

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