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Author Archives: Israel Galindo
On ideology: two sides of the same coin
Elections can provide endless entertainment, if you’re into that sort of thing. But there’s enough drama at all levels to provide a source of amusement for most people, not the least of which is to watch ideologues in action. Liberals … Continue reading
Posted in bowen family systems theory, congregational life, leadership
Tagged ideology, Israel Galindo, leadership, theory
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The pastor’s function as coach
I’m often surprised at the disconnect that we clergy have from our congregation in several areas. One I see especially seems counterintuitive. We go to conferences to feed our own growth about spirituality and faith, and then fail to share … Continue reading
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Book review: The Equipping Church, by Mallory
Pastor led churches often struggle with how to most effectively utilize the time and talents of their pastoral staff without creating burn-out and rapid clergy turnover. Sue Mallory’s book The Equipping Church (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001) has provided a biblical … Continue reading
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Tagged The equipping church
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Why a seminary M.Div. still matters
These are anxious times for theological schools and seminaries, more so than normal, anyway. The plight of several seminaries (closings, downsizing, layoffs) has recently made the rounds in the religious press and newsmagazines. And talk about viability and relevance is … Continue reading
Posted in congregational life, curriculum, teaching, theology
Tagged Israel Galindo, M.Div., seminary, seminary education, theological education
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It only takes a few of them
Forced terminations of clergy remains one of the most difficult, and often tragic, issues for congregations. A congregation can take years to recover from the forced termination o a pastor—and so also for the pastor. A single episode can become … Continue reading
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Tagged church crisis, clergy, factions, forced termination, Israel Galindo, ministering to ministers foundation
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Are you enforcing your church’s child protection policy?
It’s hard to imagine but there are still churches that have no child protection policies in place. That’s just a tragedy waiting to happen. One related issue is that many congregations have adopted child protection policies but fail to ensure … Continue reading
Posted in children, congregational life
Tagged child protection policy, children, Israel Galindo
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Reading day (spirituality and faith)
Once a month I try to take a reading day at the library, either at my local neighborhood library or the seminary library across campus. Most of my reading on that day consists of pulling journals and periodicals off the … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel Galindo, journals, periodicals, professional development
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The five ‘must do’ things for ministry staff success
Previously we shared some thoughts from Lynn Turner, Associate Pastor of Youth, Career, and Discipleship at the First Baptist Church of Richmond, VA. We asked Lynn to share her thoughts about how to success in ministry with seminarians in my … Continue reading
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Tagged church staff, Israel Galindo, second chair
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