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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. 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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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 2

Posted on September 22, 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

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Israel Galindo

For those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, here are the ten most common ways that pastors ruin church staff—and how to avoid them. (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling … Continue reading →

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Back to basics: The Triangle 3

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Israel Galindo

We continue the series on basic concepts in Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST). Today’s question: What are some misundertandings about triangles? Some of the most common misunderstandings about triangles I hear are:

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It only takes a few of them

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Forced terminations of clergy remains one of the most difficult, and often tragic, issues for congregations. A congregation can take years to recover from the forced termination o a pastor—and so also for the pastor. A single episode can become … Continue reading →

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Leaving Well (If you’re going to go, go!)

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Israel Galindo

I’ve been consulting with several clergy who are contemplating leaving their ministry settings. It’s not unusual for these consultations to come in waves, and it’s always interesting that they do. It seems that issues, crises, and topics have their seasons. … Continue reading →

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