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Category Archives: leadership
Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 4
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 Israel Galindo, leadership
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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 3
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
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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff, No. 2
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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Ten Best Ways to Ruin Your Church Staff
For those pastoral leaders who want to keep and develop quality staff ministry colleagues, here are the ten most common ways that pastors ruin church staff—and how to avoid them. (For those pastors who want to get rid of troubling … Continue reading
Posted in congregational life, leadership, personal growth, second chair
Tagged clergy, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Changing others, changing self
A very nervous young bride-to-be was counseled by her pastor on a way to stay focused on getting through the ceremony. “Take it one step at a time,” said the minister, “When you enter the church tomorrow, you will only … Continue reading
Posted in bowen family systems theory, leadership
Tagged BFST, Bowen systems theory, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Leadership in Ministry Workshops summer newsletter
The current issue of the Leadership in Ministry Workshops newsletters is now available. In this issue:
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Tagged BFST, Bowen systems theory, Israel Galindo, leadership
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How could they act that way?
Times of high anxiety tend to bring out reactivity. There’s no question we’re living in anxious times, and the increase in consultation phone calls from leaders dealing with staff and employee issues only confirms the obvious. I’m getting an increase … Continue reading
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Tagged BFST, Bowen systems theory, conflict, Israel Galindo, leadership
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Back to basics: The Triangle 7
We continue the series on basic concepts in Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST). Today’s question: Does “thinking triangles” make leadership easier?
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Tagged BFST, Bowen systems theory, Israel Galindo
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Back to basics: The Triangle 6
We continue the series on basic concepts in Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST). Today’s question: What suggestions do you have for pastoral leaders for seeing triangles more clearly? What about how they manage themselves in the inevitable triangles?
Back to basics: The Triangle 5
We continue the series on basic concepts in Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST). Today’s question:How does our family of origin influence how we function in triangles?
