Some surprising ways you can strengthen your ministries
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Strengthening churches by encouraging complaints
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While most congregational leaders don't have to seek out complaints, an attorney in the nuclear power industry writes that faith-based organizations would be well-served when we let our people know their concerns are welcome.
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Resources for leaders during the pandemic
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Cultivating a "loyal opposition"Â |
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| What if Christian leaders cultivated relationships with people in their organizations and congregations who offer constructive and creative disagreement? |
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Embracing the value of failure |
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| Failure is important because of the information it reveals and because it combats the human tendency to grow overconfident, says an engineering professor and author. |
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Join The Church Network for their national conference in Minneapolis this July |
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Jonathan Edwards and the afterlife of failure |
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| A feminist scholar finds inspiration in Jonathan Edwards the experimenter, who had no choice but to reach for new language, new methods and new ideas to make the truth of the divine drama come alive for his age. |
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Celebrating the Graying Church: Mutual Ministry Today, Legacies Tomorrow
by Richard P. Olson
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| Today, many churches and their related agencies and ministries are shrinking. Often a large portion of those who remain are older adults. Celebrating the Graying Church suggests that this is an opportunity for a new and different kind of ministry -- a ministry to, with, and from older adults who may have wisdom to pass on to the legacy of the future generations. This book offers opportunities, ideas, and guidance for this new vision and practice of ministry, while also describing how aging adults in ministry can support each other and their faith communities. |
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| We'd love for you to share your own stories of unpredictable or surprising ways that you have found to strengthen your congregation, especially across the last year. Join the conversation through Alban's social media; you'll find links below. We'll see you next week for more on the future of hybrid congregations, but in the meantime, peace! |
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Managing Director, Alban at Duke Divinity |
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