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Category Archives: congregational life
Why you can’t fix some church committees
Some thoughts on why you probably will never be able to fix some of your church committees at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog.
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Tagged BFST, Bowen systems theory, clergy, community, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Some truisms worth remembering
Check the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog for some truisms worth remembering during times of acute anxiety.
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The Repertoire for self-differentiation
Is there a repertoire for self-differentiation? Maybe so. Check the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog for thoughts on what some experienced leaders do to help move toward differentiation during a crisis.
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Tagged BFST, Bowen systems theory, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Checking your prejudices
Pondering the five common prejudices of congregational leaders at the Perspectives on Congregational Leaders blog site. .
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Tagged BFST, Bowen systems theory, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Best workshop summary ever…
I’m moving blog entries on leadership and BFST to the new blog, Perspectives on Congregational Leadership. Hope you’ll join us there and subscribe. Today’s entry, “Best workshop summary interpretation ever…”
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Tagged Bowen systems theory, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Galindo’s new book reviewed
You can read a review of Galindo’s new book, Perspectives on Congregational Leadership at the Resource Center website. While there, visit other spots on the website for updates on resources for you and your congregation. Especially if your church is … Continue reading
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Utterly shameless self-promotion
The new book, Perspectives on Congregational Leadership: Applying systems thinking for effective leadership has just been released. In sociology the term “positive deviance” identifies the behaviors that bring about effectiveness and success in those situations where something that should not … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Bowen systems theory, clergy, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Shameless self promotion
The upcoming book by GRACE members Israel Galindo and Marty Canaday, Planning and Organizing for Christian Education Formation: A Community of Faith Approach (Chalice Press) will be released in March of 2010.
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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 10
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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Tagged clergy, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 9
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
Posted in congregational life, leadership, personal growth, second chair
Tagged clergy, Israel Galindo, leadership
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