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Tag: church leadership

Healthy Community is where we learn to be Community

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by Michael Rose
The old joke says ‘Church would be awesome if it weren’t for the people’ and amidst a hearty chuckle, we sense a twinge of truth. Community is made of up human beings just like you and me - doing the best we can with what we have.  They are places where imperfect people, those of...
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Be-A-ware

Posted on August 14, 2018August 8, 2018 by Michael Rose
Be-A-ware is a short piece I wrote because I find many well meaning people of faith are not necessarily malicious as much as they may not be aware, or awake.
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Challenges Ripe with Opportunity – Leadership

Posted on February 4, 2012April 28, 2017 by Michael Rose
Whether we realize it or not, all of us are leading in a multiplicity of ways all the time and while we may lead well verbally, our actions and posture may be saying something else!  Leading well is as much an art form as it's models and strategies.   One such example of this is how...
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My Blog – Articles

  • The Heart of Good Gifts
    November 8, 2012

    The Heart of Good Gifts

    One of the things I really enjoy is getting together with other folks who are on the journey.   I am astounded at how the central themes are all the same but the expression of those themes through individual lives is marvelously varied and unique.  It reminds me that the God we serve is infinitely...
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  • Spiritual Journey Series – Interior Castle 2
    January 20, 2016

    Spiritual Journey Series – Interior Castle 2

    This seven-part series explores St. Teresa’s Interior Castle. This is not a program to be worked, but as we explore each facet in a general sense, we will gain a deeper perspective of the journey and where we may be at any giving time. The spiritual journey requires effort and deliberateness as much as grace. It...
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  • Be-A-ware
    August 14, 2018

    Be-A-ware

    Be-A-ware is a short piece I wrote because I find many well meaning people of faith are not necessarily malicious as much as they may not be aware, or awake.
    Read more
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