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The brain and learning, 4

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Israel Galindo

Today’s brain and learning concept: emotions are critical to learning. Generally, educational enterprises tend to separating emotion from thinking. Though the importance of emotions to learning has been acknowledged the connection between emotion and cognition remains, by and large, unaddressed. … Continue reading →

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The brain and learning, 3

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Israel Galindo

Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain makes meaning through patterning. The human brain is not a formal logic machine. It makes sense of life experience by finding patterns and order, largely through making connections. At the heart of patterning … Continue reading →

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The brain and learning, 2

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Israel Galindo

Today’s brain and learning concept: the brain is social. Bowen systems theory and developmental psychologists stress that individuals must always be seen as integral parts of larger social systems. Part of our identity depends on establishing community and finding ways … Continue reading →

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The brain and learning, 1

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Israel Galindo

I’ll be teaching my Introduction to Teaching course during the May term. It’s a misnomer as the course actually focuses on one narrow area of teaching, namely, instruction. Two frameworks inform the approach to the course: (1) research on effective … Continue reading →

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Five just plain wrong notions about leadership

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Israel Galindo

On occasion I find myself startled at hearing a persistent wrong notion that just won’t go away. These notions are sometimes overheard in informal conversation, but sometimes they are offered in lectures or presentations. I don’t doubt that the people … Continue reading →

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Book review: Seeds for the Future, by Dale

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Opening this “seed catalog,” as author Bob Dale calls his book on organic church leadership (Seeds for the Future: Growing Organic Leaders for Living Churches. St. Louis, MO: Lake Hickory Resources, 2005), you are struck almost immediately by central themes … Continue reading →

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On ideology: two sides of the same coin

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Elections can provide endless entertainment, if you’re into that sort of thing. But there’s enough drama at all levels to provide a source of amusement for most people, not the least of which is to watch ideologues in action. Liberals … Continue reading →

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Why a seminary M.Div. still matters

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Israel Galindo

These are anxious times for theological schools and seminaries, more so than normal, anyway. The plight of several seminaries (closings, downsizing, layoffs) has recently made the rounds in the religious press and newsmagazines. And talk about viability and relevance is … Continue reading →

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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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Are you enforcing your church’s child protection policy?

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Israel Galindo

It’s hard to imagine but there are still churches that have no child protection policies in place. That’s just a tragedy waiting to happen. One related issue is that many congregations have adopted child protection policies but fail to ensure … Continue reading →

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