Faith and Leadership | A learning resource for Christian leaders and their institutions from Leaders

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Web Name: Faith and Leadership | A learning resource for Christian leaders and their institutions from Leaders

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Workers at Convent Avenue Baptist Church offer free coronavirus testing for people in their West Harlem neighborhood. The five-day effort in May has served as a model for faith-based communities to help close the racial gap in access to testing. Photo courtesy of Convent Avenue Baptist Church Inspired by the success of a program at Convent Avenue Baptist Church in West Harlem, a national nonprofit hopes to encourage other congregations to get involved in overcoming the logistical, emotional and financial barriers to COVID-19 testing in underserved communities. We update this list of information from government and media sources regularly to offer guidance to pastors and other Christian leaders struggling to respond to the pandemic of COVID-19. The toll of the last six months on clergy requires a sustained response, from the seminary and denominational levels as well as congregations, writes an expert on faith and mental health. As our nation continues to reckon with racism, it's time to face other injustices, too, including hostility and attacks on religious minorities, writes a visiting professor at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. For newcomers to the call for reparations, understanding the need to move beyond atonement to restitution is a crucial step, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. Diversity doesn’t necessarily challenge racism, says a sociologist who studies multicultural churches. Some of our go-to conflict resolution practices may have to be creatively re-imagined because of the pandemic. A professor who has studied conflict offers four suggestions -- and a warning -- about resolving congregational disputes. Production manager Ruben Torres roasts coffee beans at the Harvest Hands facility using a roaster donated by Cal Turner, former chairman and CEO of Dollar General. Photos by John Partipilo Building on strengths and taking the long view, a Christ-centered South Nashville nonprofit emerges as a catalyst for holistic community development. "Don't kill my son" reads the face mask of a woman who holds her child during a demonstration.  Unsplash / Photo by Nechirwan Kavian The torture inflicted on Black people dates back to enslavement and continues to this day as a denial of their humanity, writes the dean of Duke Chapel. The promises made through baptism must reflect Christians’ commitment to justice and peace for all people, writes the director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program at Duke Divinity. Like everything else, this election season is being complicated by the pandemic. But the traditional role Black churches have played in encouraging voter turnout can continue, building on some of what has been learned in the last six months, says a pastor. A new game called Mission: Possible helps organizations develop solutions to problems while also learning about teamwork, design thinking and innovation. Online training to cultivate a spirit of generosityThe Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising will offer all of its courses online through spring 2021. The ECRF, a program of Lake Institute on Faith Giving, is designed to explore ways to cultivate a spirit of generosity within a community of faith.Learn more » Connect with us Receive our twice-monthly newsletter and our daily News Ideas digest:  Sign Up

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