Author Archives: Israel Galindo

About Israel Galindo

Israel Galindo is Coordinator of the Leadership in Ministry program at the Center for Lifelong Learning, Columbia Theological Seminary. Formerly he was Associate Dean for Lifelong Learning at Columbia Theological Seminary and Dean at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond.

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Israel Galindo
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Coming of Age

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Israel Galindo

I finally got around to watching a DVD from Netflix that’s been sitting on the coffee table for about a month (thank goodness for that “no late fees” policy!). The movie was House of D. In the movie a thirteen-year-old … Continue reading →

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On Christian Education Formation

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Israel Galindo

My friend Marty and I are just finishing up a book project on how to plan and organize congregational Christian education. In a couple of weeks we’ll send off the manuscript for Planning and Organizing for Christian Education Formation: A … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 16, 2008 by Israel Galindo
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What your brain thinks

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Israel Galindo

An advantageous reminder is that while we are blessed with the power of cognition, we remain biological creatures often at the mercy of our phylogeny. This is advantageous when we recognize it, and, when the instinctual, non-rational part of our … Continue reading →

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Real Estate, Techtonics, and Discipline

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Israel Galindo

The following is from the book Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction? FICTION: If you want to get rich, you can’t go wrong investing in real estate … Continue reading →

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The facts about reactivity

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Leaders often get caught by surprise by reactivity. That’s no surprise given that reactivity often feels like a dose of intense raw emotion. That kind of energy goes right to the amygdala triggering reactivity on the part of the recipient … Continue reading →

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Book review: Letting Go: Transforming Congregations for Ministry, by Phillips

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Roy Phillip’s Letting Go (Herndon, Virginia: The Alban Institute, 1999) starts with the assertion that ministers need to “let go” of their need to control every aspect of their congregation, and to let the members take charge. Phillips talks about … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 9, 2008 by Israel Galindo
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Book review: Seeds for the Future, by Dale

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Opening this “seed catalog,” as author Bob Dale calls his book on organic church leadership (Seeds for the Future: Growing Organic Leaders for Living Churches. St. Louis, MO: Lake Hickory Resources, 2005), you are struck almost immediately by central themes … Continue reading →

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