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Why religious leaders need to understand agentic AI
To ignore or remain silent about the agentic revolution is to forfeit the ability to shape and speak into the moral framework of a world already being reshaped by agentic intelligence, writes a scholar.
Link to author Heidi A. Campbell
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Heidi A. Campbell
Professor, Texas A&M University
‘Embodied Reconciliation: Congregational Healing as Pastoral Care’
In this excerpt, a scholar asks, What are the tasks of pastoral care and leadership in the wake of conflict or tension within a community of faith?
Link to author Leanna K. Fuller
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Leanna K. Fuller
Associate professor, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
The Christian Latina Leadership Institute empowers women to lead
A two-year certificate program helps Latinas to fulfill their callings as ministers and in other fields by offering practical and spiritual education.
Link to author Bekah McNeel
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Bekah McNeel
Journalist and author
Why would an established organization change its name?
Leadership Education at Duke Divinity is now the Forum for Congregational Life. The organization’s executive director explains that there are important reasons for the name change, including a revised focus.
Link to author David L. Odom
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David L. Odom
Executive director, Forum for Congregational Life
Is AI out of control?
One researcher’s survey on technology use in congregations points to how quickly new technology can be adopted, both willingly and not.
Link to author A. Trevor Sutton
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A. Trevor Sutton
Pastor and writer
Leadership grief is the sorrow of unchosen possibilities
Leaders should acknowledge the sense of loss that comes with having to let go of some opportunities so that they can focus on others.
Link to author Kate Rae Davis
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Kate Rae Davis
Executive Director, Center for Transforming Engagement
Joy and play are defiant ‘acts of dignity’
Celebration and imagination fuel resilient, faithful leadership.
Link to author Elizabeth Tamez Méndez
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Elizabeth Tamez Méndez
Founder and Executive Director, New Generation3
Compassion as a sacred source for spiritual leadership
We must be present and undistracted in order to practice compassion. The result can be transformative.
Link to author Aizaiah Yong
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Aizaiah Yong
Executive Director, Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research
From metrics to meaning: Leading with wisdom in the age of data
It’s important to recognize that while metrics tell part of a congregation’s story, they cannot measure the stirrings of conviction or the whispers of the Spirit, writes a church leadership consultant.
Link to author Chris Aho
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Chris Aho
Church leadership consultant
How to lead as a pastor when you’re uncertain of your own future
A Scottish pastor facing possible deportation because of a backlog in visas for religious workers reflects on leading a congregation amid deep personal uncertainty.
Link to author Gary D. Noonan
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Gary D. Noonan
Senior pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Kirkwood, Missouri
