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Leadership, Community, and a Non-Anxious Presence

by Robert Broesler In this new year, with 2016 characterized by so much turmoil, anger and fear I am moved to share with you a very hopeful story. It is about an unknown hero who, every day, offers steady, patient hope to a community in Wilmington. This person is...

Q&A About Nonprofit Collaborations

We like to think of collaboration as functioning on a continuum from cooperation to collaboration to partnership to merger where the terms are defined as follows: Cooperation: neither organization shares resources but they do refer their clients to other organizations who are capable of fulfilling needs which the referring...

A Perspective on Leadership and Alignment

The rector, as the leader of the congregation is expected to have a vision, to set a direction and inspire others to follow.  His goals may be in tension with the parishioners – in the Christian prophetic tradition, this is actually expected. If Jesus had waited for the disciples...