Religion, spirituality, and faith all relate to aspects of power, which means that they are at risk of being abusive. That is because abuse is essentially the (selfish) misuse of power. <div style="width:425px" id="__ss_12823374"> <strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/spiritual-abuse-i" title="Spiritual Abuse I" target="_blank">Spiritual Abuse I</a></strong> <div style="padding:5px 0 12px"> View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a> from …
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Wholistic Ministry and Nehemiah
A paper that looks at some basic community development principles through the lens of the book of Nehemiah. Unlike a lot of other attempts to utilize the book of Nehemiah, this paper doesn't simply focus on the first 2 - 4 chapters. <div style="width:477px" id="__ss_10450934"> <strong style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/wholistic-ministry-and-nehemiah" title="Wholistic Ministry and Nehemiah" target="_blank">Wholistic …
Presentation. Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership (book summary)
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Missions “Thinking Outside of the Box”
Having been in business, academics, and missions, I have heard this a lot: "We need to think outside of the box." (The word "of" is optional.) The expression sometimes seems profound, but sometimes it seems trite and annoying. Therefore, I really enjoyed an article by Dan Pallotta. I will copy the first two paragraphs from …
A Man of God “Worth His Salt”
A pastor of a church I used to attend had an interesting saying... “I've never met a man of God worth his salt who had never been through the fire.” The statement is American slang. It essentially says that a man or woman of God who is competent and full of the fruit of the …
Missions Mentoring
I've been reading "The Fine Art of Mentoring: Passing on to Others What God has Given to You"by Ted W. Engstrom (1989). It got me thinking regarding mentoring in the context of missions. Engstrom talks about three types of mentor relationships. He speaks of them in relation to St. Paul. 1. Barnabbas Relationships. This is …
Organizing and Equipping
I noticed that I have been putting in a number of posts that fit into the category of "Christian Leadership." I haven't been doing that much in the past. I suppose it is because we have been in the process of organizing our mission group, Bukal Life Care & Counseling Center (www.bukallife.org). I have also …
The Joy of Failure in Missions. Part II: Response
A. Failure has a strongly positive role... it can help us learn more about ourselves. John Maxwell in Failing Forward, lists several common reasons for failure: Poor people skills. (#1 Cause) It’s about relationships. Negative attitude. Pessimistic, half empty. Can’t see opportunities… only sees problems. Bad fit. Find what you are made to do. I …
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Balance in Christian Leadership
A lot of times in Christian circles, we focus on the extremes. Extreme faith, extreme dedication, extreme charisma, extreme courage, etc. There is a place for that... and I suppose, it is reasonable that the heroes of the faith are often people of rather extreme temperaments, even (perhaps) collectors of personality disorders. They are people …
The Joy of Failure in Missions: Part 1. Analysis
Key Point #1. Failure Analysis is beneficial to us. My father was a mechanical engineer whose expertise was in the testing and failure analysis of roller bearings. When I was younger, I was also a mechanical engineer. When I was working on my Master's Thesis, I was testing pultruded GRP composites for creep rupture (don't …
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