Category Archives: congregational life

Best workshop summary ever…

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Israel Galindo

I’m moving blog entries on leadership and BFST to the new blog, Perspectives on Congregational Leadership. Hope you’ll join us there and subscribe. Today’s entry, “Best workshop summary interpretation ever…”

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Galindo’s new book reviewed

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Israel Galindo

You can read a review of Galindo’s new book, Perspectives on Congregational Leadership at the Resource Center website. While there, visit other spots on the website for updates on resources for you and your congregation. Especially if your church is … Continue reading →

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Utterly shameless self-promotion

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Israel Galindo

The new book, Perspectives on Congregational Leadership: Applying systems thinking for effective leadership has just been released. In sociology the term “positive deviance” identifies the behaviors that bring about effectiveness and success in those situations where something that should not … Continue reading →

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Shameless self promotion

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Israel Galindo

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.

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 10

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Israel Galindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then … Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 9

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Israel Galindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then … Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 8

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Israel Galindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then … Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 7

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Israel Galindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then … Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 6

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Israel Galindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then … Continue reading →

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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 5

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Israel Galindo

We continue the “Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff” to avoid for those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling church staff, then … Continue reading →

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