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I just received (and dutifully filled out) a survey from my seminary, Pacific School of…
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“What gifts did your parents give to you?” is a question Edwin Friedman used to…
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Mother’s Day is not on the traditional Christian calendar, but many churches observe it in…
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Israel Galindo offers an excellent reminder in his post, “Critical” that that criticism is a…
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Taking a stand is one of the most important tasks of leadership. When leaders take…
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I was in Colorado this week for the Leadership in Ministry workshop. At high altitudes…
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When we are in ministry, we offer ourselves to others, for God’s sake, for the…
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In ministry we need a fundamental humility about our ability to change others. When we…
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Welcome to Marcuson’s Church Leadership Blog, a blog about how church leaders sustain themselves through…
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