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	<description>Christian Education, Leadership, and Misc.</description>
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		<title>What constitutes value</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is oft-repeated that the issues facing higher education will impact deeply theological schools first. Ironic in that so many theological school leaders lack awareness of the climate, changes, and issues in the broader field of higher education. It is very likely that VERY soon theological schools will need to face the full force brunt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Eight Concepts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright (c) 2013, Israel Galindo]]></description>
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		<title>2012 GRACE Award Winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the 2012 GRACE Award recipient Albert Kwabi. Albert is an M.Div. student with a concentration in Christian Education Formation. An international student from Ghana, Albert plans on completing his course of study by writing a thesis on theological education in Ghana. The GRACE Award is given to the student pursuing the M.Div./C.E. concentration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General perspectives on academic assessment</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1952</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 02:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some general perspectives on academic assessment from the Wabash Center&#8217;s blog for theological school deans: Israel Galindo]]></description>
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		<title>Didactic perspectives on contextualization</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/2034</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are introductory comments for my D.Min. sudents entering our new program on contextual leadership: Last week the director of a consortium of theological schools visited me for a consultation. In the course of our conversation I shared with him my “rant” on formation related to the under appreciated significance of context. My rant typically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On BFST Orthodoxy</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1949</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Israel Galindo A colleague invited some of us to a discussion on the phenomenon of BFST orthodoxy. This is the tendency we’ve seen among some “Bowenians” to guard the orthodoxy of the theory. At times it manifests itself as: * A focus on the exclusively &#8220;correct&#8221; use of terms, concepts, and vocabulary * The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On children&#8217;s sermons</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1863</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received an emal from a pastor asking about children&#8217;s sermons. He just accepted a call to a church at which he&#8217;ll need to deliver a children&#8217;s sermon as part of the worship service pastoral duties. I think that&#8217;s a great thing. And I appreciate his seeking counsel on how to do it well. Below [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the future of the church and seminaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent conversation with a group of folks in theological education who were pondering the relationship between the academy and the Church I was asked what I thought the future of congregations would look like. My response was that I have no crystal ball and would be suspect of anyone who offered a definitive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on change</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1840</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bowen family systems theory]]></category>
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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>Encouraging church members to think theologically</title>
		<link>http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/1830</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>igalindo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A student in my online class asked a great question: <]]></description>
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