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Our end is to cultivate thriving communities that bear witness to the inbreaking reign of God that Jesus announces and embodies in all that we do and are. </p> <a class="link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160308221502/http://leadership.divinity.duke.edu/what-is-distinctly-christian-about-being-a-christian-leader/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to What is distinctly Christian about being a Christian leader?">Learn More »</a> <li> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160308221502/http://leadership.divinity.duke.edu/category/questions/institutions/">Institutions</a></h3> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160308221502/http://leadership.divinity.duke.edu/how-can-institutions-best-be-kept-institutionally-strong-and-focused-on-their-essential-missions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to How can institutions best be kept institutionally strong and focused on their essential missions?">How can institutions best be kept institutionally strong and focused on their essential missions?</a></h2> <p>By thinking in a way that holds the past and future in tension, not in opposition. 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Gregory Jones coined the phrase “traditioned innovation” to describe a biblical way of leading that integrates the transformative work of Christ into our ongoing identity as the people of God rooted in biblical Israel’s calling. </p> <a class="link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160308221502/http://leadership.divinity.duke.edu/how-can-institutions-best-be-kept-institutionally-strong-and-focused-on-their-essential-missions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to How can institutions best be kept institutionally strong and focused on their essential missions?">Learn More »</a> <li> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160308221502/http://leadership.divinity.duke.edu/category/questions/management/">Management</a></h3> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160308221502/http://leadership.divinity.duke.edu/what-are-the-qualities-i-need-to-lead-well/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to How can I lead in addressing complex challenges?">How can I lead in addressing complex challenges?</a></h2> <p>The immediacy of a crisis makes it tempting to roll up our sleeves and work harder. 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