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Karen Georgia Thompson elected WCRC president
In historic appointment, Sarah Mullally will be the first female archbishop of Canterbury
'I feel extraordinarily conflicted about it': Varghese's St. John Divine installation cut short
ELCA elects first Black presiding bishop, calls Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide
Episcopal Church presiding bishop Sean Rowe takes office, proclaims 'one church in Christ' for a changing world
National Baptists choose Connecticut pastor Boise Kimber as next president
Fewer chances for women to preach and pastor at Asian American churches, new survey shows
Jihyun Oh elected Stated Clerk of the PCUSA general assembly
Sean Rowe elected youngest presiding bishop in Episcopal Church history
SBC leader Willie McLaurin resigns after admitting he falsified resume
Bronwen Boswell named Acting Stated Clerk of the general assembly of the PC (USA)
Suspended UMC bishop moves toward church trial
J. Herbert Nelson to step down as head of PC(USA)
Carmen Lansdowne elected United Church of Canada moderator
by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
Do millennials bring something new to leadership?
Three authors, one Jewish, one Muslim, and one Christian, place their hope firmly in a new generation—again.
by Jason A. Poling
A radically new vision of mainline church leadership
Helping people think differently in changing times
by William H. Willimon
I’m a “church leader” who doesn’t really go to church
I love the church. It's harder to love specific congregations.
by Adam J. Copeland
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to a community in the middle of a culture war
The church at Corinth had many problems. Some simple kindness would have helped.
by Douglas A. Campbell
It's up to pastors to remind each other to talk to people instead of about them.
by Doug Bixby
What goes on in the mind of a leader who tires of building consensus and just strives to get things done?
by M. Craig Barnes