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Having This Ministry
Richard Lischer, James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor of Preaching, Duke Divinity School
A homily given at the Pulpit & Pew Summative Conference, February 19. 2004

Wedded to the Future: Clergy Couples Provide a New Paradigm for Leadership
Divinity, the alumni magazine of Duke Divinity School,
Winter, 2004

"Young, Male and Married: What Search Committees Want"
Christian Century, March 2004
John Dart
News Editor
Christian Century

Evolving Visions of the Priesthood: Changes from Vatican II to the Turn of the New Century
Liturgical Press, 2003
Dean R. Hoge and Jacqueline E. Wenger
Catholic University of America
Evolving Visions of the Priesthood traces the movement of the Church in the United States during the first forty years of the implementation of Vatican II.

Experiences of Protestant Ministers Who Left Local Church Ministry
Presentation to the Society for the Sociological Study of Religion (SSSR), October 2003
Dean R. Hoge and Jacqueline E. Wenger, Catholic University of America

The Terms of Endearment: Context, Culture, and Clergy Satisfaction
Presentation to the Society for the Sociological Study of Religion (SSSR), October 2003,
Jackson Carroll and Becky McMillan - Duke University
Penny Long Marler and Kristen Curtis - Samford University

Pastors’ Picks: What Preachers Are Reading
Christian Century, August 23, 2003
Jackson W. Carroll
Director
Pulpit & Pew: Research on Pastoral Leadership Duke Divinity School

Emergent Patterns of Congregational Life and Leadership in the Developing World:
Personal Reflections From a Research Odyssey

Donald Miller
A Pulpit & Pew publication about leadership patterns Miller observed in visits to dozens of rapidly growing churches in the developing world. With commentaries by Daniel Aleshire, Chad Hall, Grant Wacker, and Will Willimon.

Reclaiming Ministry: A Preliminary Report from Pulpit & Pew Focus Groups
Becky R. McMillan
July 2003

What is Good Ministry? Resources to Launch a Discussion
Edited by Jackson Carroll and Carol E. Lytch
A collection of portraits and essays about good ministry, originally presented at a January 2002 conference convened by the Fund for Theological Education.

The View from Pulpit & Pew: Provocative Findings on Pastoral Leadership in the 21st Century
Becky McMillan
Presentation to the Society for the Advancement of Continuing Education for Ministry (SACEM), February 21, 2003

"It's Okay to Go There: The Place of Friendship in Ministry"
Divinity, the alumni magazine of Duke Divinity School,
Winter, 2003

Who Should Be Our Pastors?
Melissa Wiginton
Director, Ministry Programs and the Partnership for Excellence
The Fund for Theological Education, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indiana - January 8, 2003

"After The Revolution: A Review of Mainline Protestant Clergy Leadership
Literature Since the 1960s"

Matthew J. Price
Director of Analytic Research, The Episcopal Church Pension Group
Originally published in Theology Today 59 (2002), 428-50. Reproduced with
permission.

"Which Way to Clergy Health?"
Divinity, the alumni magazine of Duke Divinity School,
Fall 2002

The More Things Change...": Pastoral Leadership for the 21st Century. The Earnest Cadman Colwell Lecture at The Claremont School of Theology, September 12, 2002.
Jackson W. Carroll
Director
Pulpit & Pew: Research on Pastoral Leadership Duke Divinity School

"How Church Polity Affects Pastoral Salaries"
Congregations, September/October 2002
Becky R. McMillan
Associate Director
Pulpit & Pew: Research on Pastoral Leadership Duke Divinity School

"A Satisfying Vocation? "
Christian Century, August 2002
L. Gregory Jones
Dean
Duke University Divinity School

"Leadership in a Time of Change"
Circuit Rider, July/August 2002
Jackson W. Carroll
Director
Pulpit & Pew: Research on Pastoral Leadership Duke Divinity School

Preliminary Clergy Survey Findings: "February 2002 Letter to National Clergy Survey Participants with Preliminary Findings"

"'Take Thou Authority': Ministerial Leadership in the Wesleyan Heritage"
Richard P. Heitzenrater
Professor of Church History and Wesley Studies
Duke Divinity School
Prepared for the United Methodist Council of Bishops' Task Force on Theological Education and Leadership Formation. Made possible by support from Pulpit & Pew.

"Wesley's Prescription for Making Disciples of Jesus Christ: Insights for the 21st Century Church"
Randy L. Maddox
Paul T. Walls Professor of Wesleyan Theology
Seattle Pacific University
Prepared for the United Methodist Council of Bishops' Task Force on Theological Education and Leadership Formation. Made possible by support from Pulpit & Pew.

"Reflections of a Clergy-Watcher"
Jackson W. Carroll
Williams Professor Emeritus of Religion and Society
Duke Divinity School

"Market and Mission: Competing Visions for Transforming Ministry"
Kenneth L. Carder
Resident Bishop
Mississippi Conference, United Methodist Church

"At Cross Purposes? Clergy Salaries: Market and Mission"
Becky R. McMillan
Associate Director
Pulpit & Pew: Research on Pastoral Leadership
Duke Divinity School

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Matthew A. Price
Director of Analytical Research
The Church Pension Group
Episcopal Church

"Fear of Falling: Male Clergy in Financial Crisis" in The Christian Century, Aug. 15-22, 2001.
Matthew Price
Director of Analytical Research
The Church Pension Group
Episcopal Church

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