April 21, 2026
Announcing the Forum for Congregational Life
Since its founding in 2008, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity has aimed to strengthen Christian institutions that enable U.S. congregations and pastors to flourish. Through listening to program participants, we have continued to learn more about how to support this flourishing, and our commitment to congregational vitality has only deepened. This week, Leadership Education at […]
April 21, 2026
Why we changed our name
Since its founding in 2008, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity has aimed to strengthen Christian institutions that enable U.S. congregations and pastors to flourish. Through listening to program participants, we have continued to learn more about how to support this flourishing, and our commitment to congregational vitality has only deepened. This week, Leadership Education at […]
April 21, 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
For Grantees and Program Participants How will this change affect those in the Thriving in Ministry, Thriving Congregations, and Ministry in Rural areas and Small Towns grant programs? Expand The Forum will continue Leadership Education’s work of providing support for Lilly Endowment initiatives that service congregations and pastors. The 331 organizations that have received grants […]
May 24, 2025
Faith & Leadership receives ACP awards for work published in 2024
Faith & Leadership has won six awards, including one first-place award, in the Associated Church Press’s annual Best of the Church Press contest. Certificates were presented May 2, 2025, in Chicago. Faith & Leadership received the following awards: Award of Excellence for Theological Reflection (Short format) for What narrative are you telling about your organization […]
July 10, 2024
Faith & Leadership receives ACP awards for work published in 2023
Faith & Leadership has won six awards, including three first place awards, in the Associated Church Press’s annual Best of the Church Press contest. Certificates were presented at the ACP convention May 17, 2024, in Chicago. Faith & Leadership received the following awards: Award of Excellence for Photo Spread or Essay (Online Media) for Easter in […]
June 30, 2023
Faith & Leadership receives ACP awards for work published in 2022
Faith & Leadership has won six awards for work done in 2022, including a first place for national long-form reporting, in the Associated Church Press annual Best of the Church Press Awards. They were announced April 20, 2023, at the joint convention of the Associated Church Press/Religion Communicators Council in Chicago. Sally Hicks, Faith & Leadership’s […]
May 20, 2022
Faith & Leadership receives 2021 ACP awards
Faith & Leadership has won three awards for work done in 2021 in the annual Associated Church Press “Best of the Christian Press” awards. They were announced May 12, 2022, at the virtual joint convention of the Associated Church Press/Religion Communicators Council/Canadian Christian Communicators Association. The awards are: Award of Excellence for Website Redesign; project managed by […]
April 23, 2021
Faith & Leadership receives 2020 ACP awards
Faith & Leadership won nine awards for work done in 2020 – five of them for first place – in the annual Associated Church Press “Best of the Christian Press” awards. They were announced April 8 at the virtual joint convention of the Associated Church Press/Religion Communicators Council/Canadian Christian Communicators Association. The awards are: Award […]
April 25, 2019
Faith & Leadership receives 2018 ACP Awards and Wilbur Award
The awards for the online offering of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity were given April 12 at the joint ACP/RCC convention in Chicago. The ACP, founded in 1916, is the oldest interdenominational religious press association in North America and its membership comprises newspapers, newsletters, magazines, journals, news services and Web sites. The RCC was founded […]
April 25, 2018
Faith & Leadership receives 2017 ACP Awards
The online offering of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity received two first-place awards: One for Best in Class/Independent Website and another for personal essay. The awards were announced April 20 at the annual ACP convention in Chicago. The ACP, founded in 1916, is the oldest interdenominational religious press association in North America and its membership […]