Insights provides clergy with thoughtful articles about ministry and leadership.

African Americans and Political Engagements By Eric M. Washington, PhD Civic engagement and political activism run deep in African American church circles.	Leadership Development for Ministry in the Margins By Rev. Artie M. Lindsey, Sr. It is important that ministry education providers continue to offer opportunities that undergird a holistic multicultural expression of the Gospel	Congregations, Religious Churn, and Civic Engagement in Greater Grand Rapids By Mark T. Mulder, Ph.D. Even while we see dynamic turnover and churn, the congregations in the area continue to be tuned in to neighborhood issues.