DLGP

Doctor of Leadership in Global Perspectives: Crafting Ministry in an Interconnected World

One thought about thinking

By: on September 4, 2013

In this concise and challenging book, The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools, Paul and Elder have exposed the heart of my personal leadership journey. The capacity to think critically is a continual battle that must intentionally take place in each conversation and each decision that is made. The sobering realization is that…

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Scared of art?

By: on September 4, 2013

Siria by Erik Ravelo I love art. I always did. At home, my house is decorated with a lot of art exhibition posters. Sometimes, when people are over to visit, they ask, how my Christian faith and some provocative art pieces fit together. To me, it is no contradiction and no blasphemy. It keeps my…

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Help me welcome LGP cohort 4

By: on August 28, 2013

dminlgp: Existing LGP students, LGP alumni, and followers, please help me welcome LGP4!! Over the next day or two, they will be leaving a comment on this post as they test out Disqus… help them get acclimated, would you? Leave them a little love in the comments!

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Street art

By: on August 22, 2013

Banksy is one of the worlds most famous graffiti artists. He designs his graffiti’s with a special stencil technique and spreads his ideas as a political activist almost like a communication guerilla. In doing so he is inspired by the French pochoir artist Blek le Rat and the Adbusters. By using public surfaces and walls…

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Help me welcome LGP cohort 4

By: on August 22, 2013

Existing LGP students, LGP alumni, and followers, please help me welcome LGP4!! Over the next day or two, they will be leaving a comment on this post as they test out Disqus… help them get acclimated, would you? Leave them a little love below!

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Find God, Find Life.

By: on July 6, 2013

Church is not religion. It is life giving. It is connecting with God and others. Church is based on an ever increasing, maturing relationship with Christ.  Church does not even have to take place in a building. In fact, it is not a building. For various reasons, some very intentional, churches are meeting in schools,…

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Leadership In a Northwest Church for Spiritual Vitality

By: on July 2, 2013

Leading a small congregation to become a healthy community has its own unique challenges. For the past two and half years I have led a struggling church out of financial limitations, initiating building repairs, creating staff leadership and most importantly a vibrant focus on the mission of Jesus and empowering people to follow him. This…

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Visual Ethnography

By: on July 1, 2013

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My Ten Commandments of Public Speaking

By: on July 1, 2013

  I have not had opportunities to speak in a large public forum in the last six months. There is a high possibility that my new assignment will require for me to prepare many speaking engagements. I have created my own ten commandments based on key highlights that I need to implement for my public…

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Form, content and habitat (528VE)

By: on June 30, 2013

Form, content and habitat (528VE) In the third semester we were introduced to the research method of visual ethnography through two books by Sarah Pink. Visual Ethnography is a multi-sensory engagement with empirical data on societies and cultures gained through the study of visual resources. It reveals interdisciplinary results for sociology, culture science, communication studies…

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follow2lead

By: on June 28, 2013

follow2lead Multiplication church planting servant leadership development house church David A. Toth My “Why”

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Enough Already of the Sperm Donor Mentality

By: on June 28, 2013

Words are powerful. They can paint pictures motivate us toward action. Not only that, words can spark certain emotions about a person, place, or thing. Let’s try a little exercise. I will provide you with several words and phrases, and I want you to take a moment to engage the emotions that arise in you…

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Why Why Why

By: on June 27, 2013

‘Why’ is a question that Christians should be comfortable with asking. It has always been near the center of Christian thought. It’s the type of question that we’ve been asking for as long as our faith has been around. It’s a question that science can’t answer, but only faith can. Science can tell us ‘How’…

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