Expectations, Unhealed Wounds, and Karpman’s Drama Triangle
Thursday, 01 April 2021
By Doug Talley Expectations. Ever since we were kids, we’ve developed expectations of other people, events, situations, and ourselves that led to disappointment when they weren’t realized. One reason COVID has hit us all so hard is that it took our expectations for 2020 and much of 2021 and then beat them repeatedly over our
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Mission 120 Update
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
By Tom Planck Considering the events of this last year, there are more than a few reasons to expect evidence of a deceleration of impact in the Church. While this may be the case on some fronts, it certainly has not been the case for the Mission 120 initiative. The Mission 120 initiative is a partnership that exists
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The Iceberg of Narcissism in Pastoral Leadership
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
By Jeff Matas In the last two months, a well-known Christian apologist’s legacy and life unraveled before our eyes. He was brilliant, articulate, influential, and morally unhinged. We knew about the brilliant and influential part, what we didn’t discover fully until his death was the morally unhinged part. He follows a long list of celebrity
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Responding to People Who Think Differently Than Me
Thursday, 18 February 2021
By Doug Talley I decided to take a break from social media last Spring. It was prompted by a preponderance of political and COVID related rants. Though I probably rant at times, I don’t find rants helpful. They are alienating, disrespectful of others, cause people to shut down, and do not foster understanding or progress. They just make the
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Reality-Based Leadership Meets Self-Leadership
Thursday, 28 January 2021
By Doug Talley I enjoy reading because I love to learn. At the end of 2020 I read The Resilient Leader by my good friend Al Ells. What a helpful book, especially for pastors. This past weekend I finished Reality-Based Leadership by Cy Wakeman. As I write this article for the Indiana E-News, these two books are colliding in my head. Reality-Based Leadership begins by
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New Year, Same COVID
Thursday, 07 January 2021
By Doug Talley As the new year begins, at least for a while we are dealing with the same COVID pandemic and its restrictions. This is not the way any of us wanted to start 2021. Last March I couldn’t imagine the world being shut down for a few weeks much less over a year. But we still
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Thursday, 10 December 2020
By Marcia Burns December 22, 2019 was the day that a simple pizza delivery would begin a series of events that would change two lives and influence many others. Weeks before Christmas Sunday in 2019, my husband, Pastor Denver Burns of Michiana Community Church in Granger, Indiana, began to challenge us as a church to
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My Hope
Wednesday, 09 December 2020
By Doug Talley Though I practice physical distancing, wash my hands often and religiously wear a mask, ultimately, my hope is not in CDC protocols. Though I pray often and with fervent faith, ultimately my hope is not in circumstances and whether or not they turn out favorably. Though I am curious to see the
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Facing A Crisis
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
By Doug Talley My good friend AL Ells’ latest book is titled The Resilient Leader and was released recently. (Published by David C. Cook) It is excellent and is a must read. I highly encourage you to get a copy. I would group it with the top 10 books any pastor needs on her or his shelf. Over the next 6 -10
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From Surviving to Thriving, Even in 2020!
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
By Carl Addison We’ve all seen the memes and heard the jokes. To say this has been a challenging season is definitely an understatement. Our current reality is sobering to say the least. Over 215,000 Americans have lost their lives to the coronavirus. The resulting unemployment and financial insecurities of the pandemic continue to mount.
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