Category Archives: congregational life

Phrases You Should Never Use Around Church Members

Posted on April 17, 2015 by igalindo

We all have that painful memory of a moment when our emotions got the better of us during a moment of reactivity. As soon as we said those words we regretted them, or, if not immediately, then eventually, as the … Continue reading →

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Your Mother Was Right: Life’s Not Fair

Posted on February 19, 2015 by igalindo

New post on the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog: “Your Mother Was Right: Life’s Not Fair (and sometimes you should not be).” A reflection on trying to be fair in an anxious system.

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Family Life Cycle in the Church

Posted on January 5, 2015 by igalindo

From the Along the Journey blog of the Center for Lifelong Learning: “Family Life Cycle Programming in the Church.”

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On church growth and rural churches

Posted on December 30, 2014 by igalindo

I recently visited with a pastor of a small rural congregation (average Sunday morning attendance is between 40 to 50). He’s been at that church for ten years and enjoys pastoral ministry. He is intelligent and well-educated, with a divinity … Continue reading →

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Ghost hunters and exorcists: Leaders and secrets in the system

Posted on December 10, 2013 by igalindo

Do you have ghosts in your system that go bump in the night? Thoughts on leaders as ghost hunters and exorcists at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog site.

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Do you want to be great?

Posted on April 2, 2010 by igalindo

GRACE member Israel Galindo reflects on three things an organization needs in order to be “great”. Read his toughts at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog site.

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Planning for Christian Education Formation released

Posted on February 28, 2010 by igalindo

The new book by GRACE members Israel Galindo and Marty Canaday, Planning for Christian Education Formation: A Community of Faith Approach (Chalice Press) is immediately available in print and e-book format.