The Media section is designed to provide specially selected presentations of research, practices, and approaches for leadership in faith formation. Oftentimes these presentations will have been given at conferences or workshops. Some of the podcasts are available to view on our site. For others just click on the title and you will be directed to the website with the presentation. 

Audio Podcasts

Leadership and Change - Parker Palmer (Center for Courage & Renewal)
The work we help people do inwardly has consequences in the larger world. It's true for the teachers, physicians, and clergy who go back to their institutions not only with personally renewed hearts, but with new ways of being in the world which spread renewal to others.  It's also true for leaders, the best of whom are able to bring their own identity and integrity into their public work, those whose inner transformation flows out into a needy world. In this podcast, Parker Palmer speaks of the link between inner work and institutional and social transformation. 

Video Podcasts

The Leadership Challenge: Overview Video - James Kouzes and Barry Posner
An introduction to the five leadership practices and ten leadership commitments developed through the research of James Kouzes and Barry Posner.

Leadership from the Inside Out - Kevin Harney 
The author of Leadership from the Inside Out offers reflections on why so many gifted and passionate leaders end up on the sidelines of ministry rather than finishing well, how to avoid the pitfalls that face those who serve Christ and his church, and what steps leaders can take that will propel them forward into a more faithful and fruitful ministry.

Leadership the World Hungers For - L. Gregory Jones (Faith & Leadership)
You're invited to the most exciting adventure in the world, says Duke Divinity School Dean L. Gregory Jones in this 2008 lecture: Bearing transformative witness through effective and faithful Christian leadership.

Leadership on the Line - Marty Linsky (Faith & Leadership)
Leadership is dangerous because people resist change, says the co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates. But leaders who care about their purpose should face that resistance.

Leadership, Adaptability, Thriving - Ronald Heifetz (Faith & Leadership)
Ronald A. Heifetz, co-founder of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, is known worldwide for his seminal work on the practice and teaching of leadership. He delivered this address Oct. 14, 2008, at the Convocation & Pastors School at Duke Divinity School.

Leading at a Higher Level - Ken Blanchard (The Drucker Institute)
Ken Blanchard presents the major themes of leadership from his book, Leading at Higher Level. 

The Nature of Adaptive Leadership- Ronald Heifetz
Knowing the difference between adaptive and technical challenges is one of the key tasks of leadership, says Ronald A. Heifetz in an interview with Faith & Leadership.

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership - Ruth Haley Barton
Ruth Haley Barton discusses her book, Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership. Born out of her own experience with burn out and feeling far away from God even in the midst of a thriving leadership role, Barton looks at the life of Moses for wisdom in how to handle the pressures of leadership while weaving in spiritual practices to strengthen your own soul.

What's Christian about Christian Leadership Interviews
(Faith & Leadership, Duke Divinity School)

What's Christian about Christian Leadership? - Ronald Heifetz
Christians can help people of all faiths understand “the nature and practice of love,” says leadership expert Ronald A. Heifetz.

What’s Christian about Christian Leadership? - Brian Blount
Faith, humility and the ability to honor different perspectives are vital attributes of Christian leadership, says the Rev. Dr. Brian K. Blount.

What's Christian about Christian Leadership? - Robert Schnase
The life and ministry of Jesus is the source, tone, texture and telos of Christian leadership, says Bishop Robert Schnase.

What’s Christian about Christian Leadership? - Gene Robinson
Christian leaders empower those whom they lead, says Bishop V. Gene Robinson.

What's Christian about Christian Leadership? - Vashti McKenzie
The role model for leadership is Jesus, says Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie.

What's Christian about Christian Leadership? - Adam Hamilton
Before we’re leaders, we’re followers, the Rev. Adam Hamilton says in an interview with local television news anchor David Crabtree.

What's Christian about Christian Leadership? - Janice Huie
Christian leadership begins and ends in God, says Bishop Janice Riggle Huie.