DMNISTRY 905
Integration: Sustaining and Strengthening Mission
Donna C. Battle
Description from DukeHub
To be a faithful Christian leader is to commit oneself to 'a long obedience in the same direction,' to borrow Nietzsche's phrase. The practice of faithful Christian leadership is thus more like running a marathon than competing in a sprint. Often Christian leaders or institutions are able to experience short periods of intense activity and heroic achievement, only to then watch the artificial bubble burst as leadership burns out or bows out. Far fewer are the examples of Christian leaders and institutions who stay the course and who 'finish well': who, by God's grace, grow steadily in faithfulness and fruitfulness in a way that is sustainable and lasting
Skills
- leadershipdescription: "leader" and 4 more
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "leadership"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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