Can you lead and not have a close friend? Victoria is a leader of leaders - she finds herself in spaces guiding and holding space for the people who are leading the next generation. On this episode Andrew, Grace and Victoria chat through what kind of friendships you'll need to lead for the long haul, confronting your personal fears in community, the necessity of social chemistry in work, how to avoid echo chambers in our circles, and why community is the key to flourishing leaders. To learn more about Leadership Education at Duke Divinity - https://leadership.divinity.duke.edu/To order Victoria's book, Holy Friendships - https://a.co/d/htucagW Rev. Dr. Victoria White catalytically connects individuals, communities, organizations, and resources to increase resiliency and deepen the habits and practices of thriving and flourishing within networks and ecosystems. She is the Managing Director of Grants and Awards at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity where she facilitates capacity building within traditionally marginalized and under-resourced institutions serving pastors and congregations. She is the author of Holy Friendships: Nurturing Relationships that Sustain Pastors and Leaders. Every Neighborhood Partnership is a Fresno, CA based non-profit that exists to Activate. Equip. Mobilize and Transform so that our students excel, community members are healthy and whole, and our neighborhoods thrive. Learn more about us by visiting https://everyneighborhood.org or @enpfresno on socials.