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		<title>Planning for Christian Education Formation released</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new book by GRACE members Israel Galindo and Marty Canaday, Planning for Christian Education Formation: A Community of Faith Approach (Chalice Press) is immediately available in print and e-book format.]]></description>
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		<title>Two ideas on bringing about organizational change</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog for two ideas on bringing about organizational change.]]></description>
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		<title>Shameless self promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The upcoming book by GRACE members Israel Galindo and Marty Canaday, Planning and Organizing for Christian Education Formation: A Community of Faith Approach (Chalice Press) will be released in March of 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Assessment: Yeah, it’s hard</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the topics in my current online course is educational assessment in the congregational setting. The students are reviewing a model for rigorous assessment of Christian education that my friend Marty and I present in our forthcoming book.* One issue students have raised, legitimately, about the issue of assessment, and the model offered in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How people stay stuck</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been observing several persons in the process of making decisions. Some of the decisions are personal in nature (quitting one job to take another, ending or starting a relationship, going back to school, moving). Others pertain to leaders making organizational or institutional decisions (dealing with employees, closing a program, dealing with a crisis). In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novelty, reflection, and learning</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1139</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve observed that most folks settle into a professional routine (a rut, really) that intersects with the achievement of a certain level of competence. Once they learn the job and find efficient (if not effective) ways of doing it, they’ll rarely stray from the patterned practices of routine. It’s a case of “If it’s not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing about organizational change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bringing about organizational change isn’t rocket science, but it’s not easy either. Those who step into a leadership position that requires engaging in institutional and organizational development in effect and by default will need to bring about changes on several levels: administrative, cultural, organizational, relational, and in processes and structures. In other words, institutional development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Handle a Dysfunctional Staff Colleague</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1045</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve had a string of conversations recently with supervisors related to troubling staff. Few things seem as frustrating as working with underfunctioning or incompetent staff persons. Ironically, the overwhelming feeling by supervisors is one of powerlessness in the face of ineptitude. Other common dilemmas that get supervisors stuck are: the trap of needing to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Congregational Program Areas</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1029</link>
		<comments>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1029#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A church’s educational program will be shaped by several factors: its history, denominational relations, size, location, predominant social class, identity, life stage, and leadership, for example. Below are some essential congregational education program areas common to most churches: 1. Leadership Development Continuing education for professional and paid staff Calling out and development of lay leadership [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Size and Christian Education</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1028</link>
		<comments>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1028#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many factors that influence Christian education programming in congregations. Two of those factors are staff leadership and congregational size. While we may desire otherwise the fact is that congregations are highly dependent on program staff for leadership, development, and effectiveness for educational programs. And often, educational program leaders are the last staff hired [...]]]></description>
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