Archive for January, 2009

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Excellence Not Perfection

My denomination won a grant from the Lily foundation on sustaining pastoral excellence. This focus on excellence has been an interesting one for our clergy and churches. I remember one setting where the pastors of our churches wanted to strive for “effectiveness” rather than “excellence.” For me the key is distinguishing between [...]

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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Sacred Practices Leadership Series II

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