Brigada

This past Wednesday in our regular weekly Bible study at Team Expansion’s Int’l Services office, we tackled the challenge of trying to document some of the typical roots of team conflict. It was interesting enough to me that I thought we should expand on our discussion here in the “BackPage” of Brigada. As our springboard, [...]

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This book by Bennis, Goleman, and O’Toole is short and easy to read It calls us all to embrace honesty as we share information, relate to one another, and go about our work. The authors assert, “A lack of transparency is usually no accident. It is often systematically built into the structure of an organization.” [...]

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If so, consider enrolling in the International School of Reconciliation Studies, a self paced, web-based, school for leaders. In association with the International Reconciliation Coalition, an organization founded by John Dawson, President of Youth With A Mission, The International School of Reconciliation speaks of reconciliation between God and Self, the Biblical Basis of Reconciliation, and [...]

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This past week, I was approached by a member of a partner organization. She had been hurt by something I emailed last week. Rather than sit on it, she chose to simply approach me and ask, “Is this what you meant?” The funny thing was – I explained what I had originally meant (which had [...]

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In this issue…. PACE-LAB CONFERENCE IN LOUISVILLE JUST ONE MONTH AWAY SURVEY YIELDS DEMOGRAPHIC SHAPSHOT OF BRIGADA FAMILY IF YOU NEED TO DO A SURVEY WEB-WATCH: SEE THE CITIES OF THE WORLD BY NIGHT HEARTLAND MISSIONSFEST (50 WORKSHOPS, 100 AGENCIES) GET READY TO RUMBLE – TRAVEL PREPARATION HELPS MORE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION FEBRUARY IS “PRAY [...]

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