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		<title>Thoughts on change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a recent conference on congregational leadership I was again struck by how the level of energy (anxiety?) in the room increased when the topic focused on change. This is natural, of course, since one of the critical functions of the leader in any system is bring about positive change on several levels. In fact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Systems Ju-jitsu series at Perspectives blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 13:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new series titled &#8220;Systems Ju-jitsu&#8221; begins today at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog: http://perspectivesig.blogspot.com/2010/05/systems-ju-jitsu-part-1.html]]></description>
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		<title>Do you want to be great?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GRACE member Israel Galindo reflects on three things an organization needs in order to be &#8220;great&#8221;. Read his toughts at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog site.]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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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>If a leader&#8217;s job is not to bring about change, then what&#8217;s a leader good for?</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1792</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A question from one of my students in the systems theory class results in a new insight for leaders from the Dog Whisperer.]]></description>
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		<title>Best books critique ever</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1790</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Gumm offers a well-written review and critique of The Hidden Lives of Congregations.]]></description>
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		<title>Why you can&#8217;t fix some church committees</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1788</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some thoughts on why you probably will never be able to fix some of your church committees at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog.]]></description>
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		<title>Some truisms worth remembering</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1786</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog for some truisms worth remembering during times of acute anxiety.]]></description>
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		<title>The Repertoire for self-differentiation</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1784</link>
		<comments>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1784#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there a repertoire for self-differentiation? Maybe so. Check the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog for thoughts on what some experienced leaders do to help move toward differentiation during a crisis.]]></description>
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