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.

OpenBible.Info and biblical geography

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Israel Galindo

This is pretty cool. OpenBible.info has done some “geocoding” on Google maps to placenames in the Bible. Which means you can use their Bible book list (menu) to locate the geographical place names in the Bible. In itself, pretty nifty. … Continue reading →

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On who forms ministers

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Israel Galindo

I’m often asked by students to serve as a reference when they begin to get their resumes in order and start searching for ministry placement. I’m always happy to do so for those whom I’ve gotten to know and have … Continue reading →

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How education can change the brain

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Israel Galindo

I’m just back from three days at the Lost River spring session of Leadership in Ministry Workshop (LIM). One presentation re-visited the topic of the brain and systems theory, and one other made reference to the brain’s functioning as a … Continue reading →

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Rick asks about multigenerational patterns

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Israel Galindo

Rick, yes, I think that much of the value of working on our family-of-origin and on our personal growth (working toward individuation, our maturity, working at being more self-differentiated, etc.) is that we are better able to change our ways … Continue reading →

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Top ten list

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Israel Galindo

I’ll admit that I’m guilty of using the “top ten list” on occasion (heck, I wrote a whole book of lists!). Let’s face it, it’s a perennial catchy technique, and for some things a “short attention span theatre” option is … Continue reading →

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Observations at the end of a crisis week

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Israel Galindo

I recently observed a system go through about a week of acute anxiety which spawned reactivity in the system. All systems experience episodes of acute anxiety, of course, but systems manifest it differently. Relatively stable and non-anxious, high-functioning systems seem … Continue reading →

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New resources added

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Israel Galindo

We’ve posted some new resources on the Educational Consultants website. Look under the “/Resources/FREE Resources” section. Check them out, and check back periodically for new resource materials. You’ll find a new section of handouts for Family Life and Parenting. Another … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 14, 2007 by Israel Galindo

A student gave me a tough assignment: what are the 10 Best books to read for the next 10 years? She’d gotten that as an assignment in class, but I warned her that it likely was a “trick question.” The … Continue reading →

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Denise Levertov poem

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Israel Galindo

Denise Levertov remains one of my favorite Christian poets (a qualifier I make reluctantly given that she is a great poet, period.). You can read a short profile of her here. Like with so many great poets whose passion, art, … Continue reading →

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New Lenten study

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Israel Galindo

A new Lenten art and poetry group study has been posted on the Educational Consultants website (you?ll find it under the ?Resources/FREE Resources? section). The handouts are from a Lenten art and poetry presentation titled, “Poetry, Art, and the Spirituality … Continue reading →

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