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Author Archives: Israel Galindo
Things becoming obsolete
Last week someone left a plastic bag on my porch. It contained two hefty telephone directories. This yearly event used to annoy me. I have no use for phone books. If I want to find a person, company, or address … Continue reading
Posted in curriculum, philosophy, theology
Tagged Israel Galindo, M.Div., theological education
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Emotional process, leadership, and anxiety
In preparation for an upcoming presentation I’ve been examining the dynamics of emotional process and anxiety as they relate to leadership. Since my orientation for this study is Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST) my definition of leadership is related to … Continue reading
Posted in bowen family systems theory, children
Tagged Bowen Family Systems, family, Israel Galindo, leadership, parents
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Columbus, Philosophy, and Christian Education
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: Christopher Columbus sailed to the new world on the Nina, the Pinta, and the … Continue reading
Posted in books, children, Christian Education, philosophy
Tagged Columbus, Israel Galindo, teaching philosophy
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Book review: They Smell Like Sheep, by Anderson
Who in the life of the Church can we look at as a clear leadership model for the church in the 21st century? Dr. Lynn Anderson answered this question in They Smell Like Sheep: Spiritual Leadership for the 21st Century … Continue reading
Posted in books, congregational life, leadership
Tagged Jon Messer, Lynn Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep
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Book review: The Apathetic and Bored Church Member by Savage
Just about every year one of our doctoral students approaches me wanting to do a study on why church members leave their congregation. About half the time it’s clear about what’s behind the motivation for the study: anxiety from church … Continue reading
Posted in books, congregational life, leadership
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Today is the feast day of St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386) who has one of the best quotes on respecting parents: “For however much we may repay them, yet we can never be to them what they as parents have … Continue reading
Posted in ecumenical, quotes
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Dinosaurs, Plants, and Enthusiasm
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: The only plausible theory for the extinction of dinosaurs offered by scientists is that … Continue reading
Posted in books, teaching
Tagged enthusiasm, Israel Galindo, teaching
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