How Implementation Science Can Help Improve Child Welfare Systems
October 3, 2023
What is implementation science, and how can it help advance child welfare improvements? Allison Metz of UNC Chapel Hill explains.
Sharing Hope through Ministry in Rural Communities
June 14, 2023 | Robert R. Webb III
The Duke Endowment’s Director of Rural Church, Robb Webb, shares his reflections about a recent grant to support the creation of new faith communities and strengthen existing congregations within the United Methodist conferences.
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Sowing a Passion for Science
Laura Thompson doesn’t walk from her office to the classroom, she dashes. In conversations, her train of thought jumps the tracks, careening from one topic of interest to another. When she says she wakes at 6 eager for another day of work, you believe her.
December 9, 2013 | Susan L. McConnell

Path to the Pulpit
When the Rev. Brad Thie finished Duke Divinity School, his first appointment was to a tiny church in rural North Carolina.
December 9, 2013 | Robert R. Webb III

Shaping Stronger Leaders — and Churches
In Durham, N.C., Duke’s Chapel United Methodist Church is giving its student pastor a house for his young family to call home. But if you ask members of the congregation, Pastor Innocent Justice is giving them just as much in return.
September 5, 2013 | Robert R. Webb III