We need people who reframe our questions while we help others with theirs
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| Trusted individuals and institutions can challenge us to make abstract questions more concrete, while also holding us accountable to move toward an answer. |
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Resources for leaders during the pandemic
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Asking heart-awakening questions |
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| People in authority are sometimes reluctant to ask questions of ourselves and others. Leadership consultant Diane Millis offers tips on how to ask questions that generate better ideas, make fewer errors in judgment and increase our institutional agility. |
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"Dangerous" conversations |
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| Sometimes leaders find themselves in conversations that are difficult, tense or even dangerous. Former executive director of Duke Corporate Education Jared Bleak offers a four-step strategy for preparing for such conversations. |
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| Join Lake Institute on Faith & Giving on February 25th as two extraordinary leaders reflect together on the role of faith and philanthropy in meeting the challenges of our common life. How can faith and philanthropy, in dialogue, help us build a world that knows both love and justice, accountability and reconciliation? How should philanthropic institutions steward their resources for the common good? What are faith communities called to give? What are legacy institutions called to keep? Listen along and pose questions of your own, as our Distinguished Visitors explore these and other timely issues at the intersection of faith and giving. |
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| You don't have to be a bishop to benefit from this article by retired Bishop William "Will" Willimon. His challenge to leaders is to find people who change our questions by telling us the truth our institutions would rather not hear. |
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Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations
by Allen T. Stanton
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As rural America continues to undergo massive economic and demographic shifts, rural churches are uniquely positioned to provide community leadership. Leading a rural congregation requires a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing these communities, as well as a strong theological and community-focused identity. Allen T. Stanton describes how in establishing this identity, rural leaders build a meaningful and vital ministry.
Reclaiming Rural explores the myths and realities of rural places, and how those common narratives impact the leadership of rural churches. Ultimately, rural congregations must practice a contextual understanding of vitality, which understands both the strengths and challenges of leading in a rural setting.
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A colleague of mine has a real gift for asking the "unscripted question" in interviews. She has the ability to listen deeply to a candidate and then ask a question that opens space for us to get to know the candidate in a different way as a person and professional. I am consistently amazed. In this season, when there's seemingly no limit to the questions before congregations and congregational leaders, we need more people who don't ask common questions but who ask unscripted questions -- questions that awaken us to new possibilities or at least help us reframe the places where we're stuck. If that's your gift, now is your time! We need you. May this Weekly be your inspiration. We'll see you next week, and in the meantime, peace!Â
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Managing Director, Alban at Duke Divinity |
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