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Leading by Gratitude

Make Serving A Joy

November 1, 2018 Mark

Not Employees Volunteers aren’t employees. When you’re leading in a church setting, there isn’t a single person involved who doesn’t have the real option of

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Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Change

Questioning Forward: A Case Study for Appreciative Inquiry and Congregational Change

September 10, 2018 Mark

I’ve enjoyed posting about the assumptions of Appreciative Inquiry. In this video, I explain how I utilized this method at the Old Hickory Church of

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Questioning Forward: In This Together

September 8, 2018 Mark

I’ve been making posts about Appreciative Inquiry, an effective method for studying an existing group of people and discerning how to implement positive change in

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Questioning Forward: Better Than When It Started

August 15, 2018 Mark

I’ve been sharing reflections on the different assumptions of a group evaluation method called Appreciative Inquiry. One assumption that seems especially obvious is that in

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Questioning Forward: Speaking Your Reality

August 7, 2018 Mark

When Genesis describes God creating the universe, God is speaking the world into existence. “Let there be…” In the beginning was “the Word”, John tells

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Questioning Forward: What Gives You Life?

July 23, 2018 Mark

People are like plants. We grow best when we are close to what gives us life. When it comes to sunlight, the scientific term is heliotropic.

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Questioning Forward: Bringing What’s Best

July 9, 2018 Mark

Appreciative Inquiry assumes that people have an easier time moving into the future when they can bring parts of the past with them. Another slightly

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Questioning Forward: Inquisitive Impact

June 25, 2018 Mark

Working with people is much different than working with test tubes. A scientist can work with substances in specific amounts in controlled environments. He or

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Would-Be Disciples, Beware!

June 20, 2018 Mark

If I ever make it to Greece, one of the places I most want to go is to the Monasteries of Meteora. This is a

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Mllennials

Millennials and Mission: A Moratorium

May 13, 2018 Mark

I’m ready to stop talking about Millennials. I couldn’t even tell you how long it’s lasted, but for years now, every week, I see at

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