Category Archives: leadership

Thoughts on leadership

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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What makes for an effective leadership team?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by igalindo

Leadership, by its nature, is an isolating enterprise. And while leadership can be a lonely state of being, too many in leadership come to believe that a leader needs to stand apart, and sometimes to stand alone. But effective leadership … Continue reading →

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Fixing the Problems of Theological Education

Posted on January 5, 2015 by igalindo

New post on the Wabash Center’s blog for theological school deans: “Fixing the Problems of Theological Education.”

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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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Personality type and religious leadership

Posted on December 1, 2014 by igalindo

Personality Type and Religious Leadership reports the result of research done by Roy M. Oswald and Otto Kroeger at the former Alban Institute. Around 1983 Oswald began using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to help church professionals across denominations understand … Continue reading →

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Six Challenges When Leaving Office as Dean

Posted on September 3, 2014 by igalindo

New post on Wabash blog for deans: “Six Challenges When Leaving Office as Dean,” http://goo.gl/CSGWNB

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Reflection for insight

Posted on January 2, 2014 by igalindo

Practicing reflection for insight on Bowen Family Systems theory at the Perspectives blog site.

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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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Leading an anxious system: what’s a leader to do?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by igalindo

Thoughts on leadership in a chronically anxious system at the Perspectives on Congregational Leadership blog.

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