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Can you Hear Me? The Skill of Listening

Posted on June 15, 2015June 23, 2016 by Michael Rose
Learning to listen well has been a life long challenge for me, and maybe for some of you. Many of us can get caught in defensive listening. Defensive listening is the temptation to listen looking for an error, or to formulate a response or a rebuttal before the person has finished speaking. Sometimes we listen through...
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All about Heart :: Michael Rose

Posted on October 2, 2013October 1, 2013 by Michael Rose
Meet Michael Rose, the founder and Director of IamSignificant.ca.  In this short video Michael introduces IamSignificant.ca at it's very foundations- Heart.  Michael gives a brief overview of the resources available with IamSignificant.ca and also explains Christian Life Coaching and Spiritual Direction for cultivating more, vibrant meaningful lives.  Get a fuller picture of the heart that infuses IamSignificant.ca and...
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church success re-evaluated

The New Scorecard – Church

Posted on June 27, 2013January 31, 2017 by Michael Rose
There is a chronic issue that is burning out pastors and church leaders all over North America.  It creates the environment for workaholism and often seriously sidelines many genuinely called and gifted ministers of the Good News.  The root of much of this toxicity has to do with the way many evaluate and judge the success or failure of Church communities. ...
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One Size Fits All Spirituality? – Ministry

Posted on June 10, 2013March 8, 2017 by Michael Rose
As a recovering "Big Box" church pastor, I understand a lot of the challenges that face pastors. I have experienced the challenge they face to keep the church rolling, to provide a great Sunday service, and because of the size, the most efficient way to teach and minister to folks is the familiar meeting style....
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12 Traits of Inspired Leadership

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Michael Rose
"The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve." - John Stott Inspired Leadership flows from a growing maturity on the part of the...
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Woman mentoring another woman.

Compassion in Leadership

Posted on August 29, 2012May 14, 2018 by Michael Rose
As we continue in our Character of Leadership Series, we will explore the trait of compassion.  Compassion is our ability as people and as leaders to see the world through the eyes of another, to understand what motivates and inspires others, what gives them joy and what weighs heavy on them. It's different than empathy,...
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Change is a Process

Posted on April 20, 2012January 27, 2014 by Michael Rose
As leaders, we need to come to grips with the fact that everything is in a process of change continually; as we live life, build, create, sell or renovate things are changing.  Even when things are left alone, the reality is they too change, they decay, time has a way of changing everything!  To come to...
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Measurable Outcomes Keep Us on Target

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Michael Rose
Setting specific, measurable goals and objectives is key in project management - like planning a road trip, you know where you want to head. You take the time to plan;  you map your route, where you will grab meals, re-fuel and where you will spend the nights.  It is really helpful to set specific mid-way...
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Training to Succeed

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Michael Rose
In an ideal world, the people we hire would arrive the first day on the job and we would download everything they need to know through a USB cable in the back of the head!  Training downloaded!  This however is not the case and as we are all well aware there is a need for...
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The Double Bottom Line – Meaningful Profits

Posted on October 27, 2011August 22, 2017 by Michael Rose
Ted Leonsis has reached the top of the proverbial success heap.  With a very impressive resume’, Leonsis, a billionaire has devoted himself to not only financial success but life success. Leonsis worked 15 years with AOL earning himself the position of Vice Chairman and President.  He founded Monumental Sports and Entertainment which manages three top...
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  • Lost and Found
    August 19, 2016

    Lost and Found

    Have been bumping into many folks recently (myself included) who are feeling really stretched. They have a lot going on in their life and feel overwhelmed and a little lost in the swirl of unknowing that life can often be. This poem speaks to me, and maybe to you too? Especially this line: "Stand still....
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  • Oh Blessed Vice
    August 8, 2012

    Oh Blessed Vice

    It is true that God can use all things for our good - even our sin and brokenness. St. Augustine would call sin his blessed vice because he knew his sin would drive him back to the foot of the cross - relieving him from the heavy burden of it.  This is the beauty and...
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  • What is Spiritual Bypassing?
    April 3, 2023

    What is Spiritual Bypassing?

    Their loved one was palliative with only a couple of days to live.   Everything medical that could be done had been done and her cancer-ravaged body was plain worn out.  The goals of care were to keep her comfortable. Her husband vacillated from ‘this is Gods will’, “fighting the enemy to the end”  and “staying...
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