Allowing holy second thoughts

'Be the bee': The beehive as a metaphor for life in Christian community 

When liturgical candle maker Martin Marklin became curious about the creatures making the wax he used in his business, he found his life and work transformed. In this 5-minute video, Marklin explains what bees can teach us about living as Christians. > Watch video

Dave Odom: Strategy is not the same as operations Effective strategic planning requires leaders to ask big questions about the future, not about how to operationalize the work, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. > Read more

Natasha Jamison Gadson: How do you know when it's time to leave? Resigning from a thriving megachurch was emotional and difficult for a minister on the staff. But once she realized that staying in a comfortable place was not the best use of her gifts, she knew it was time to go. > Read more

Isaac Villegas: Allowing holy second thoughts What if our official discernment processes offered the opportunity to change our minds? asks a pastor. > Read more

L. Roger Owens: The desert monastics offer a lesson in discernment A classroom exercise in reading John Cassian opened students' imaginations to the way ancient practices can be applied to contemporary issues, writes a seminary professor. > Read more

Mel Williams: What I've learned from Baptists, monks, Quakers and backpackers

A Baptist pastor has wondered throughout his career: Why do seekers show up and engage in worship or other spiritual practices?

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