Category Archives: books

Book reviews, quotes, and recommendations

Leadership in Ministry Workshops summer newsletter

Posted on August 18, 2009 by igalindo

The current issue of the Leadership in Ministry Workshops newsletters is now available. In this issue:

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Speaking the truth in love

Posted on August 3, 2009 by igalindo

I’m revisiting some of the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Few have written better on the matter of community. I came across his thoughts on speaking the truth in love in community that I find timely. I’ll confess I remain perpetually … Continue reading →

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Summer book contest

Posted on July 29, 2009 by igalindo

It’s been a while since we’ve had a GRACE Writes blog contest. Here’s a summer book contest for our readers and visitors. The first person to correctly identify the authors of four of the five works listed below correctly will … Continue reading →

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A new resource for children’s missions education

Posted on June 2, 2009 by igalindo

I’m pleased to announce the release of a new resource for children’s missions education: Ready! Set! Go! Children on Mission Throughout the Church Year. The book was written by the students in my Teaching Children course, co-taught by Barbara Massey, … Continue reading →

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Book review: Learning the Way by Williams

Posted on March 23, 2009 by igalindo

I’ve just received in the mail a copy of Learning the Way, by Cassandra Williams (Alban Institute, 2009). I was asked to write the forward to this book. Here is an edited version:

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Talking to children about the economy

Posted on January 26, 2009 by igalindo

During a conversation among parents about their children—now adolescents and young adults the issue of children and money came up. There were the usual rants about children not appreciating the value of money, anxieties about paying for college expenses, the … Continue reading →

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Book review: Leaders Who Last, by Marcuson

Posted on January 19, 2009 by igalindo

Margaret Marcuson touches all the right bases in her first book for congregational leaders, Leaders Who Last: Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry (Seabury Press, 2009). It is a primer on effective ministerial leadership based on perennial principals and much influenced … Continue reading →

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The Gadget Gene

Posted on December 4, 2008 by igalindo

I suffer from the male genetic malady of the Gadget Gene. If it blinks, lights up, requires batteries, has a button, buzzes, lights up, vibrates, connects to something else via wireless or a cord, and has a computer chip, I’m … Continue reading →

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“Book illustrator”

Posted on November 24, 2008 by igalindo

Well, I can now cross out “Illustrate a book” from my list of 50-things-to-do-before-I-die (yeah, just 50, I’m not ambitious). I’ve had the privilege of illustrating the latest book by my friend Bill Tuck. He asked me to illustrate his … Continue reading →

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Online literacy

Posted on September 10, 2008 by igalindo

I used to find it difficult to correct student papers on the computer screen, preferring to print out dozens of pages to correct then with red pen in hand. Over the years my predilection has switched: I’ve come to prefer … Continue reading →

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