What do you pray for before an election?

How can Christian leaders faithfully navigate politics?

Christian leaders may wonder how they can be true to their faith convictions in a polarized political atmosphere. New resources, along with essays and interviews from the Faith & Leadership archives, can help.

Baking bread, breaking bread, and the lessons for pastors in both

By Kendall Vanderslice

Successful bread dough requires a delicate balance between tension and rest, and so do faith communities, explains a baker and writer.

Harriet Tubman’s belief in God was central to her work for freedom

Q&A with Tiya Miles

Along with her ties to the natural world, Tubman’s faith was formational in the heroic acts for which she is — and was, in her own time — known, says the author and academic.

Finding comfort with the saints among the stars

By Angie Kay Hong

As we mark All Saints’ Day, the births and deaths of stars, side by side, serve as a reminder of God’s bigger picture, writes a director of educational programing for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

Forget optimism — choose hope

By Norman Wirzba

Hopeful people don’t blindly assume that everything is going to be all right; they work for a better future, writes the director of research at Duke’s Office of Climate and Sustainability.

What do you pray for before an election?

Print-friendly worship materials

Faith & Leadership asked various faith leaders from multiple backgrounds to help lead us in prayer before another watershed U.S. election.

A congregation and community struggle to save their historic building

By Annette John-Hall

Everyone wants the same thing: to restore the beloved stone building in west Philadelphia so the community and local congregations can use it. But years of deferred maintenance, disagreements and the effects of the pandemic are forcing them to ramp up their efforts.

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