Vibrant Institutions
Christian wisdom is nurtured over the course of time in institutions that act as bearers of tradition, laboratories for learning and incubators of leadership. The practice of thinking institutionally requires Christian leaders to embody Christian virtues and to focus attention on the larger purposes of an institution.
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Q&A
May 8, 2012 | Out of sight of most Americans, African Christianity is thriving in New York and other cities, here and around the globe. It is a gift in our midst, a vivid reminder that Christ is about flourishing, says the author of “Word Made Global.” Read more »
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Article
April 24, 2012 | Metro Baptist Church and its sister nonprofit, Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries, have made the most of resources to create a thriving ministry to the poor in Hell’s Kitchen with a small budget and staff. Read more »
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April 3, 2012 | The Moravian Easter sunrise service in Winston-Salem, N.C., is a public event featuring a brass band and thousands of worshippers. It is steeped in a 240-year-old, deeply theological tradition that shapes each new generation. Read more »
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February 14, 2012 | Dubuque, Iowa, is striving to become a model of sustainability as part of an IBM public-private partnership. To do that, citizens, businesses and other institutions have been changing their behavior on a grand scale. Read more »
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February 14, 2012 | The Iowa city’s partnership with IBM is built on its history of engagement within the community and outside of it. Read more »
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January 17, 2012 | The nonprofit DurhamCares seeks to make the Great Commandment a reality by building a process and infrastructure for meaningful giving to community organizations. Read more »
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Q&A
January 17, 2012 | The chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary says it’s important to keep tradition alive "by changing it with learning and with love and with commitment and with care, boldness and imagination.” Read more »
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Reflection
January 3, 2012 | Western Theological Seminary has learned much from its new student apartments -- the gifts of people with disabilities, new insights about community, and the nature of providence and grace. Read more »
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Multimedia
November 22, 2011 | When a tsunami hit Japan, one of America’s best-known insurance companies found its core principles tested. Aflac’s president talks about faith and work. Watch video »
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Multimedia
November 8, 2011 | In the Army, every senior officer is expected to train people two levels below and to know the mindset of those two levels above, says a retired general and Catholic lay leader. Watch video »
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