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The Rev. Stacy Williams Duncan, Founder, Learning & Change Strategist A few years ago, when teaching at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), I had the opportunity to teach a chaplaincy class and later an advanced chaplaincy class. In that class, we spent a lot of time talking about what the model of ministry for chaplains is …
The Rev. Stacy Williams Duncan, Founder, Learning & Change Strategist When you worked on research for a while, having come to conclusions after working really hard, the actual journal article can seem a little…anticlimactic. Kyle Oliver & I talked for a year about really needing to finish up this foundational article and get it out …
The Rev. Stacy Williams Duncan, Founder, Learning & Change Strategist Right after the shutdown, Heidi Campbell of Texas A&M University decided to produce a book where she asked both ministry practitioners and scholars to write about their experiences in the pandemic so far. She invited Kyle Oliver & I to write in either capacity, knowing …
By Tania Schramm, Associate for Community Design LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more. Social media apps have become ubiquitous. Even if we have a “love-hate” relationship with social media networks, we also might feel like we have to be there. FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” along with wanting to stay in touch with friends, …
By Tania Schramm, Associate for Community Design Since March 2020, pastors, congregations, and people of faith have experienced enormous changes and challenges to the way we’ve always practiced our faith. We haven’t been able to worship in the usual ways. We haven’t been able to care for each other – to share in our joys …
By William Boyles, Sub Contractor With the end of Summer, we experience the return of the Fall. Seersucker is placed back in the closet in favor of denim, the leaves begin to change, and football is back. More importantly, perhaps, the dawn of Fall means that students return to college campuses across the country. In …
