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.

BFST and individual personality theories

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Israel Galindo

I’d no sooner sat down to lunch at a recent conference, at which I presented on Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST), than a participant asked, “Can I ask you a question?” “Sure,” I said, wondering what answer I’d have to … Continue reading →

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Performance art by Joe Castillo

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Israel Galindo

A student in my current on-line course, Educating in Faith, shared her memories of an evangelistic ”chalk artist.” Reading her comments I too remembered those presentations. I’m not a big fan of the graphic arts as ”performance art.” My early … Continue reading →

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Rick asks about reactivity and being non-anxious

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Israel Galindo

I haven’t heard from Rick in a while, so it was good to get another good systems question from him. Rick asks about the concept of non-anxious presence and reactivity. Specifically, he shared his observation that some people seemed to … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 29, 2007 by Israel Galindo
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Do not judge

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Israel Galindo

At a recent conference I experienced that situation where an audience member asks a question, you do the best you can to respond on your feet in-the-moment, only to later, after the event is over, come up with a really … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 25, 2007 by Israel Galindo
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Thoughts on leadership

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Israel Galindo

At a recent conference at which I served on a panel on leadership, the panelists were asked to provide opening comments about our thinking on the topic (my friend Margaret Marcuson also served on that panel. You can read her … Continue reading →

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Group Problem-solving Process

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Israel Galindo

One of the most important qualities in any organization is the ability to solve its own problems. Organizations that cannot solve their own problems are in trouble. It won’t take long before they become overwhelmed as one unsolved problem begins … Continue reading →

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Protracted adolescence

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Israel Galindo

At a recent conference the dialogue got sidetracked on the question about when the “new middle age” begins (I’ll confess that it was my fault, I begged the question). The participants had fun guessing and throwing out ages from 45 … Continue reading →

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Einstein, Quantum Mechanics, and Right Answers

Posted on October 15, 2007 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? MYTH: Albert Einstein was one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics, and one of the … Continue reading →

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