church leadership
Questions & Answers Fueling Our Impact on Young People
At a large gathering for organizations (including Vibrant Faith) that are involved in a Lilly Endowment project called Thriving Congregations,
October 11, 2024
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church leadership
What’s In the Relational ‘Soil’ of an Attractional Church?
I know two young-adult girls who grew up in a rich and layered faith-ecosystem—diving into a wide variety of activities
October 4, 2024
church leadership
How Parents Can Model Faithful Political Participation for Their Kids
The transformational power of the ancient rabbinical system—the one Jesus and His disciples knew so well—was its immersive approach to
September 26, 2024
church leadership
3 Misperceptions About Religion In America
Yesterday, over coffee with a close friend, I traveled back in time to a season of our shared church life
September 20, 2024
church leadership
Harvard Takes a Stab at the ‘Coming Spiritual Infrastructure’
Sue Phillips, a former Unitarian Universalist denominational exec and co-founder of the Sacred Design Lab, has written a sort-of “95
September 13, 2024
church leadership
How Love Fuels Ministry Innovation
Christian activist Shane Claiborne often tells the story of traveling to India to work with Mother Teresa and the Sisters
September 9, 2024
church leadership
Meet the Alpha’s
In Jonathan Haidt’s excellent new book The Anxious Generation, the NYU social psychologist maps the impact of two formation engines
September 5, 2024
church leadership
A Public-Health Warning On Parental Stress
This week the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, did something extraordinary—his office released a public health warning in response
August 30, 2024
church leadership
TRICK Leadership
Esther Wojcicki is a popular 78-year-old Media Arts teacher at Palo Alto High School who’s raised three wildly successful daughters—CEO’s
August 23, 2024
church leadership
In Praise of Non-Excellence
Every now and then, it is good to be reminded that God doesn’t call any of us into ministry, professional
August 19, 2024