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Emanuel Cleaver III

Emanuel Cleaver III has served as the senior pastor at St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, since 2009. He participated in the Lewis Center's Lewis Fellows program for outstanding young clergy in 2008-2009. His most recent book, Feed My Sheep: Preaching God’s Word (Market Square Publishing, 2023), is available on Cokesbury and Amazon.

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April 9, 2014 0

Leading as Moses Led

One of the most fundamental elements of any successful organization is leadership. However, it is also one of the most misunderstood qualities as it relates…

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