Friday's News & Ideas - 3/24/2023 cjk41@duke.edu Fri, 03/24/2023 - 11:06 SBC’s coming ‘Great Ejection’? Antisemitic incidents Banking while Muslim Christianity necessary for democracy? Catholic church offers tattoos Maze tourism The Southern Baptist Convention’s coming ‘Great Ejection’ Religion News Service: Will this summer’s SBC annual meeting make Christian history? Antisemitic incidents are at an all-time high, the ADL reports NPR: The report, released Thursday, tracked 3,697 incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault targeting Jewish people and communities last year. It is the t ..read more

Thursday's News & Ideas - 3/23/2023 cjk41@duke.edu Thu, 03/23/2023 - 10:40 Methodist offshoot recommends schools Jesuits & stargazing Ramadan begins Womenpriests The church vs. abuse survivors Story of J. Crew These are the schools the Global Methodist Church recommends for hopeful clergy Religion News Service: The fledgling Methodist denomination, which broke away from the United Methodist Church last year amid ongoing debate over the role of LGBTQ Christians, has announced a list of recommended educational institutions for candidates seeking ordination as a deacon or elder. Centuri ..read more

Wednesday's News & Ideas - 3/22/2023 cjk41@duke.edu Wed, 03/22/2023 - 10:45 Frank Griswold III dies UMC state lawsuit dismissed Swallow Prior leaving SEBTS Ramadan in Jerusalem Hillsong attempting to move on Garbology is the study of trash Rev. Frank Griswold III, Episcopal trailblazer on gay clergy, dies at 85* The Washington Post: Just before dusk on Nov. 2, 2003, Bishop Frank Griswold III looked out at more than 3,000 congregants, clergy and protesters at the University of New Hampshire’s ice hockey arena. He was moments away from consecrating the first openly gay bishop in the Episco ..read more

Tuesday's News & Ideas - 3/21/2023 cjk41@duke.edu Tue, 03/21/2023 - 10:50 Privilege & antiracism Trademarking ‘worship leader’ Patterns of white supremacy Lawsuits against Int Churches of Christ Africa’s freelance prophets Beauty of Earth from orbit Antiracism’s mission drift* The Christian Century: Privileged progressives have turned their attention from structures and systems to sentimentalism. Company that trademarked ‘worship leader’ makes others drop the term* Christianity Today: Popular meme accounts have lost social media pages after being reported by Authentic Media, which sa ..read more

Research-based guidelines for leading the church in a new era of ministry shicks@duke.edu Fri, 03/17/2023 - 10:29 ..read more

Kaitlin B. Curtice: Resistance is a journey of many cycles cjk41@duke.edu Thu, 03/16/2023 - 17:00 ..read more

Monday's News & Ideas - 3/20/2023 cjk41@duke.edu Mon, 03/20/2023 - 11:08 Johnny Hunt sues SBC Princeton chair under pressure Notre Dame’s new spire Russian Christians on peace Observing Muslim holidays Slowing down AI Pastor Johnny Hunt sues the SBC and Guidepost Baptist News Global: Hunt is a former SBC president and denominational executive who was named in last year’s bombshell independent investigation of mishandled sexual abuse cases by the SBC Executive Committee. Princeton seminary students and alums demand ouster of chair over ties to prison profits* NJ.com: About 340 alumni and ..read more

Applications Open for the 2023 Reflective Leadership Grant tbe_admin Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:08 Applications Open for the 2023 Reflective Leadership Grant This grant program is for leaders who are ready to design the next chapter in their ministry. We welcome applicants who serve in a range of leadership roles, from project director to senior administrator, and who are working in a variety of organizations, including denominations, seminaries, church-related colleges, consultancies, congregations, Christian nonprofits, Christian social enterprises and others. The application deadline is May 15 ..read more

10 ways to avoid inadvertent antisemitism during Holy Week shicks@duke.edu Wed, 03/15/2023 - 13:51 ..read more

Spring apm47@duke.edu Sun, 03/19/2023 - 20:07 From the archives Laura Stern: Cut off or cast away? Laura Stern Hope blooms again Cathleen Falsani What I learned about ministry from beekeeping Libby Davis Manning David Conover: Regarding nature with wonder ..read more